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Peer reviewedSwarthout, Mary – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Features a word problem concerning mathematical patterns for students. (KHR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Patterns in Mathematics
Peer reviewedMistretta, Regina – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Presents weekly activities that focus on strategies derived from generalizations and patterns found in explorations using hundreds charts, manipulatives, and other models. (KHR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Activities
Lucas, John F. – MATYC Journal, 1978
The author organizes some of the information known about the problem of dividing space by five planes in general position along with its extensions, and consolidates it to highlight some interesting patterns in both methods of solving analogous problems and their results. (MN)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Geometry, Higher Education, Induction
Peer reviewedLightfoot, John – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1978
A program is outlined for the treatment of Tessellations. Major topics are: Introduction; Tessellations; Regular Tessellation; Semi-Regular Tessellations; Nonregular Tessellations; and Miscellaneous Tessellations and Filling Patterns. (MP)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Geometry, Mathematics Education, Patterns in Mathematics
Peer reviewedBezuk, Nadine S.; Armstrong, Barbara E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Presents five activities to help students construct meaning for multiplying fractions through real-world problem contexts, physical or pictorial models, the recognition of patterns, and the use of calculators. In the context of a garden plot, worksheets examine various aspects of parts of plots, patterns in plots, and a maximization problem.…
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Fractions
