Effectively mastering organic chemistry means having the ability to recognize structural patterns, identify properties or behaviors as a result of patterns, manipulate and transform representations, and predict future outcomes. Often students rely on rote memorization of seemingly disconnected information instead of developing a sound…

This article examines two constructs--ritual and intellectual integrity--as they might unfold in early childhood settings. The authors use the popular practices of closed-ended crafts, calendar exercises, and worksheets to highlight the difference between learning experiences that have become formulaic habits and those that reflect rich and potent…

Three activities that involve space perception, the concept of geometric equivalence, and Euler's formula regarding regular polyhedra are described. (JT)

An activity that offers computational practice, pattern recognition, and the formulation of generalizations is described. (JT)

This activity is designed to help students recognize and extend rectangular patterns and to use patterning to formulate rules for "nth" cases. Three worksheets are included. (MNS)

Three worksheets for use in studying triangular, square, and pentagonal numbers are presented. (SD)

This pamphlet introduces the student to the basic ideas and procedures of transformational geometry through a series of worksheets. After developing intuitively the idea of rigid motion, vector diagrams are introduced, and translations are discussed in some detail. (SD)

These worksheets deal with sums of numbers. Students are asked to find the relationship between the last number in the series, the number of addends, and the sum. (MP)

Worksheets to be used for practice on addition and multiplication are provided. (SD)

Describes activities for developing pattern recognition and classification using worksheets. The objectives, directions, extensions, and bibliography are provided for each activity. (YP)

Students, using the materials provided, can determine the number of diagonals, number of triangles formed by the diagonals, and degree measures of interior and exterior angles of regular polygons. The activity is designed to lead them to general formulae for polygons with n sides. (SD)

This workbook for children was prepared especially to accompany the level 1 Micronesian Mathematics Program Teacher's Guide. It is to be used to check whether children have learned concepts taught by activities and activity cards. Work is provided for such concepts as color recognition, categorizing, counting, ordering, numeration, contrasting,…

Properties of a given array of numbers are discussed and some sample activity cards involving discovery of number patterns are presented. (MP)