As the Ball Rolls: A Quadratic Investigation Using Multiple Representations

Authors

Kathleen Cage Mittag, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Sharon Taylor, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Publication Title

Mathematics Teacher

Abstract

Hands-on, open-ended activities that encourage problem solving, reasoning, communication, and mathematical connections. This issue: Students explore quadratics by tracing the path of a ball rolling on tilted easel-size grid paper.

Recommended Citation

Mittag, Kathleen Cage, Sharon Taylor. 2009. "As the Ball Rolls: A Quadratic Investigation Using Multiple Representations." Mathematics Teacher, 103 (1): 62-65. source: http://www.nctm.org/publications/article.aspx?id=24714
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/math-sci-facpubs/195