applied math- level III : surface area and volume part 3

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Math Chat - Questions and Discussions

            I have a TWITTER account and want to share with you our discussion from "MATHCHAT" where I can talk to other math educators. Our question and discussion centered around the following for the date of August 26, 2010:            
                            What maths ( grade level or concepts ) do the parents tell the classroom teacher they can no longer do when helping their students??

           And the follow up question is:  What maths, then , should be included in the curriculum that every adult should know or be able to do??    

          My students and I will discuss these questions and we would appreciate hearing from you. Post your views,
          




         

Mathematical Objects in Everyday Life

     As you walk around your home or on your way to school keep your eye open for objects that portray any learned math properties. If you are able to bring your object to class, that would be great. If not, maybe you could post a video or a description of your object.
     For example, did you ever notice the geometric pattern of a honeycomb? Sidewalks have the property of parallel lines. What about airplane runways and parking lots? Before construction workers build a car ramp do they know ahead of time how many cars they want to house or do they have only so much area and whatever it holds, it holds?
   As you go through your day, keep your eye out for MATH OBJECTS!!!  Check out the websites below to help you connect math with real world communities.

1) http://realworldmath.org/  2) http://earth.google.com/   3) http://sketchup.google.com/