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ERIC Number: EJ668666
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
Paper Folding and Conic Sections.
Smith, Scott G.
Mathematics Teacher, v96 n3 p202-07 Mar 2003
Explains how conic sections can be approximated by paper-folding activities and proves why they work. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Paper (Material), Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Conics; Paper Folding