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Peer reviewedSwingle, David A.; Pachnowski, Lynne M. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2003
Discusses a real-world problem-solving lesson that emerged when a high school math teacher used a motion detector with a CBL and graphing calculator to obtain the bounce data of a ping-pong ball. Describes the lesson in which students collect bad data then fill in the missing parabolas that result using critical components of parabolas and…
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedGreen, Roger A.; Snyder, Laura A. – Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Explains that primitive living structures furnish real-world problems that are solvable using mathematics and computer-modeling techniques. (KHR)
Descriptors: Ethnomathematics, Geometric Concepts, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematical Applications
Meiring, Steven P.; And Others – 1992
The 1989 document, "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics," provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. When completed, it is expected that the Addenda Series will…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
