Having Fun with Baseball Statistics

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 780-785
Author(s):  
Robert J. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Cartesian Coordinates ◽  
Probability And Statistics

How often have middle school teachers had to ask students to put away their baseball cards? The lesson described in this article capitalizes on students' interest in sports while providing valuable instruction on a variety of appropriate mathematical topics. Specifically, this lesson meets the recommendations of the NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (1989) by integrating the study of fractions, decimals, percents, rounding, Cartesian coordinates, probability, and statistics in a cooperative setting that allows students to have fun as they learn.

Implementing Data Analysis in a Sixth-Grade Classroom

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 622-624
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Brosnan
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Middle School Mathematics ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
University Personnel ◽  
Grade Classroom

A middle school mathematics classroom is an exciting place to be. The NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (1989) presents for grades 5-8 many curricular idea that have generated much enthusiasm by incorporating teaching strategies that promote active student learning. Middle school teachers have taken great strides toward implementing ideas that are both innovative and instructive. This article explains how one teacher is converting her traditional mathematics classroom into one that more closely reflects the standards document. These result could not have happened as quickly without the cooperative efforts of school and university personnel.

Are Most Fractions Reduced?

1994 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-238
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Shilgalis
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Its Analysis ◽  
Probability And Statistics

Mathematics teachers delight when they encounter a problem that is interesting in its own right but that has the added feature of acting as a springboard for fruitful discussion in a broader context. My classes in probability and statistics for preservice middle school teachers have enjoyed both the question posed in the title and its analysis.

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