Blog Post 2: Weeks 4 and 5
Week 4 http://engaging-math.blogspot.com/2015/04/tarsia-puzzle-fractionsdecimals-and.html In Class Activity Analysis In class we used a Tarsia puzzle as an example of a fun way to have students practice using mental math to find equivalent fractions. This puzzle has students make a hexagon out of triangles. This puzzle requires students not only to understand equivalent fractions and how to find them, but geometry and how triangles can make up shapes. I have concerns that this would be too hard for students to complete, as we never were able to completely solve the puzzle. It also would be hard to differentiate this activity, as even if you had them complete a puzzle with less pieces or easier fractions it still requires multiple math streams content knowledge and mental math skills. This is a teachers blog that has links to Tarsia creation software and how to use it. Connections to Reading ...