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Bell, Carol J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2011
Most future teachers are familiar with number patterns that represent an arithmetic sequence, and most are able to determine the general representation of the "n"th number in the pattern. However, when they are given a visual representation instead of the numbers in the pattern, it is not always easy for them to make the connection between the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Geometric Concepts
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Lewis, Kathy J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2009
This article draws out many mathematical ideas connected with a familiar game often used by middle school teachers. (Contains 5 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts, Educational Games
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Lee, Lesley; Freiman, Viktor – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2006
Pattern work is now undertaken as early as kindergarten, and both researchers and teachers have discovered that children engage in pattern work with great enthusiasm and innate ability. Having some flexibility in pattern perception and selecting mathematically useful patterns require some training, although there is nothing particularly algebraic…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education
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Karp, Karen S.; Ronau, Robert N. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1997
Presents an activity involving the use of students' birth dates. Activity includes a classic binary representation of numerical values. In the Green Machine, Sorting Cards, and Window Cards, students observe, describe, and analyze patterns. (PVD)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction