EEK--A Cockroach!

Autor/in	St. Julien, Laurie
Titel	EEK--A Cockroach!
Quelle	In: Teaching Children Mathematics, 16 (2010) 6, S.364-371 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-5836
Schlagwörter	Learning Activities; Grade 5; Elementary School Mathematics; Entomology; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Mathematics Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernaktivität; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Entomologie; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht
Abstract	Students from thirteen fifth-grade classrooms from six different elementary schools investigate the preferred escape routes of cockroaches. These identified routes of 90-, 120-, 150-, and 180-degrees are the research findings of Paolo Dominici, an Italian scientist. The students used rubber cockroaches and lizards to map out these escape routes. Activities in the "investigations" department regularly highlight development of conceptual understanding for mathematics topics. This multiday investigation had students explore data sets to discover how to find the range, mode, median, and mean and to develop meanings for these terms. (Contains 3 figures.) [Full-sized students' activity sheets accompany the online version of this article.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10