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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Regional Conference and Exposition: Houston, Texas

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

104- Frogs, Faucets, and French Fries: Examining Proportions through Multiple Lenses

Thursday, November 20, 2014: 1:30 PM-2:45 PM
310 AD (George R. Brown Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Valerie V. Sharon
Co-Speaker:
Mary B. Swarthout

Handouts
  • Frogs_Faucets_and French Fries_Handout.pdf (553.3 kB)
  • NCTMReg-proportions-F14-swartsharon.pdf (1.0 MB)

    • Participants will go on a journey analyzing proportional relationships through the use of counters, strip diagrams, tables, and graphs all within a real-world context. We will move beyond the cross-multiplication algorithm as we explore alternative approaches to promoting multiplicative reasoning.

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

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