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Peer reviewedChristina, Mary Ann – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1998
Presents an algebra project in which students build a dance club. Reveals how this project motivates students and makes algebra more accessible, dynamic, and relevant to their society. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Futures (of Society), Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedKader, Gary; Perry, Mike – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1994
Demonstrates and compares three commercially available statistical software packages, Statistics Workshop, Data Insights, and Data Desk, using a five-component investigation model to analyze a problem about hat sizes. (MKR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedBennett, Albert B., Jr.; Nelson, L. Ted – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1994
Presents an alternative method to teaching percent problems which uses a 10x10 grid to help students visualize percents. Offers a means of representing information and suggests different approaches for finding solutions. Includes reproducible student worksheet. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Area, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
