The king's really big bowl

• Autores: Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Patricia W. Freeman
• Localización: Teaching Children Mathematics, ISSN 1073-5836, Vol. 19, Nº 2, 2012, págs. 128-129
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Each article includes the prompt used to initiate the discussion, a portion of dialogue, student work samples (when applicable) and teacher insights into the mathematical thinking of the students. This month, students are taught the importance of ensuring that their solutions are reasonable. This article describes the creative thinking of a group of students trying to rationalize their unreasonable answer when they meet the Mango problem.