National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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322- Making Sense of Similarity

Friday, April 19, 2013: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
405 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Loring Coes

Handouts
  • 322_Coes_Making_Sense_of_Similarity.pdf (213.0 kB)

  • Here are some classroom-tested activities and investigations that can deepen student understanding of similarity, a much-misunderstood concept at the core of geometry and of advanced mathematics. We will make important connections between similarity and arithmetic, fractions, proportions, algebra, and trigonometry.

    Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
    Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

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