Bodies in Motion: Exploring Dynamic Angles

Autor/inn/en	Gay, A. Susan; Haistings, Jeanine; Rucker, Jason L.
Titel	Bodies in Motion: Exploring Dynamic Angles
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 115 (2022) 8, S.559-565 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5769
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Mathematics; Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Grade 4; Geometric Concepts; Human Body; Physical Therapy; Motion; Mathematics Skills; Mathematical Applications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Elementare Geometrie; Menschlicher Körper; Physiotherapie; Bewegungsablauf; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Angewandte Mathematik; Innermathematische Anwendung
Abstract	As they do their work, physical therapists apply mathematical ideas. Teachers can use some of those applications to inspire students' discovery of new concepts. In particular, the joints of the human body provide a way to represent angles that is accessible to all students and can be understood in the elementary grades. Used with fourth graders, the lesson described in this article gives students hands-on experience with a real-world tool used by physical therapists. Students use the tool, a goniometer, in the same way a professional would: to measure joint range of motion and connect that motion to an understanding of how an angle is formed and measured. Lessons such as the one described in this article that connect to something novel or something that piques students' curiosities will influence their view of the discipline and can shape their mathematical confidence. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-9840; Fax: 703-476-2570; e-mail: publicationsdept@nctm.org; Web site: https://pubs.nctm.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01