Leslie Aspinwall and Kenneth L. Shaw
Probability games and tasks to help students educate their primitive intuitions connected with the concept of "fairness" in the outcomes of compound events.
Michaele F. Chappell and Denisse R. Thompson
Students engage in mathematical investigations based on a movie classic. The purpose is to establish culturally relevant instruction. Includes activity sheets for post-viewing exercises.
Sonia Woodbury
Helping students connect ideas and procedures among different mathematical topics helps them build a relational understanding of algebra. The goal is teaching TOWARD the big ideas of mathematics.
David E. Meel
A mathematical game using a bingo format allows students to explore the concepts of sample space, data interpretation, randomness, and theoretical probability, while practicing addition skills.
Cynthia W. Langrall and Jane Swafford
Students develop proportional reasoning through problem solving. Different types of proportion problems elicit different solution strategies. Essential components of proportional reasoning are identified and recommendations made for instruction.