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Muir, Tracey – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2016
In Australia, the term "numeracy" is used to describe "the competence and disposition to use mathematics to meet the general demands of life at home, in paid work, and for participation in community and civic life" (Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers 1997, p. 15). The implemented mathematics curriculum is…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum
English, Lyn D.; King, Donna T. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2016
How do cross-bracing, geometry, and base isolation help buildings withstand earthquakes? These important structural design features involve fundamental geometry that elementary school students can readily model and understand. The problem activity, Designing an Earthquake-Resistant Building, was undertaken by several classes of sixth- grade…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Architecture, Geometry, Elementary School Students
English, Lyn D. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2008
Children live in a highly sophisticated world composed of interlocking complex systems. An appreciation and understanding of such systems is critical for making effective decisions about everyone's lives as individuals and as community members. This article addresses one approach to introducing children of all achievement levels to introductory…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Achievement, Educational Technology, Mathematical Models