Through factor and product games, students develop an understanding of number theory.
Students discover significant properties of polygons using manipulatives.
Students use number lines, fraction strips, and area models to investigate fractions, decimals, and percents. Using coins, spinners, and marshmallows, students become involved in fraction operations. Bits and Pieces, Part II Building from Bits and Pieces, Part I, students develop strategies for adding, subtracting, and multiplying rational numbers. This unit follows five college students as they plan a bicycle touring business. Students explore relationships between variables and learn how to represent these relationships in tables, graphs, written rules, and equations.