More! Teaching Fractions and Ratios for Understanding: In-Depth Discussion and Reasoning Activities

ISBN-13: 9781138442214 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Susan J. Lamon

Opis

A supplement to the text "Teaching Fractions and Ratios for Understanding". It is not merely an answer key, but a resource that includes in-depth discussions of the problems in the text; develops and extends discussion of the issues, teaching problems, and other considerations raised in the chapters; and contains additional problems.

Spis treści

1. Fractions and Proportional Reasoning: An Overview








2. Fractions and Rational Numbers











3. Relative Thinking and Measurement











4. Quantities and Covariation











5. Proportional Reasoning











6. Reasoning with Fractions











7. Part–Whole Comparisons











8. Partitioning as Quotients











9. Rational Numbers as Operators











10. Fractions as Measures











11. Ratios and Rates











12. Challenging Problems

Manipulatives

Cuisenaire Strips

Pattern Pieces

Fraction Strips for Partitioning

O autorze

Susan J. Lamon is Professor Emerita of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at Marquette University.