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ERIC Number: EJ670422
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
A S[t]imulating Study of Map Projections: An Exploration Integrating Mathematics and Social Studies.
Wilkins, Jesse L. M.; Hicks, David
Mathematics Teacher, v94 n8 p660-73 Nov 2001
Presents a map-projection activity that combines mathematics and geography through investigating the proportion of land and water that covers the earth. Focuses on helping students become familiar with characteristics of different projections or representations of the world while estimating and graphing and encouraging them to investigate the concepts of expected values and the power of simulation. (KHR)
Descriptors: Geography, Geometry, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, Map Skills, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Simulation, Transformations (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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