National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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

532- Pairing Mathematics and Figure Skating

Friday, April 19, 2013: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
108 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Diana S Cheng
Co-Speaker:
Tetyana Berezovski

Handouts
  • NCTM Denver 2013 Pairing Mathematics and Figure Skating.pdf (608.0 kB)

  • Figure skating is the winter Olympic sport that the most viewers watch. We will explore proportional relationships describing aspects of pairs figure skating. Topics include the international judging system, conservation of momentum, and skating paths on the ice. We aim to raise mathematical literacy by giving students motivating contexts.

    Presentation Format: 6-8 Session
    Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

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