Category Archives: Problem Solving

Sharing: Multiple Representations of Systems

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Jackie

One of the realizations that I made at NCTM was that the idea of multiple representations is still new to some people and that I need to start sharing more.1 This is one of my “worksheets”2 from last fall that … Continue reading →

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Maximum return?

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Jackie

Today I issued a challenge to my 8th period class:  Which group can construct an open box with the largest volume? I explained that the box was to be constructed out of an ordinary sheet of paper – 8.5×11 inches … Continue reading →

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Functions

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Jackie

We’re in the “World of Functions” unit in IMP4. This may be my favorite unit in the whole curriculum. Instead of a separate sections on linear, quadratic, radical, rational, exponential, …, we’re studying functions. Delving deeper into the relationship between … Continue reading →

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Side-Side-Side?

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Jackie

One of my classes is at an impasse. They all agree that having proportional sides does not guarantee similarity in a quadrilateral (yay for the students who thought to grab a rhombus and a square from the tub of shapes … Continue reading →

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