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ERIC Number: EJ246320
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-May
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Sharing Teaching Ideas: Factor Cards: A Device for GCF; A Model of 3-Space; Discovery in Advanced Algebra with Concrete Models.
McDonald, James R.; And Others
Mathematics Teacher, v74 n5 p349-58 May 1981
Three teaching ideas are presented: (1) the use of "factor cards" to teach the concept of greatest common factor; (2) examples and tools used in student graphing in three dimensions; and (3) ways to use cuisenaire rods, cubes, and flats to discover binomial expansions. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Geometric Concepts, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Solid Geometry, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Greatest Common Factor (Mathematics)