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Title: Ms. MacIver asked her senior math students to solve the following problem:Make three rows of three ... Post by: Liberation on May 3, 2017 Ms. MacIver asked her senior math students to solve the following problem:
Make three rows of three dots on a piece of paper. Without lifting your pencil, and using four straight lines, connect all of the dots. The students tried to solve the problem, but could not. Ms. MacIver then said to her students, "I'll show you how to connect the dots." She then drew the following solution on the overhead. graphic(8.2-11.jpg) "You have to go outside the boundaries of the dots in order to solve the problem," explained Ms. MacIver. How did the students initially represent the problem? In other words, state how the students described the problem to themselves–how they pictured it, interpreted it or defined it? Explain how the students' representation of the problem interfered with finding the solution. What could students learn from this experience that might help in solving problems in the future? Title: Re: Ms. MacIver asked her senior math students to solve the following problem:Make three rows of ... Post by: Darknight on May 3, 2017 Content hidden
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