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Percents Can Make Sense
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Zambo, Ron – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2008
This article describes instructional activities designed to help students develop an understanding of the multiple relationships between fractions and percents and unit price as they develop their mental-math abilities. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Mathematical Concepts, Spreadsheets, Mathematics Instruction
The Chess and Mathematics Connection: More than Just a Game
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Berkman, Robert M. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2004
This article describes connections between chess and mathematics, including examples of activities that connect chess with set theory, patterns, algebra, geometry, combinatorics, and Pascal's triangle. The author observes that competitive games play a dual purpose in advancing the work of mathematics educators: to reinforce a specific skill and to…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Thinking Skills, Games, Correlation