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Fiber Meets Fibonacci; The Shape of Things to Come.
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Johnson, Art – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Presents mathematics activities integrated with the arts from throughout history. (ASK)
Descriptors: Art, Integrated Activities, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction
Krystal's Method.
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Johnson, Art – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Discusses how students construct their own understanding of mathematics as they discover and then learn it in class. Presents Krystal's method to subtract mixed numbers that her peers adopt and name for her. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Displaying Data Is As Easy As Pie! Polar Area Graphs: Early Pie Charts.
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Johnson, Art – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Presents different real-world mathematics activities on data display and data analysis with pie charts from different time periods. (ASK)
Descriptors: Charts, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Graphs
Famous Problems and Their Mathematicians.
Johnson, Art – 1999
Beginning with more than 60 mathematics problems commonly taught in middle and high school, this book shares the excitement and mystery of mathematics, shows students how 60 mathematicians discovered mathematical solutions, and demonstrates how these discoveries can be applied to everyday situations. Each chapter presents the historical background…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mathematicians, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics History
A Career That Counts; Herman Hollerith: Punching Holes in the Process.
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Johnson, Art – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2000
Discusses ways of counting the population, then and now, thanks to Herman Hollerith, who developed the Hollerith tabulating system using punch cards, punch machines, and tabulating machines. (ASK)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Processing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics