Eliciting Algebraic Reasoning with Hanging Mobiles
Description
How algebraic reasoning can be fostered within the important big idea of equivalence is demonstrated using hanging mobiles. A concrete-representational-abstract approach is used, without any formal algebraic symbolism, to elicit algebraic reasoning and higher-order thinking.
PUBLICATION DETAILS
Type
Article
Publisher
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom
Publication Website URL
Topic(s)
Computational Thinking
Youth Motivation and Interests in STEM
Publication Year
2017
Additional Disciplines
Mathematics - general