Perimeter, Area, Volume, and All That: A Study of Measurement

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.05.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Academic context and learners
  4. Learning Goals of the Unit
  5. Background knowledge for teachers
  6. The sequence of the Unit and Implementation
  7. Teaching strategies
  8. Classroom Activities
  9. Bibliography
  10. Endnotes
  11. Appendix

A Pathway to Understanding Area and Perimeter

Lianne Aubert Sanfeliz

Published September 2019

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Endnotes

  1. Beckmann, Sybilla. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, with Activities. Pearson, 2018.
  2. https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/pluginfile.php/134950/mod_resource/content/3/EM10_AIE_Final.pdf. (2019).
  3. Walton, and Tamela Randolph. "Alternative Methods for Understanding Area Formulas." Illinois Mathematics Teacher. http://journal.ictm.org/index.php/imt/article/view/89.
  4. "Read "Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics" at NAP.edu." National Academies Press: OpenBook. https://www.nap.edu/read/9822/chapter/1#xv
  5. "Oklahoma School Testing Program - Login." Oklahoma School Testing Program - Login. https://oklahoma.measuredprogress.org/.
  6. Machaba, M. "The Concepts of Area and Perimeter: Insights and Misconceptions of Grade 10 Learners." Pythagoras. https://pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras/article/view/304/476.
  7. "School Profiles." Tulsa Public Schools. https://www.tulsaschools.org/our-schools/school-profiles.
  8. "Magnet Schools." Tulsa Public Schools. https://www.tulsaschools.org/parents-students/enrolltransfer/magnet-schools.
  9. "School Profiles." Tulsa Public Schools. https://www.tulsaschools.org/our-schools/school-profiles.
  10. S, Surbhi. "Difference Between Area and Perimeter (with Comparison Chart)." Key Differences. September 01, 2017. https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-area-and-perimeter.html.
  11. Hong, D., and Cristina Runnalls. Runnalls, “Filling in the Gaps.” Teaching Children Mathematics25, no. 5 (2019). doi: 10.5951/teacchilmath.25.5.0274.
  12. Outhred, Lynne N., and Michael C. Mitchelmore. "Young Children's Intuitive Understanding of Rectangular Area Measurement." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education31, no. 2 (2000): 144-67. doi:10.2307/749749.
  13. "Sensory Paths! What the Heck Are Those?" Fit and Fun Playscapes. April 04, 2019. https://fitandfunplayscapes.com/sensory-paths-what-the-heck-are-those/.
  14. Machaba, M. "The Concepts of Area and Perimeter: Insights and Misconceptions of Grade 10 Learners." Pythagoras. https://pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras/article/view/304/476.
  15. 15. "Why Teach Mathematics with Manipulatives?" Manipulatives in Math: Why Teach Math with Manipulatives | ETA Hand2mind. https://www.hand2mind.com/resources/why-teach-math-with-manipulatives.
  16. "Cooperative Learning Strategies." National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. https://www.nctm.org/Publications/Mathematics-Teaching-in-Middle-School/Blog/Cooperative-Learning-Strategies/.
  17. /@eurekamath. "Read, Draw, Write: A Better Strategy for Solving - Eureka Math." Medium. May 05, 2015. https://medium.com/eureka-math/read-draw-write-a-better-strategy-for-solving-746300f5cdb8.
  18. Amidon, Joel, Ann Monroe, and Mark Ortwein. "Planning & Teaching Strategies." Lumen. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/educationx92x1/chapter/project-based-learning/.
  19. https://sde.ok.gov/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/OAS-Math-Final%20Version_3.pdf. (2019).
  20. "Grade 3 » Measurement & Data." Grade 3 » Measurement & Data | Common Core State Standards Initiative.http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/3/MD/.

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