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Peer reviewedBrunton, James – Mathematics in School, 1974
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Laboratory Procedures
Peer reviewedBrunton, James – Mathematics in School, 1975
The use of paper folding to demonstrate polygons which give plane tessellations, conic sections, and the solutions to several problems is described. (SD)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Instruction
Peer reviewedGutierrez, Angel – Mathematics in School, 1983
Experiences with tessellations used with a group of preservice elementary teachers are described. Specific illustrations of patterns are included, with details on how these are analyzed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedEwbank, W. A. – Mathematics in School, 1975
A game involving operations on whole numbers, observing patterns in the relationships between operands and results, and seeking problems yielding various numerical solutions is described. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedAtkin, Ann M. – Mathematics in School, 1976
As a participant in an international student exchange program, the author visited elementary schools in Hungary. Her observations of the approach to mathematics instruction in several schools are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedEricksen, Donna B.; Frank, Martha L. – Mathematics in School, 1991
Quilt-making is presented as an activity that helps elementary school children recognize and appreciate geometry in their world while developing their problem-solving skills. Students choose an appropriate pattern and cooperatively make the quilt. Related measurement questions and problems are provided. (MDH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts
