As the Ball Rolls: A Quadratic Investigation Using Multiple Representations

Kathleen Cage Mittag, Sharon Taylor

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Abstract

Hands-on, open-ended activities that encourage problem solving, reasoning, communication, and mathematical connections. This issue: Students explore quadratics by tracing the path of a ball rolling on tilted easel-size grid paper.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalMathematics Teacher
Volume103
StatePublished - Jan 1 2009

Keywords

  • Activity sheets
  • Functions
  • Grades 9-12
  • Graphing
  • Problem posing
  • Problem solving
  • Teacher

DC Disciplines

  • Education
  • Mathematics

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