Learning Common Core Math Concepts with WISEngineering

Multimedia animations offer students the context required to apply mathematical concepts to support their understanding. This chapter shares information about the NSF-funded Math Snacks, short animations designed to target specific math concepts that students may find difficult, including ratio and proportion. Additionally, the authors offer research-based guidelines for integrating these animations in the math classroom in a way that supports the Standards for Mathematical Practice. The chapter concludes with an introduction to the support materials available at www.mathsnacks.org for teachers who wish to use animations to support the Common Core State Standard for Mathematics in the middle grades.

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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Dilated Superhero

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School ◽

10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.21.8.0498 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (8) ◽

pp. 498-504

Author(s):

Wanda Milliman

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Common Core ◽

Common Core State Standards ◽

Middle School Mathematics ◽

State Standards ◽

Cooperative Group ◽

Core State ◽

Middle School Math ◽

Big Ideas ◽

Math Concepts

The more connections that students can make between mathematical content and the real world, the better they will become at developing critical thinking and understanding mathematics. This lesson on exploring geometric dilations encourages small cooperative-group critiques and connections to an abundance of middle school math concepts. Graphing proportional relationships and finding the constant of proportionality are big ideas in middle school mathematics. This two-part lesson connects these ideas and many more Common Core State Standards (CCSSI 2010) through fun, student-driven activities.

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Multidimensional Assessment of CCSSM

Teaching Children Mathematics ◽

10.5951/teacchilmath.19.5.0292 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (5) ◽

pp. 292-300 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sarah K. Bleiler ◽

Denisse R. Thompson

Keyword(s):

Common Core ◽

Common Core State Standards ◽

State Standards ◽

Student Understanding ◽

Core State ◽

Multidimensional Assessment ◽

The Common ◽

Math Concepts ◽

Insight Into

Measuring student understanding of math concepts in this manner offers insight into the robustness of their knowledge, particularly of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

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