Faculty Publications
As People Get Older, They Get Taller: An Integrated Unit on Measurement, Linear Relationships, and Data Analysis
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Teaching Children Mathematics
Volume
10
Issue
7
First Page
344
Last Page
351
Abstract
When we planned an investigation in which second-grade students would examine the relationship between their own heights and those of fourth graders, we expected that the second graders would have some intuitions about the way in which height changes with age. We hoped to build on these intuitions through measuring and graphing activities. Our conversations about designing this unit began as the teacher, Chris, started to teach a unit on linear measurement. By the time we finalized our instructional plans, Chris was ready to conclude the measurement unit. Our work, therefore, was an extension of what she had taught on linear measurement; students were familiar with linear measurement units and measuring with a standard instrument.
Department
Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies
Original Publication Date
3-1-2004
DOI of published version
10.5951/TCM.10.7.0344
Recommended Citation
Joram, Elana; Hartman, Christina; and Trafton, Paul R., "As People Get Older, They Get Taller: An Integrated Unit on Measurement, Linear Relationships, and Data Analysis" (2004). Faculty Publications. 6146.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/6146
