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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Feb
Pages: 6
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Using the Stock Market for Relevance in Teaching Number Sense
Leonard, Jacqueline; Campbell, Louise L.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v9 n6 p294-299 Feb 2004
This article describes the lessons introduced to middle school children in the Washington, D.C., area on the stock market. Students kept eight weeks of records and learned about decimals and place value. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Relevance (Education), Urban Schools, Secondary School Mathematics, Investment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
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