2008-02-05 22:36:00
Here's a little taster of the stuff I'll be using in Thursday's math class. I'll be introducing the kids in a VMBO-BL class to the notion of negative numbers, which can be quite a challenge. I mean, how the heck do you explain to a twelve year old that there's something smaller than zero?
Of course, people will immediately point out things like temperatures, debt and years B.C. Thing is, those are only examples of negative numbers and they don't explain how or why. They just show that it's possible, but a child may not instinctively understand how these figures work.
So, this should prove to be interesting! The picture shown above is part of a stencil I'm putting together for the students. It's part of the first assignment they'll be making, pointing out the height at which various objects reside. I'm very curious about how it'll work out :)
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Posted by Thomas
Well, it wasn't "WIN" enough :)
I made some drawing mistakes, which caused students to answer that Cailin was sitting at "2m" because that's where his head ends. The bird was also spotted at "4.5m". Good enough for me, but I can do better.
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2008-02-06 22:19:00
Posted by Mistoffelees
lol, WIN!