Math Arguments
Problems, Questions, and Puzzles to spark discussion and argument in the maths classroom.
Missing Area
What things do we know?
What lines do we need to construct?
What unknowns do we need to plop a variable on?
Is this a problem best given to a Geometry class, an Algebra class, or Pre-Calculus class?
What other mathematical aspects of this caught your attention? What do you wonder about the situation?
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Fawn Nguyen
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Noticing and wondering is a tool to help students:
- Understand the story, the quantities, and the relationships in the problem.
- Understand what the problem is asking and what the answer will look like. Have some ideas to begin to solve the problem.
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Noticing and wondering is a tool to help students:
- Understand the story, the quantities, and the relationships in the problem.
- Understand what the problem is asking and what the answer will look like. Have some ideas to begin to solve the problem.
More Here at NCTM
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