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CUISENAIRE RODS: PATTERNS & ALGEBRA BOOK
Cuisenaire Rods Patterns and
Algebra Book, introduce and reinforce
Analyzing
Data for Patterns, Geometric
Patterns,
Inequalities,
Commutative
Property of Addition, Variables
and Formulas, and Coordinate
Graphing.
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Game
Description:
Patterns with Cuisenaire Rods:
The first activity, Comparing Trains, reinforces the concept
of inequality,
as students create two-car trains that are shorter than a given rod. The
symbol "<" is used in a meaningful way as students learn that the
commutative property of addition is true for inequalities as well as
number
sentences. Students use problem-solving strategies in this activity,
such as
making an organized list and a table to organize data and look for
patterns.
The next two activates, Just Right and Growing Squares,
involve students
in creating and extending concrete geometric patterns, recording these
visual
patterns numerically on tables, and then analyzing the numerical
patterns to
find rules (or generalizations) to explain the data and predict future
patterns.
In the fourth activity, Growing Volume, students build, extend, and
analyze
growth patterns, then use their analyses to predict future growth
patterns.
The concept of volume, as the number of cubic units a structure is built
of,
is reinforced.
Algebra with Cuisenaire Rods:
You can also model algebra using rods. Students are first introduced
to it
by organizing data into tables in the first and second activity. In
Comparing
Trains students are learning the critical components of algebraic
thinking
as they analyze the patterns. Just Right has students work through
algebraic
concepts of equivalence and substitution through concrete, visual
models.
The fifth activity, Stamping With Rods, reinforces the concept of
surface
area and links it to the problem-solving strategy of making a table. As
students analyze their data tables and look for rules to predict further
data,
they learn about the algebraic concept of function (i.e., the pairing of
two
sets of data). Students can begin to understand that equations and
formulas
are based on real physical models.
The last activity, Ordered Pairs, has students find coordinate
pairs of
numbers to describe the specific location of an object on a grid. The
game
format provides an opportunity tor students to use coordinate graphing
algebraically.
Discover hundreds
of classroom applications for the most versatile hands-on math tool!
Developed by educators to conform to the NCTM's latest content strands
and topics, this field tested 48-page book includes complete lesson
plans with teaching notes, hands-on activities, blackline masters,
math
extensions and more!
Activities and Topic Included:
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