Start the Year Right-Discover Pick's Theorem

Describes a problem to challenge students as they come back from summer vacation. Working in small groups, students discover Pick's Theorem, the formula to calculate the area of a polygon constructed on a geoboard. A writing assignment evaluates the students' efforts. (MDH)

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Published in:The Mathematics teacher 1992-09, Vol.85 (6), p.424-425
Main Author: Wilcock, Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Area
Boundary points
Cognitive Style
Cooperative Learning
Discovery Learning
Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Geoboards
Geometry
Instructional Materials
Interior points
Intermediate Grades
Mathematical Formulas
Mathematical theorems
Mathematics
Mathematics curricula
Mathematics Education
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics teachers
Pick Theorem
Polygons
Problem Solving
Rectangles
Small Group Instruction
Teaching Methods
Writing instruction
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Summary:Describes a problem to challenge students as they come back from summer vacation. Working in small groups, students discover Pick's Theorem, the formula to calculate the area of a polygon constructed on a geoboard. A writing assignment evaluates the students' efforts. (MDH)
ISSN:0025-5769
2330-0582
DOI:10.5951/MT.85.6.0424