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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Regional Conference and Exposition: Indianapolis, Indiana

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

10- Teaching Addition and Subtraction across Different Cultures

Thursday, October 30, 2014: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
109/110 (Indiana Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Cheng-Yao Lin

This session will present how the Babylonians, ancient Chinese, Egyptians, and Maya used addition and subtraction. We will discuss how addition and subtraction were written, which operations could be carried out, and how the use of addition and subtraction was expanded by each group.

Presentation Format: 6-8 Session
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

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