Unit Fractions and Their "Basimal" Representations: Exploring Patterns

Unit Fractions and Their "Basimal" Representations: Exploring Patterns

Different representations of rational numbers are considered and students are lead through activities that explore patterns in base ten and other bases. With this students are encouraged to solve problems and investigate situations designed to foster flexible thinking about rational numbers.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Mathematics teacher 2004-11, Vol.98 (4), p.274-284
Hauptverfasser: Herman, Marlena, Milou, Eric, Schiffman, Jay
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Activities for Students
Calculators
Decimals
Factorization
Fractions
Mathematics Activities
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics teachers
Number Systems
Numbers
Preservice teachers
Prime numbers
Problem Solving
Rational numbers
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Zusammenfassung:Different representations of rational numbers are considered and students are lead through activities that explore patterns in base ten and other bases. With this students are encouraged to solve problems and investigate situations designed to foster flexible thinking about rational numbers.
ISSN:0025-5769
2330-0582