The Pentagon Problem: Geometric Reasoning with Technology.

Zbiek, Rose Mary

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ERIC Number: EJ518927

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Pentagon Problem: Geometric Reasoning with Technology.

Zbiek, Rose Mary

Mathematics Teacher, v89 n2 p86-90 Feb 1996

Presents an activity, involving pentagons and using a figure manipulator such as The Geometer's Sketchpad, that requires students to reason geometrically without making unsubstantiated assumptions based on diagrams. (MKR)

Descriptors: Educational Technology, Geometry, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Thinking Skills, Visual Aids

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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