NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 8 results
No Tears Here! Third-Grade Problem Solvers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hartweg, Kim; Heisler, Marlys – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2007
This article describes a year-long professional development project involving the integration of problem solving into the third-grade mathematics curriculum and implications for learning and teaching elementary mathematics. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Curriculum, Faculty Development, Grade 3
Solutions to the Triangular Bicycle Flags Problem
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hartweg, Kim – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2005
Students in a fifth-grade general education class and a second-grade gifted class participated in the Triangular Bicycle Flags problem. The results indicated that providing students with geometric experiences at the correct van Hiele level is necessary for helping students move from one level of understanding to the next.
Descriptors: Grade 5, Geometric Concepts, Grade 2, Mathematics Instruction
Picasso Masterpiece.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hartweg, Kim – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2003
Presents the Picasso Masterpiece problem to develop spatial reasoning in students. Addresses the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Geometry Content Standards. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Instruction
Responses to the Bike Trike Problem.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hartweg, Kim – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2003
Presents solutions to the Bike Trike problem that appeared in the April 2002 issue of this journal. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Measuring Hot Chocolate.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hartweg, Kim – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2002
Presents a problem involving fractions for discussing and sharing of student responses to the problem at a later date. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Education, Fractions
Responses to the Pumpkin Puzzler Problem.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hartweg, Kim – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2002
Presents solutions to the Pumpkin Puzzler problem that appeared in the October 2001 issue of this journal. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
The Shopping Spree.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hartweg, Kim – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2002
Presents the Shopping Spree problem to teach students the concept of estimation. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Turning the Tables.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Swarthout, Mary; Mann, Robert; Hartweg, Kim – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Proposes a word problem concerning placing students around triangular tables. Students must determine how to place the touching tables so that everyone can be seated. (KHR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Models