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Line 6: − + − + − − == How a teacher can use this resource == − A mathematics teacher focuses on classroom activities and strategies for grades 8-12, deepening mathematical understanding, and linking resource to practice.The Resource explains the language of numbers. and can be used for Teacher Resources or Student Projects.Always it is a great challenge for a Maths teacher to build the basic concept of number when a child enters high school. So teacher has to bridge the gap with the basics which a child may lack. High school students should extend their meaning of number to the real number system and recognize that still other number systems exist. They should have the opportunity to develop intuitive proofs of the fundamental properties of closure, commutativity, associativity, and distributivity. One way to achieve such an understanding in the classroom is through the identification and description of number patterns and the use of pattern-based thinking .Activities promoting pattern-based thinking can assist students in making similar generalizations about other number forms and their relationships, as well as build initial notions of still other types of important number concepts such as odd and even, prime numbers, and factors and multiples.
Series of Activities on Number Systems (view source)
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Mathematics expresses itself everywhere, in almost every face of life - in nature all around us, and in the technologies in our hands. Mathematics is the language of science and engineering - describing our understanding of all that we observe.Mathematics has been around since the beginnings of time and it most probably began with counting. Many, if not all puzzles and games require mathematical logic and deduction. This section uses the fun and excitement of various popular games and puzzles, and the exhilaration of solving them, to attract and engage the students to realise the mathematics in fun and games. <br><br>
Mathematics expresses itself everywhere, in almost every face of life - in nature all around us, and in the technologies in our hands. Mathematics is the language of science and engineering - describing our understanding of all that we observe.Mathematics has been around since the beginnings of time and it most probably began with counting. Many, if not all puzzles and games require mathematical logic and deduction. This section uses the fun and excitement of various popular games and puzzles, and the exhilaration of solving them, to attract and engage the students to realise the mathematics in fun and games. <br><br>
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<br>Number sense is defined as an intuitive feel for numbers and a common sense approach to using them. It is a comfort with what numbers represent, coming from investigating their characteristics and using them in diverse situations. and how they can best be used odescribe a particular situation. Number sense is an attribute of all successful users of mathematics. Our students often do not connect what is happening in their mathematics classrooms with their daily lives. It is essential that the mathematics curriculum build on the sense of number that students bring with them to school. Problems and numbers which arise in the context of the students world are more meaningful to students than traditional textbook exercises and help them develop their sense of how numbers and operations are used. Frequent use of estimation and mental computation are also important ingredients in the development of number sense, as are regular opportunities for student communication. Discussion of their own invented strategies for problem solutions helps students strengthen their intuitive understanding of numbers and the relationships between numbers.<br><br>
<br>Number sense is defined as an intuitive feel for numbers and a common sense approach to using them. It is a comfort with what numbers represent, coming from investigating their characteristics and using them in diverse situations. and how best they can be used to describe a particular situation. Number sense is an attribute of all successful users of mathematics. Our students often do not connect what is happening in their mathematics classrooms with their daily lives. It is essential that the mathematics curriculum build on the sense of number that students bring with them to school. Problems and numbers which arise in the context of the students world are more meaningful to students than traditional textbook exercises and help them develop their sense of how numbers and operations are used. Frequent use of estimation and mental computation are also important ingredients in the development of number sense, as are regular opportunities for student communication. Discussion of their own invented strategies for problem solutions helps students strengthen their intuitive understanding of numbers and the relationships between numbers.<br><br>
In summary, the commitment to develop number sense requires a dramatic shift in the way students learn mathematics. Our students will only develop strong number sense to the extent that their teachers encourage the understanding of mathematics as opposed to the memorization of rules and mechanical application of algorithms. Every child has the capability to succeed as a user of mathematics, but the degree of success is directly related to the strength of their number sense. The way to assure that all students acquire a good sense of numbers is to have them consistently engage in activities which require them to think about numbers and number relationships and to make the connection with quantitative information encountered in their daily lives. <br><br>
In summary, the commitment to develop number sense requires a dramatic shift in the way students learn mathematics. Our students w
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