My Favourite Ratio--An Inquiry about Pi

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Natalie; Watson, Jane; Wright, Suzie
Titel	My Favourite Ratio--An Inquiry about Pi
Quelle	In: Australian Mathematics Teacher, 67 (2011) 1, S.14-26 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0045-0685
Schlagwörter	Middle School Teachers; Middle School Students; Rural Schools; Teaching Methods; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Skills; Secondary School Mathematics; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Mathematical Concepts; Problem Solving; Algebra; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Ausland; Problemlösen; Australien
Abstract	The activities suggested in this article are intended for use with lower secondary school students. The "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics" states that students in lower secondary school should "investigate the relationship between features of circles such as circumference, area, radius and diameter" and "use formulas to solve problems involving circumference and area" (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2010, p. 39). It is suggested, however, that teachers may need to work together to plan for the background and level of the students they teach and decide upon intended learning outcomes suited to their own students. The investigations presented here were used by the authors during a half-day professional learning session with middle school teachers from five rural schools in southern Tasmania. The authors recognise that the investigation of Pi is not only applicable to study of circles, but the exercises presented here give students the opportunity to develop investigative and problem solving skills in mathematics. (Contains 5 figures and 5 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10