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Direct linkBush, Sarah B.; Karp, Karen S.; Albanese, Judy; Dillon, Fred – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2014
What better way to interest students in mathematics than using a Super Bowl® commercial? A Prudential® insurance commercial aired during the Super Bowl in 2013 was the impetus for this lesson (see it here on You-Tube™: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=IsNiKGMSHUQ). In the commercial, four hundred people were polled on "How Old Is the Oldest…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Middle School Students, Grade 6
Bush, Sarah B.; Karp, Karen S.; Bennett, Victoria Miller; Popelka, Liz; Nadler, Jennifer – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2013
In this article, the authors describe how mathematics teachers and art teachers were able to enthusiastically engage seventh- and eighth-grade students in an interdisciplinary activity focused on scaling, proportional reasoning, and measurement by recreating artwork on a famous private collection. Using the artwork from The Barnes Foundation in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Art Activities
Bush, Sarah B.; Karp, Karen S. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
This article presents an activity based on the popular book and movie "The Hunger Games." The activity was designed to engage middle school students in using the mathematics found in the book. This activity provides a meaningful way to connect probability to a work of adolescent literature that related to, was interesting to, and motivated…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Middle Schools, Hunger, Mathematics Activities
Bush, Sarah B.; Karp, Karen S.; Popelka, Liz; Bennett, Victoria Miller – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
How better to promote a healthy lifestyle than to get an entire middle school involved in analyzing dietary information? This article describes a series of activities that was part of an interdisciplinary schoolwide effort to discuss healthy food choices. Mathematics teachers chose to focus on students' dietary habits and, over several days,…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Food, Dietetics, Eating Habits
Peer reviewedRonau, Robert N.; Karp, Karen S. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2001
Reports on a project in which a 6th grade class determined the type of trash being thrown away on their school grounds through data collection, analysis, and graphing. (YDS)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Technology, Grade 6, Graphs
Peer reviewedKarp, Karen S.; Niemi, Rhonda C. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2000
Introduces a math club for girls developed by a middle school teacher designed to encourage more girls to become engaged in mathematics. Describes the background of this project, programs included in the project, and parent reactions toward the program. (KHR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Gender Issues, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedKarp, Karen S.; Ronau, Robert N. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1997
Presents an activity involving the use of students' birth dates. Activity includes a classic binary representation of numerical values. In the Green Machine, Sorting Cards, and Window Cards, students observe, describe, and analyze patterns. (PVD)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction
