Math Arguments
Problems, Questions, and Puzzles to spark discussion and argument in the maths classroom.
Time and Time Again
Consider a normal, everyday clock.
How many times per day do the hands make a straight angle? What are some of these times?
How many times per day do the hands make a right angle? What are some of these times?
What other mathematical aspects of this caught your attention? What do you wonder about the situation?
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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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