Worthwhile Mathematical Tasks
> Perspectives and Resources:
Overview Video
Issues Matrix
Student work
Mathematics Educator's Perspective: Pat Thompson
Video of Lesson Sequence:
Day 1-
Visualizing two-dimensional drawings of three-dimensional shapes
Day 2-
Determining the number of cubes required to fill a box
Day 3-
Informal explorations of the impact of dimension on volume of a box
Articles:
Hiebert, J., et al. (1997). The nature of classroom tasks. In
Making sense: Teaching and learning mathematics with understanding
(pp. 17-27). Heinemann.
Links:
NCTM
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