Problem-based Digital Making Tasks Is 7081 a prime or composite number? Make a prime or composite detector. How CT may Support Mathematics Learning The use of conditionals and Boolean operators will come into play when checking whether a number is prime or composite. In particular, students will need to loop a function to check the divisibility of a … Continue reading Algebraic Expressions
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BMED 4510 – Action Research in Mathematics Classroom
Undergraduate course. This course is designed to familiarize students with the nature of action research in reflective and critical perspectives. This course also aims at familiarizing learners with the theoretical and practical aspects of action research as applied to mathematics education and with different types of data collection and analysis in a classroom setting. (Spring … Continue reading BMED 4510 – Action Research in Mathematics Classroom
PEDU 6126 – Selected Topics in STEAM Education and Research
Graduate course. This course is designed to extend participants’ understanding about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics) education by drawing substantially on the theories and research findings in STEAM education. It examines the current status, prospects and research developments of STEAM education with regard to students’ learning process, discipline discourse, teaching and teacher … Continue reading PEDU 6126 – Selected Topics in STEAM Education and Research
BMED 3020 – Mathematics Curriculum and Teaching: Instructional Technology and Design of Teaching Activities
Undergraduate course. This course is intended to strengthen students' pedagogical content knowledge for preparation of mathematics lessons and classroom techniques through micro-teaching, with special attention on the use of information and communication technology; tool-based mathematics tasks and activities; cross-disciplinary mathematics-related activities (including STEM); and professional development of mathematics teachers. (Fall 2018)
Lesson on 3D Trigonometry with 3D Printing Pens
A series of lessons were designed to help Secondary 3-4 students visualize the angles formed (i) between lines, (ii) between a line and a plane, and (iii) between planes, which were found to be difficult to learn among secondary mathematics learners. These lessons incorporated both 3D printed models by a 3D printer, as well as … Continue reading Lesson on 3D Trigonometry with 3D Printing Pens
Lesson on Properties of Prisms and Pyramids with 3D Printing Pens
The two lessons described here were of Primary 5 and 6 levels, where the first lesson focused on the properties (shape and number of faces, including lateral faces and bases) of different forms of prisms, and the second lesson focused on those of the pyramids. Students spent most of class time using 3D Printing Pens to … Continue reading Lesson on Properties of Prisms and Pyramids with 3D Printing Pens
Lesson on Euler Formula with 3D Printing Pens
Active learning, hands-on Making, inductive reasoning, and making generalisation about the Euler Formula (V+F-E=2) using the 3D Printing Pens (see figures below)
Calculus Lessons with 3D Printing Pens
In these lessons, we explored the affordances of drawing functions in the Cartesian plane with 3D pens in a high school calculus classroom. During the lesson, students were to draw the graphs of basic functions, such as y=x^2, as well as a “line” in 3D. Although the task is 2D in nature, in that students … Continue reading Calculus Lessons with 3D Printing Pens
Lesson on Volume of Prisms with 3D CAD
A teaching experiment involving three and a half days of 75-minute lessons was conducted for consolidating student learning of the volume of composite solids. The teaching experiment took the form of an open-ended class project, which objective was to, “Design a keychain and have it printed in 3D; consider the time and cost of printing … Continue reading Lesson on Volume of Prisms with 3D CAD
Lesson on Volume of Oblique Prisms with 3D Printing Pens
This Secondary 1 lesson is an extension of volume of prisms from Primary grades. In this teaching experiment, we focus on students' common misconception of thinking slant sides as the height of the prism. Our objective was to design a group activity with 3D Printing Pens which foster discussion to help students visualise the relationship … Continue reading Lesson on Volume of Oblique Prisms with 3D Printing Pens
Cross sections of prisms and pyramids (Primary 6) with 3D Printing Pens
As we observe that Primary 6 students have difficulties finding cross sections of various 3D solids, we designed a lesson using 3D Printing Pens to support students' visualisation through hands-on, inquiry-based learning. Students were given different regular solids, such as prisms, cylinders, and pyramids. Then, they were invited to use the 3D Printing Pens to … Continue reading Cross sections of prisms and pyramids (Primary 6) with 3D Printing Pens
Lesson Ideas with 3D Printing Pens
These are some primary and secondary mathematics lesson ideas with 3D Printing Pens. You could also watch and share via this Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVTIizvkz4E3gCBcVmgP9JohgVPUIKQoh
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