Articles include:
* Cultivating a Culture of Inquiry
* Base x Height: The Transformation of a Rectangle
* Astrobiology: The Final Frontier of Science Education
* Assessment: Educate or Audit?
Articles include:
* Lost in Space: A Real Science Story
* Viewpoint: Where’s the Balance in Math Instruction?
* EarthKAM Around the World
* Facing Equity: Facing Ourselves
by Scott Bresnahan, Ted Ducas, and Andee Rubin
Hands On! Volume 17, No. 2, Fall 1994 (c) TERC, 1994. All rights reserved.
To many students, mathematics has only tenuous connections to their everyday lives and personal concerns. In recognition of this, current educational reform emphasizes that teachers should adopt curriculum activities that “connect mathematics to students’ lives.” But what kinds of activities might these be? How can students’ concerns be effectively integrated into mathematics instruction? » Read more
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