More Popsicle-Stick Multiplication.

Dunkels, Andrejs

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ERIC Number: EJ260442

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Publication Date: 1982-Mar

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More Popsicle-Stick Multiplication.

Dunkels, Andrejs

Arithmetic Teacher, v29 n7 p20-21 Mar 1982

A way to use tongue depressors in a model of multiplication is presented. The original intent was to use the sticks to teach about fractions, but "mistakes" in student responses led to new ideas. It is felt that teachers should use the model in teaching multiplication. (MP)

Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Materials, Multiplication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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