NCTM MATHEMATICS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Volume 18, No. 7 March 2013 FEATURES Using Aviation to Change Math Attitudes Jerra Wood A flight simulator presents a new STEM slant on students’ knowledge of linear equations. Becoming a Mathematical Problem Solver Nicole R. Rigelman Take a page from the humanities and have your students investigate mathematics in writing. Bingo! Select Games for Mathematical Thinking Christa Jackson, Cynthia Taylor, and Kelley Buchheister Incorporating math games into the classroom will help your students become motivated problem solvers. Restoring Order to Permutations and Combinations Patrick M. Kimani, Renamarie T. Gibbs, and Sarah M. Anderson Use the fundamental counting principle to crosscut and unify various counting concepts. In all probability, your students will have fewer problems with mathematics. Second Look: Permutations, Combinations, and Counting Problems      Advertisement   Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on LinkedIn DEPARTMENTS On My Mind Redeem Reasoning Solve It! Sailor Monkeys Cartoon Corner Easy as Pi? Infinitely Not! Palette of Problems Problems for a variety of ability levels  Solutions Quick Reads Target Zombies with Plants and Math Mathematical Explorations Transformations and Handheld Technology Window on Resources Books and Products Math for Real The Half-Lives of Medicines  Solutions Second Look - Permutations, Combinations, and Counting Problems Burgers, Graphs, and Combinations Article recounts sixth graders' investigations of combinations and graph theory that arose from a claim made on a Steak 'n Shake menu. Several problems for use in class are provided. From Tessellations to Polyhedra: Big Polyhedra Students explore relationships among polygons to discover which combinations tessellate; which combinations form polyhedra. Activity sheets, and answers, included. Counting Attribute Blocks: Constructing Meaning for the Multiplication Principle Attribute blocks help middle school students understand one of mathematics "big ideas", the fundamental counting principle, thus laying a good foundation for future studies in probability. Lesson plan included. Illuminations Lesson: Fibonacci Trains Students use Cuisenaire Rods to build trains of different lengths and investigate patterns, and make algebraic connections by writing rules and representing data in tables and graphs. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics Data Analysis and Probability Standard for Grades 6-8 Extraneous Call for Manuscripts for the 2015 Focus Issue: Mathematical Modeling – March 2013  Call for Chapters: Using Research to Improve Instuction – March 2013 See all current Calls for Manuscripts

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