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ERIC Number: EJ541862
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1072-0839
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Letting Your Students "Fly" in the Classroom.
Adams, Thomas
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v2 n5 p348-49 Mar-Apr 1997
Students investigate the concept of motion by making simple paper airplanes and flying them in the classroom. Students are introduced to conversion factors to calculate various speeds. Additional activities include rounding decimal numbers, estimating, finding averages, making bar graphs, and solving problems. Offers ideas for extension such as using conversion factors to calculate the speed of passing traffic. (PVD)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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