Message #1263 in Discussion #1258: Keynote Part 2

posted by:	Deborah Ball on May 15, 2003 at 12:15PM
subject:	Exploring Task #1

Sean uses a graham cracker to explain the meaning of three fourths to Riba. He also considered a dollar. Analyze and compare each as a mathematical representation of the meaning of 3/4. What are some of the important mathematical differences between these two representations?

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Discussion: Learning Mathematics from the Study o... - posted by Deborah Ball on 05/15/03 - 12:05
- Exploring Task #1 - posted by Deborah Ball on 05/15/03 - 12:15
  - Cracker - dollar ? Dollar - cracker ? Hmmmm - posted by Judith Fonzi on 05/20/03 - 07:37
- Exploring Task #2 - posted by Deborah Ball on 05/15/03 - 12:20
  - Can you vote in math? - posted by Jan Mokros on 05/19/03 - 11:07
    - Voting and proof - posted by Brian Drayton on 05/19/03 - 02:47
- Exploring Task #3 - posted by Deborah Ball on 05/15/03 - 12:25
  - The example of one half - posted by Joni Falk on 05/19/03 - 06:00
    - 3 of 4 - posted by Jim Vanides on 05/19/03 - 08:59
    - three fourths - posted by Liza Webster on 05/20/03 - 12:45
  - Examining 1/2 of 6 - posted by Judith Fonzi on 05/20/03 - 08:02
- Exploring Task #4 - posted by Deborah Ball on 05/15/03 - 12:30
  - depth of the understanding - posted by Jane-jane Lo on 05/21/03 - 04:26
- Exploring Task #5 - posted by Deborah Ball on 05/15/03 - 12:35
- Exploring Task #6 - posted by Deborah Ball on 05/15/03 - 12:40
  - Students' understandings... - posted by Judith Fonzi on 05/20/03 - 08:10
  - Student Understanding - posted by Cheryl Pilatowski on 05/20/03 - 08:54

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