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Direct linkMaida, Paula; Maida, Michael – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2006
This article describes an activity in measurement and geometry in which sixth-grade students explore the volume and surface area of a donut. Through calculation, creative thinking, and discovery, the students enhanced their geometric vocabulary and reasoning. (Contains 9 figures.)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Creative Thinking, Geometry, Measurement
