These projects are now nearing completion and available for field testing or full-scale implementation. Clearinghouse for information about the NSF-supported Elementary School Curriculum Projects. 5835 S. Kimbark Ave., Chicago, IL 60637. Emphasizes exploration of data and mathematics modeling in common life situations and in the natural and social sciences, arts, and language. Attends especially to mathematics' structures and algorithmic procedures as important issues in effective mathematical modeling.
Pedagogical approaches emphasize small group and cooperative work.
Investigations in Number, Data, Space. A comprehensive mathematics curriculum for grades K-6 based on investigations in number, data, and space, emphasizing depth and understanding. The curriculum stresses mathematics as a pattern-finding science, makes the discipline more accessible to both students and teachers, and builds teachers' knowledge of how students learn mathematics. Ten curriculum modules for each grade level will focus on investigations that introduce key mathematical content within a compelling context. Pedagogy is built into the print materials through scenarios depicting analytic work in classrooms and into videotapes of effective mathematics teaching.