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Direct linkAustin, Richard A.; Thompson, Denisse R.; Beckmann, Charlene E. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2006
This article connects three disciplines while exploring how students computed tons of food consumed by both locusts and people. Included with this article are two worksheets "How Much Does a Locust Eat?" and "Can You Eat Those Locusts?". (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Computation, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students
