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Table Tennis, Anyone? Using Ping-Pong To Teach the Coordinate Plane.

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Foshay, John D.; Wells, Wendy L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1997

Presents a ping-pong activity to teach the coordinate plane that puts students in a position to experience and relate to the coordinate plane in a manner that evokes their visual, spatial, and physical senses while linking the plane with a familiar object. (ASK)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

Activities: Discovery with Cubes.

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Reys, Robert E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1988

Presents activities where students visualize three dimensional figures, construct tables, discover patterns in the tables, and use the patterns to make predictions. (PK)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Data Collection, Geometric Concepts, Geometry