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Start Over Journal mathematics teaching in the middle school Publisher national council of teachers of mathematics
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1. FINDING AREAS ON DOT PAPER.

Author

Pagni, David L.

Subjects
*CLASSROOM activities, *MATHEMATICAL formulas, *PAPER, *GEOMETRY
Abstract

The article focuses on several classroom activities that prompt students to investigate and discover mathematical formulas in determining the areas of shapes through the use of dot papers. It is said that students in the U.S. are rarely provided with chance to find out the formulas for themselves. Several mathematical problems on finding areas on dot paper are presented.

Published
2006