Aki showed us a chapter of a Japanese 5th grade textbook which he and a colleague are translating into English. This three-week chapter dealt with the development of the area formulas for quadrilaterals and triangles. As he showed us the pages, he pointed out the frequent use of open-ended questions. Click on image to view larger version. View Day 13 or download (PowerPoint file) We spent the rest of the hour in groups finishing our problems. Problems from each table (PDF and GSP files): Table 1: What Is the Sum of the Angles? Back to: Class Notes ![]() PCMI@MathForum Home || IAS/PCMI Home ![]()
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