The only cost is to mail items back at library rate. Includes samples of student work to clarify tasks and anchor the points of the scoring rubrics. Lessons contain an overview, materials list, description, student responses and assessment discussion, and references. Independent study projects for grades four through six. Topics encourage student research, investigation and communication of mathematics through reporting and writing.
Projects supply teachers with materials adaptable to a variety of settings.
Key elements are the nature of mathematics as a science of pattern and order, an understanding of how children learn mathematics, a view of teaching mathematics as a problem-solving endeavor, and specific methods for integrating assessment with instruction. Tasks provide a structure for learning to work together and assume high standards for student performance, communication, and understanding of mathematical ideas. Problems focus on proportional reasoning, generalizing from patterns, spatial reasoning, and visualization. Open-ended questions for grades four through nine. Leading questions to motivate students to go beyond the first answer.