Supporting 8th Grade Math Students With Similar Figures
A parent once asked me why we bother teaching students about geometry transformations when computers handle all the resizing automatically. It is a fair question, but if a student does not understand the mechanics behind how shapes relate to one another, they are just... read more
Eighth Grade Math Lesson on Scientific Notation and Magnitude
Eighth grade math arrives at that point in the year where we need to bridge the gap between simple integers and the massive numbers involved in space or the tiny measurements found in biology. This Scientific Notation and Magnitude lesson hits the desk just when... read more