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The Car Washing Street: Water Hose Math

July 7, 2010 at school
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Yesterday we introduce our FREE book of the week GIVEAWAY: The Car Washing Street by Denise Lewis Patrick. Grandson #3 and I read this fun summer book and then headed outside for a quick summer time math investigation. Step 1 -  Pose a math investigation question: How many steps long is the water hose? Look [...]

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Using Pattern Blocks to Pose a Math Investigation

May 5, 2010 at school
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We use Math U See for the base of our mathematics curriculum. I like the hands-on, problem-solving approach to mathematics concepts.  The Math U See philosophy is that children learn math concepts in order to apply them in real life applications. I like the DVD mini-lessons that focus on one specific concept. They are short [...]

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How wide is the swing? (Math Investigation)

April 28, 2010 at school
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MacGyver really enjoys posing and solving math investigation questions. Shortly after he measured the tulips, he informed me he had a new math investigation he was dying to explore. He was curious how wide the swing in our yard was. So here we go . . . (Dog and all.) Step One – Pose a [...]

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Math Investigation: How tall are the tulips?

April 22, 2010 at school
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Sometime I’ll share the whole evolution of posing math investigations. Today I’ll try to keep it simple. After Easter and our garden field trips,  MacGyver decided he wanted to pose a math investigation measuring the tulips Aunt Joyce had given me. Step 1 -  Pose an investigation question: How tall are the tulips? How wide [...]

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