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that teach
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Background
"Working Mathematically - Activities that teach" is a series of 5 workbooks with carefully sequenced hands-on activities that cover "working mathematically" outcomes. Through working mathematically, students build an understanding of crucial mathematical concepts and relationships. They also come to appreciate the significance of mathematics to other learning areas and its application to everyday life.
The philosophy behind the "Working Mathematically - Activities that teach" workbooks is that of the mathematician, Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) who wrote: "We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others".
The authors
The books are written by prominent mathematics educators Heather McMaster (BSc Agr, MSc, PhD, DipEd) and Mike Mitchelmore (MA, PhD, CertEd).
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The workbooks
Sample activities
Sample activities from each of the workbooks can be downloaded and printed from this website by all Australian schools and universities under the Copyright Agency Limited statutory licensing agreement.
Tables of contents
Sample activities from each of the workbooks can be downloaded and printed from this website by all Australian schools and universities under the Copyright Agency Limited statutory licensing agreement.
Conference papers
The authors have presented a number of papers on the materials at conferences for mathematics teachers. You can read these papers by following the link here.
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