Distortions: An Activity for Practice and Exploration.

Battista, Michael T.

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Distortions: An Activity for Practice and Exploration.

Battista, Michael T.

Arithmetic Teacher, v29 n5 p34-36 Jan 1982

The activity described helps students develop facility in working with two-dimensional coordinate systems. Many students find the activity fascinating, so it can be used to motivate students to become involved in a number of explorations and to engender positive attitudes toward mathematics. (MP)

Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Geometric Concepts, Graphs, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

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