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National Center for Educational Statistics• 71% cannot calculate miles per gallon on a trip• 58% cannot calculate a 10% tip on a lunch bill• 78% of adults cannot explain how to compute
the interest paid on a loan
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National Center for Educational Statistics
78% of adults cannot explain how to compute the interest paid on a loan
71% cannot calculate miles per gallon on a trip58% cannot calculate a 10% tip for a lunch bill
If you order the “Onion Soup” and “The Lancaster Special” compute the 10% tip you should leave.
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Where is the Math?
MeasurementGeometry
EstimationReasonableness
Rates and ProportionsDensity
Data Analysisnumeric, graphic
Rate of Change
Statisticssamplingrepresentations of data (numeric/graphic)variability
ModelsOptimizationPredicting
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ComputingProcedural Fluency Strand
•1/2 x 1/3 = 1/6
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ApplyingStrategic Competence Strand
• “Charles went to the kitchen and saw that there was some pudding left in the pan. He noticed that about 1/3 of the pudding was left in the pan. He ate 1/2 of the remaining pudding. What fraction of the original pudding did he not eat?
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ReasoningAdaptive Reasoning
1/2 plus 1/3 does not equal 2/5. Explain why this statement is true.
OR…
"Five out of four people have trouble with fractions.“
(Steven Wright) Explain how this quote is an example of irony.
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EngagingProductive Disposition Strand
• “What good are fractions?”
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• Math Across the Curriculum Resources• http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm Over 3,000 activities
many integrating math and literature.• http://hilbert.dartmouth.edu/~matc/eBookshelf/index.html A fabulous
well organized collection of resources from Dartmouth.• http://mathforum.org/~sarah/shapiro/ Geometry through art lessons
and links.• http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/ Daily math ideas.• http://www.district96.w-cook.k12.il.us/hauser/class.html Middle school
ideas.• http://www.district96.w-cook.k12.il.us/units/math/index.html Math
activities K-8.• http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr146.shtml An article with
great links to lessons.• http://www.newsofthecentury.com/teachkitcurriculum.html Integrated
lessons across the curriculum.