 Teacher Review (Based on classroom experience)Reviewer: magpie, May 15 2007 12:48PM |
Classroom use in Courses and Topics: Math 2 Math 5 |
Duration of classroom use: One Class |
What did students learn? The students began to observe patterns. They recognized the need to record the combinations to organize their information. |
What did students do with the resource? I used the activity on a whiteboard. The students took turns giving the length and width. Next, they made a prediction for the number of hits. Then they drew the anticipated path on the whiteboard. When the ball was activated, they were able to see where they went awry. |
How hard was it for students to use? Easy |
Other classroom comments: This could be used with a Smart Board also. |
Appropriate for: introduction to a concept, practice of skills and understandings |
What math does one need to know to use the resource? At the primaty level:
•counting skills,
•knowledge of squares and rectangles,
•pattern observations (e.g. doubles)
Intermediate Grades:
•ratios
•simplifying fractions
•common factors |
What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource? The use of a projection system
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What extra things must be done to make it work? I just zoomed in to make the image larger |
How hard was it for you to learn? Very Easy |
Explanation: Once you have the math tool displayed, you just change the dimensions then hit the cue ball! |
Ability to meet my goals: Very Ineffective |
Recommended for: Math 2: Number sense, Patterns and sequences, Geometry in the plane Math 5: Number sense, Fractions, Ratio and proportion, Geometry in the plane |
Activity: Look for Patterns Review