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Publication Date: 1997
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Using House Plans To Teach Ratio, Proportion, and More!
Weidemann, Wanda; Hunt, Jane Braddock
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v3 n1 p14-18 Sep 1997
Describes a popular seventh-grade mathematics project that involves house plans. Students choose house plans from books, transfer the plan to grid paper, and stake out the floor plan on a vacant area of the neighborhood. Project includes designing dream homes, researching jobs to afford their homes, and discussion of real-life concerns. (PVD)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Plans, Consumer Economics, Drafting, Geometry, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Models, Performance Based Assessment, Ratios (Mathematics), Relevance (Education), Student Projects
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Language: English
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