Advanced Common Core Math Explorations

Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity (Grades 5-8)
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-61821-529-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 213 mm x 277 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Stretch your students' mathematical imaginations to their limits as they solve challenging real-world and mathematical problems that extend concepts from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Advanced Common Core Math Explorations: Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity. Model the solar system, count the fish in a lake, choose the best gear for a bike ride, solve a middle school's overcrowding problem, and explore the mysteries of Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio. Each activity comes with extensive teacher support including student handouts, discussion guides, detailed solutions, and suggestions for extending the investigations.

Grades 5-8

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burkhart, Jerry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface A Note to Students A Note to Teachers Introduction Connections to the Common Core State Standards Teacher’s Guide Exploration 1: The Incredible Shrinking Universe Exploration 2: Ramps, Paints, and Hot Air Balloons Exploration 3: Gear Up! Exploration 4: Perplexing Percentages Exploration 5: Scaling a Tower Exploration 6: Keep It in Proportion Exploration 7: Grab Bag Exploration 8: Expanding and Contracting Exploration 9: Pythagorean Connections Exploration 10: Twist and Shrink References About the Author Common Core State Standards Alignment

Über Autor(innen)

Jerry Burkhart has been teaching and learning math with gifted students in Minnesota for nearly 20 years. He has degrees in physics, mathematics, and math education. He provides professional development for teachers and is a regular presenter at conferences around topics of meeting the needs of gifted students in mathematics.