Rutgers/Lucent ALLIES IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY Grant
Using technology not simply to do things better, but to do better things.
Thinking About Teaching Mathematics:
The Loop of String Activity
Use the given loop of string and graph paper to prepare a conjecture about how to maximize the area confined within the string. Record what you do to generate conjectures as well as the conjectures themselves.
How could you use the loop of string to help generate conjectures related to this problem?
How could you use any other tools to help generate conjectures related to this problem?
What questions can you imagine that might be helpful in guiding the discourse when using this problem with students?
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