Monday, January 28, 2013

Math Madness

Most recently we've been discussing a line of symmetry,
 2-D and 3-D shapes, and arrays.

A line of symmetry is a line that divides a figure into
two equal (congruent) halves. It is a mirror image.
  1.                                 
  2.                      A  figure can have more than 
  3.                          one line of symmetry.
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 2-Dimensional Shapes
(including polygons)

         
Having the dimensions of height and width only.
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3-Dimensional Shapes
or Geometric Solids
     
Having the dimensions of height, width, and depth.            
Vocabulary:  edges, vertices, faces
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Array
A rectangular arrangement of objects in rows and columns.
This is the foundation for multiplication.

This is a 2 by 6 array.
You can read it as:
2 groups of 6
2 rows of 6 
2 multiplied by 6
2 times 6
2 by 6

The multiplication number model would be:
2 X 6 = 12

The addition number model would be:
6 + 6 = 12

We are beginning to use arrays to help us
solve multiplication story problems.
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