Classroom Activities for Able Students: In Fifth and Sixth Grades.

Economopoulos, Marjorie P.

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Classroom Activities for Able Students: In Fifth and Sixth Grades.

Economopoulos, Marjorie P.

Arithmetic Teacher, v28 n6 p50,59-60 Feb 1981

Challenging problems and project ideas for mathematically able students in grades 5 and 6 are reviewed. Number patterns are viewed as a good tool to introduce inductive and deductive thinking. Applications of mathematics in sales, the stock market, opinion polls, weather prediction, and other areas are discussed. (MP)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Gifted, Grade 5, Grade 6, Logic, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Patterns in Mathematics, Problem Solving

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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