by kylepearce3 | Sep 28, 2014 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education, Visualizing Mathematics
Visually Understanding Area of a Trapezoid in Multiple Ways While some students are aware that they could find the area of a trapezoid by treating the shape like a composite figure, I wanted to help students better understand where the formula comes from with a visual...
by kylepearce3 | Sep 27, 2014 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education, Visualizing Mathematics
Visually Understanding Area of a Triangle and Volume of a Triangular Prism About a week ago, I shared my visual animations explaining the “Derivation of the Volume of a Cylinder Formula” and Volume of a Rectangular Prism formula I used in class and...
by kylepearce3 | Sep 5, 2014 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education, Visualizing Mathematics
Visually Understanding Area of a Rectangle and Volume of a Rectangular Prism Yesterday, I showed the “Where Does the Volume of a Cylinder Formula Come From?” video in class and students seemed to be able to tie some of the visuals to the work they...
by kylepearce3 | Sep 4, 2014 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education, Visualizing Mathematics
Visually Understanding Area of a Circle and Volume of a Cylinder Over the past year, I have been on a mission to try and make some of the formulas we use in the intermediate math courses in Ontario (Middle School for our friends in the U.S.). I think it can be...
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