Inquiry-Based: Independent Practice

Resource for Grades 9-12
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Inquiry-Based: Independent Practice

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Video

Running Time: 5m 52s
Size: 5.5 MB

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National Science Foundation

Common Core State Standards indicate that learners should be able to "Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing them into non-overlapping triangles." The learners work on this standard in this video segment.

These resources are part of KET's Math Instructional Strategies: Geometry collection.

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Being able to apply knowledge in different mathematical solving situations is a sign of depth of understanding. Sometimes learners need to work a problem both "forward" and "backward" to truly understand the concept.

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  • Why does Betsy mention that the lines the learners divide their shapes with cannot be diagonal?
  • What is the point of having learners compare answers?
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