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The Footprint Problem: A Pathway to Modeling
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Imm, Kara L.; Lorber, Meredith D. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2013
This article describes "modeling" as the act of creating an "idealized version of a real-life situation" that has been "translated into mathematical terms." By exploring an open-ended investigation involving proportional reasoning, sixth grade students were able to walk through both problem solving and modelling. The…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Middle School Students
Can We Cross the Street in Time?
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Greenes, Carole E.; Cavanagh, Mary C.; Tsankova, Jenny K.; Glanfield, Florence A. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2013
In the authors' examination of various instructional programs, they observed that most provide all the necessary data to solve proportion problems, employ compatible numbers that are usually unrealistic, present numbers (data) in the order in which they are to be manipulated, discuss contexts that cannot be easily replicated, and present…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Class Activities, Middle School Students
A Credit-Union Project.
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Schmidt, Mary Ellen – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1997
Describes establishing and running a credit union in a sixth-grade classroom. By establishing a classroom credit union, students can develop independence in solving real problems and model situations that occur in the real world to solve similar problems. (ASK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 6, Instructional Materials
Creating a Mathematical Storybook.
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Wahlgren, Genevieve F. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1997
Presents the idea of writing in a sixth-grade mathematics classroom in order to enable students to view mathematics not as an isolated subject but as a living part of the world where ideas can be communicated using language. Includes a rubric for assessing a mathematical storybook produced by teacher and students. (ASK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 6