Sandy Point Fun Run: A Context for Understanding and Using Scale

Autor/in	Roche, Anne
Titel	Sandy Point Fun Run: A Context for Understanding and Using Scale
Quelle	In: Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 18 (2013) 3, S.35-38 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0286
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Grade 5; Grade 6; Teaching Methods; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Problem Solving; Learning Activities; Student Motivation; Maps; Foreign Countries; Measurement; Cooperative Learning; Computation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Problemlösen; Lernaktivität; Schulische Motivation; Map; Karte; Ausland; Messverfahren; Kooperatives Lernen; Australien
Abstract	In the middle years of school, it is important that mathematics is challenging, engaging and focuses on worthwhile mathematics. In this article, Anne Roche describes a lesson that seemed to have all three of these characteristics, as students grappled with issues of scale to create a fun run, given a range of challenging mathematical constraints. The task was inspired by research on problem solving and the use of contextual tasks that help motivate and engage students with important mathematics. Herein Roche outlines the mathematical focus of the lesson "Sandy Point Fun Run," describes how the lesson played out in some Year 5/6 classrooms, discusses the particular challenges in this task for the students, and highlights its potential for learning a range of important ideas and skills. (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	2020/1/01