Area of a circle
This sub-collection of materials from the dy/dan collection contains three resources that bring mathematical storytelling to the classroom in the context of ‘area of a circle’. Resources comprise:
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Act One: a video or photograph to provide a ‘hook’ to the problem
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Act Two: further relevant information for solving the problem
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Act Three: the payoff from the hard work of earlier acts in the form of a video or photograph that resolves the problem
Each resource employs whichever of the ‘acts’ are necessary to accomplish telling the mathematical story.
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Car caravan
Act 1
A picture is shown of a circle filled with toy cars. How many cars are shown in the picture?
Act 2
Further information is given about the dimension of the circle. Another picture shows a model car placed at the side of a penny. A final piece of information gives the price of a toy car. ...