Goal: Think like a mathematician! Looking for repetition in the way you build, then generalize the regularity.
Source: Pattern #46 on www.VisualPatterns.org
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Tue08Jun2021Tue20Jul2021Remote
Online Course
What is mathematical thinking and how do we teach it?
Participants will develop a deep understanding of what it means to think and reason mathematically. They will learn three distinct ways of thinking mathematically championed in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice: reasoning quantitatively, thinking structurally, and reasoning through repetition. In addition, participants will learn how to develop these avenues of thinking in their students.
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We did this as our second lesson (following Eric the sheep). I gave the students both 1 cm grid paper as well as unified cubes to build and represent. Most students could build before they could explain. Some gravitated toward the graphic representation first. Many students recognized the repetition quickly~and this was a helpful exercise to talk about generalizing the repetition. Meta reflections were stronger than before, with a few outliers.