Techniques for teaching mathematics terminology allow adolescents to expand their abstract reasoning ability and move beyond operations into problem solving.
Grades: 6th to 8th
Geometry
Functions
Mathematical Practices
Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.
Define, evaluate, and compare functions.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Look for and make use of structure.
Attend to precision.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Model with mathematics.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
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