Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ480324
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Mathematics and the Federal Debt.
Korithoski, Ted; Saunders, Norris
Social Studies, v85 n1 p36-38 Jan-Feb 1994
Asserts that attempting to grasp the immensity of numbers used to describe the U.S. national debt, proven oil reserves, and other social statistics is becoming more and more difficult. Describes a program in which preservice elementary teachers created activities to help develop the skill of civic numeracy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Computer Uses in Education, Economics Education, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Number Concepts, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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