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ERIC Number: EJ1381973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-2158-0502
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Engineering--A Context for Learning Mathematics: The Case of Guitar Fret Spacing
Joe Garofalo; Kimberly Corum; James Rutter
Technology and Engineering Teacher, v82 n2 p14-18 Oct 2022
In conjunction with local middle schools, the Make to Learn Lab in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia offered a two-week Summer Engineering Academy for students who completed an introductory engineering course during the previous school year. In that course, students worked with circuits and advanced manufacturing equipment to build artifacts, such as solenoids, motors, and speakers. One example of how engineering projects from the Academy were used as contexts for students' exploration of previous and new mathematics topics is shared here. In this example, students algebraically determined where to place frets on the fretboard of a stringed instrument they were designing and along the way made use of a fractional exponent that was beyond what they experienced in prior courses.
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. 1908 Association Drive Suite C, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 703-860-2100; Fax: 703-860-0353; e-mail: iteea@iteea.org; Web site: https://www.iteea.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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