Navigating through measurement in grades 6-8 / George W. Bright [and others].

Other author Bright, George W.
Other author National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Format Book
Publication InfoReston, VA : National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, ©2005.
Descriptionix, 146 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesPrinciples and standards for school mathematics navigations series
Principles and standards for school mathematics navigations series. ^A716126
Contents Accuracy and estimation -- Perimeter, area, and volume -- Proportionality -- Derived measures -- Appendix. Blackline masters and solutions.
Contents Contents of accompanying CD-ROM: Introduction -- Table of standards and expectations, measurement, pre-K-12 -- Applet -- Blackline masters and templates -- Area of a kite : teaching notes / George W. Bright -- Estimation as part of learning to measure / George W. Bright -- Assessing proportional thinking / George W. Bright, Jeane M. Joyner, and Charles Wallis -- Discovering pi : two approaches / Robert Gerver -- How high is a flagpole? / John D. Hunt -- How and then : from shadows to surveying / Art Johnson -- Areas of polygons and isometric dot paper : Pick's formula revised / Bonnie Litwiller and David R. Duncan -- Developing understanding of ratio-as-measure as a foundation for slope / Joanne Lobato and Eva Thanheiser -- Understanding student responses to open-ended tasks / Barbara M. Moskal -- The age of trees / Robert Sovchik and L.J. Meconi -- A generalized area formula / Virginia E. Usnick, Patricia M. Lamphere, and George W. Bright.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 145-146).
Technical detailsSystem requirements: Internet Explorer 5, Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.
LCCN 2004027894
ISBN0873535456
ISBN9780873535458

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QA461 .N325 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold