Math Arguments
Problems, Questions, and Puzzles to spark discussion and argument in the maths classroom.
Suburban Planning
This map of a section of Orlando, Florida shows the shortest path for a person in house A to DRIVE to house B. Seven miles! they are next door neighbors with a common backyard, but it would take 20 minutes to get from one to the other by car.
What do you think about this?
What should the town planning commission do, if anything?
Is this just an "Orlando Thing"?
What other mathematical aspects of this caught your attention? What do you wonder about the situation?
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Source:
internet
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2013/02/28/sprawl-madness-two-houses-share-backyard-separated-by-7-miles-of-roads/
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2013/02/28/sprawl-madness-two-houses-share-backyard-separated-by-7-miles-of-roads/
More Information:
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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