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ERIC Number: EJ159359
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Pentominoes for Fun and Learning
Cowan, Richard A.
Arithmetic Teacher, 24, 3, 188-190, Mar 77
Having students find and cut out of graph paper the 12 pentominoes can provide an enjoyable exercise in perception, discovery, and double checking. The pentominoes can then be used to illustrate informally several geometric concepts. (SD)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Pattern Recognition, Perception
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