Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Immersion Resources
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Session A: Operation Cookie Jar with Bob.
Numbered cups and same number of chips in each cup. What questions can we ask? We asked and asked some more. Files below. The surprise is that we were toying with the same algorithm used to help guide the appropriate dosage of "intensity moderation radiation therapy" for patients with cancer. This is a great example of how asking questions leads people to see patterns which leads to theories. Those theories, in turn, find application in beneficial and sometimes very useful ways. Thanks to Gabriella Pinter for showing Bob this activity!
Numbered cups and same number of chips in each cup. What questions can we ask? We asked and asked some more. Files below. The surprise is that we were toying with the same algorithm used to help guide the appropriate dosage of "intensity moderation radiation therapy" for patients with cancer. This is a great example of how asking questions leads people to see patterns which leads to theories. Those theories, in turn, find application in beneficial and sometimes very useful ways. Thanks to Gabriella Pinter for showing Bob this activity!
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Session B: Number Bracelets with Judith.
Sequences, color, and craft. All guided by SEOMTC's newest friend, Judith. We added some stylish accessories to our wardrobe and explored discrete mathematics at the same time! Discrete mathematics is a marvelous topic with many great problems and classroom uses. With the advent of computers and computing technologies, it's more important than ever! Our friends at The Art of Problem Solving have a great description of why this topic is important.
Sequences, color, and craft. All guided by SEOMTC's newest friend, Judith. We added some stylish accessories to our wardrobe and explored discrete mathematics at the same time! Discrete mathematics is a marvelous topic with many great problems and classroom uses. With the advent of computers and computing technologies, it's more important than ever! Our friends at The Art of Problem Solving have a great description of why this topic is important.
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Number Bracelets Powerpoint | |
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Session C: SET: It's a game... and a geometry! With Judith and Katie.
The folks at SET have created an amazing game with simple rules. You can play it online here and you might win a free SET game. They even have a Teacher's Corner page that has useful suggestions and lessons organized by subject and grade. If you want, they'll even share with you academic research on SET. It's clear that there is a lot packed into playing SET and a lot of good mathematical processes and links to content. Finding "backdoor" approaches or "head-fake" approaches to teaching students math without their ever knowing they were doing "real math" is such fun. A similar game was created by a fellow Circler, Anna Varvak, and it involves matching SOCKS. You can play her game SOCKS online here or buy it as a card deck here. Links to the mathematics of the Socks game are here. Bob has a SOCKS deck if you want to borrow. Contact him at [email protected] . Judith's and Katie's PowerPoints are here. Brian Conrey and Brianna Donaldson have a wonderful investigation of SET here.
The folks at SET have created an amazing game with simple rules. You can play it online here and you might win a free SET game. They even have a Teacher's Corner page that has useful suggestions and lessons organized by subject and grade. If you want, they'll even share with you academic research on SET. It's clear that there is a lot packed into playing SET and a lot of good mathematical processes and links to content. Finding "backdoor" approaches or "head-fake" approaches to teaching students math without their ever knowing they were doing "real math" is such fun. A similar game was created by a fellow Circler, Anna Varvak, and it involves matching SOCKS. You can play her game SOCKS online here or buy it as a card deck here. Links to the mathematics of the Socks game are here. Bob has a SOCKS deck if you want to borrow. Contact him at [email protected] . Judith's and Katie's PowerPoints are here. Brian Conrey and Brianna Donaldson have a wonderful investigation of SET here.
Session D: Ask a Mathematician with Drs. Jeff Connor and Krista Maxson.
Great discussion with mathematicians about how they practice mathematics, what they thought about the appropriate use of technology in the classrooms, when they realized they liked mathematics, etc. We spent the week problem solving and we discussed often the connections to teaching in grades 3-8 classrooms. This session connected our problem solving to the work of university mathematicians. Many thanks to Jeff and Krista for joining our Circle.
Great discussion with mathematicians about how they practice mathematics, what they thought about the appropriate use of technology in the classrooms, when they realized they liked mathematics, etc. We spent the week problem solving and we discussed often the connections to teaching in grades 3-8 classrooms. This session connected our problem solving to the work of university mathematicians. Many thanks to Jeff and Krista for joining our Circle.
Further thoughts or insights? Things to share? Email us at [email protected] so we can share with the other Circlers.