National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

396- Bar Modeling, Percent Decrease, and the Common Cold

Friday, April 19, 2013: 9:45 AM-11:00 AM
111/113 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Kathleen Hill
Co-Speaker:
Jennifer Luebeck


For a STEM project, a team of middle and high school math and science teachers developed this lesson. It uses the investigative approach with an interactive computer simulation and the mathematical tool of a bar model to help students make sense of the variables that affect the spread of disease.

Presentation Format: 6-8 Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

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