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Peer reviewedAndreasen, Corey – Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Argues that mathematics is, to a large extent, the study of patterns. Presents an activity in which students search for patterns in the Fibonacci sequence and Pascal's Triangle. (ASK)
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Pattern Recognition, Patterns in Mathematics
Peer reviewedSakshaug, Lynae – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Presents responses to the pattern problem that appeared in the November 1998 "Problem Solvers" section of this journal. (ASK)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedEnglish, Lyn D.; Warren, Elizabeth A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Reviews an alternative patterning approach and highlights the difficulties it can present when students lack the requisite skills and knowledge of processes. Describes how this approach can be used to introduce elementary algebraic ideas and offers recommendations for establishing these important understandings. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedPagni, David L.; Shultz, Harris S. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Presents a problem that requires solving a card problem by exploring patterns that will lead to a logical solution. Involves students in developing and analyzing their own algorithms as well as discussing their reasoning with peers. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedEnright, Brian E. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Explores algebraic thinking as children search for patterns while collecting, organizing, and graphing data and as they derive equations describing relationships found in the data. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Data Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedSakshaug, Lynae – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents a problem suggested for students in grades one through six concerning the concepts of grouping, reasoning, and pattern finding. Discusses the student problem-solving process. (ASK)
Descriptors: Classification, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
