This guide includes a chapter on concepts related to measurement, a chapter describing the various measuring instruments that are used in the field, and a chapter indicating realistic class projects using field instruments. Twenty-three plates contained in the publication are designed as masters to make transparencies for classroom instruction. A…

This study examined the effects of a specified set of activities on the ability of educable mentally retarded (EMR) children to use the transitive property and conserve the three relations "same number as,""more than," and "fewer than." Thirteen EMR students, aged 12 to 15, were taught eleven lessons on establishing and conserving these relations,…

Variations on familiar games which can be used to motivate mathematics learning are described. (SD)

Several activities in which students use geometric shapes and their shadows to study geometric concepts are described. (SD)

Worksheets are provided for activities involving associating numbers with letters (as on the telephone dial) to compute values for words. Other activities involve systematic counting of telephone numbers. (SD)

Topics covered include: a game involving dice, using curve stitching to teach number concepts, and an activity to introduce rectangular coordinate systems. (MP)

Describes equipment and visuals developed for use in a high school business classroom: flannel, felt, and magnetic boards; "hook 'n' loop" board; pegboard and electric educational board; typewriter book holder; window shade visuals; flip charts; advertising display pieces; diorama; typewriter keyboard; and strip brochure. (MF)

Helping teachers to build a strong bridge from concrete experiences to algorithms is the focus. A detailed sequence of activities is described. (MN)

Examples are given of several compound games of strategy that involve mathematical theory and provide new bases for understanding and axiomatizing the concept of "number." (MN)

The author argues the place of mathematics games as an integral part of curriculum materials. He describes one such game intended to give practice in the arithmetic of positive and negative numbers and the substitution of such numbers in algebraic expressions. (MN)

An exercise is presented for the purpose of understanding and determining area which involves using a balance as opposed to algorithms or computation. (MN)

Methods that have been used with a high degree of success in correcting errors in subtraction are discussed. (JT)

The authors propose that electronic calculators can be perceived as function generators rather than mere computational aids and can be used to investigate function concepts such as domain, range, composition, inverse, correspondence and so on. (MN)

A game for two teams employs dice, meter sticks, and Cuisenaire rods. The game gives practice in number facts, regrouping, and use of rods; it can also serve as an introduction to the metric system. (SD)

Games which use dominoes, dice, and playing cards to promote computational skill are described. (SD)