As the Ball Rolls: A Quadratic Investigation Using Multiple Representations

Kathleen Cage Mittag; Sharon Taylor

As the Ball Rolls: A Quadratic Investigation Using Multiple Representations

Kathleen Cage Mittag
, Sharon Taylor

Mathematical Sciences

Georgia Southern University

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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 language	American English
Journal	Mathematics Teacher
Volume	103
State	Published - Jan 1 2009

Disciplines

Education
Mathematics

Keywords

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

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As the Ball Rolls: A Quadratic Investigation Using Multiple Representations

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