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Extracting Fifth Roots--A Classroom Activity
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King, Irv – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Instruction, Integers, Mathematical Enrichment
Happy Time Mathematics
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Chilcote, Elinor; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
Games and activities, which are fun, practical, and related to the child's world, are presented. Suggestions are given for building skills in estimating lengths, guessing how many, recognizing patterns in counting, multiplying with "waffles," classifying by attributes, and adding and subtracting with special cards, relays, and play…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Games
A Project for the Low-Budget Mathematics Laboratory: The Game of Kalah
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Brill, Randall L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Games, Instruction
The Game of Double Zero
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Guckenheimer, Gertrude – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Three games played with regular bridge decks of cards are described. By playing the games students gain practice in use of basic operations on integers and in the development of strategies. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Experiential Learning, Games, Instruction
Partitions of Positive Integers: An Elementary Topic of Number Theory
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Lenz, Gerald E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Curriculum, Experiential Learning, Graphs, Instruction
Problem Solving with Five Easy Pieces
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Lindquist, Mary Montgomery – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
A set of geometric pieces is used to solve problems involving geometry, combinations, division, and money. (JT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts
Mathematics Class + Strategy Games = Problem Solving
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Krulik, Stephen; Wilderman, Ann M. – School Science and Mathematics, 1976
Several games, which can be useful in the classroom for teaching problem solving strategies, are described. (SD)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Games, Instruction
Using Mathematical Structures to Generate Artistic Designs
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Forseth, Sonia; Troutman, Andria Price – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Art, Experiential Learning, Instruction, Mathematical Applications
Activities: Some Properties of Regular Polygons
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Jamski, William – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Students, using the materials provided, can determine the number of diagonals, number of triangles formed by the diagonals, and degree measures of interior and exterior angles of regular polygons. The activity is designed to lead them to general formulae for polygons with n sides. (SD)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Guided Discovery With Magic Squares
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Atkinson, Thomas P. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
Activities: How Many Blocks in a Triangular Pile?
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Woolaver, John N. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Activity Units, Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Induction
Geoboard Mathematics
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Liedtke, W. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Games
Summing Arithmetic Series on the Geoboard
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Edwards, Ronald R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Instruction, Mathematical Enrichment
Number Triangles--A Discovery Lesson
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Ouellette, Hugh – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Three worksheets provide exercises involving triangular arrays of numbers. (SD)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Education
Mathematical Exercises in Paper Folding, Part VIII
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Brunton, 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
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