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Peer reviewedOlson, Melfried; Olson, Judith – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Discusses the Tiles and Sides problem from the December 2000 issue. Indicates that this problem is accessible to students at different grade levels. Presents samples of student responses and their teachers' analysis. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Calculators, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedOlson, Melfried; Olson, Judith – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Discusses a problem that appeared in the September, 1999 issue of this journal and presents solutions from students in grades 2-6. The question involved using colored cubes rearranged to make different stacked towers. (KHR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
Peer reviewedOlson, Judith – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Shares different students' solutions for a problem entitled How Much Film?, which appeared in the November 1997 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics. The problem has to do with how many rolls of film are necessary to take 687 pictures. (ASK)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities
