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Article: Spring fever.(Math by the Month)
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- Teaching Children Mathematics
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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The "Math by the Month" activities are designed to engage students to think like mathematicians. The activities allow for students to work individually or in small groups, or they may be used as problems of the week. No solutions are suggested so that students will look to themselves for mathematical justification and authority, thereby developing confidence to validate their work.
This month's measurement activities allow students to explore concepts such as time, distance, temperature, volume, and circumference. These activities "measure up" to various NCTM Content and Process Standards.
Reference
Neuschwander. Cindy. Sir Cumference and the ...