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ERIC Number: EJ445019
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-7259
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The Pyramid Problem.
Onions, Chris
Mathematics in School, v20 n3 p40-41 May 1991
Presented are the solutions generated by a fifth grade class to the problem of finding the sum of the number of blocks in a pyramid with a bottom layer containing seven blocks. Three methods were recorded: a levels method, a columns method, and a vertical slice method. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Grade 5, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Student Motivation, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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