Involve the Community.
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| Title: | Involve the Community. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Barnes, Sue Jackson |
| Source: | Mathematics Teacher. Sep 1993 86(6):442-448. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 1993 |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers; Practitioners |
| Document Type: | Guides - Classroom - Teacher Journal Articles |
| Descriptors: | Discussion, Estimation (Mathematics), General Mathematics, High Schools, Interviews, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Occupations, Problem Solving, School Community Relationship, Secondary School Mathematics, Student Projects, Word Problems (Mathematics) |
| ISSN: | 0025-5769 |
| Abstract: | High school mathematics project in which students interviewed guest speakers about the mathematics used in their jobs. Students wrote five real world problems based on the mathematics used by the person interviewed. The class worked through the problems and found that estimation was often a helpful strategy. (PDD) |
| Entry Date: | 1994 |
| Accession Number: | EJ474881 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | High school mathematics project in which students interviewed guest speakers about the mathematics used in their jobs. Students wrote five real world problems based on the mathematics used by the person interviewed. The class worked through the problems and found that estimation was often a helpful strategy. (PDD) |
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| ISSN: | 0025-5769 |
