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ERIC Number: EJ460298
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0685
Pebbles, Ducks, and Other Surprises.
de Mestre, Neville; Baker, John
Australian Mathematics Teacher, v48 n3 p4-7 Aug 1992
Presents a hands-on mathematics task that can be investigated experimentally to produce a sequence of numbers. Describes ways to extrapolate values of the table of numbers by formulating and verifying a conjecture related to the pattern in the numbers. (MDH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Discovery Learning, Generalization, Investigations, Learning Activities, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Patterns in Mathematics, Problem Solving, Proof (Mathematics), Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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