1) In the children s math story, Grapes of Wrath, the author takes us to many different places where you need to count quickly. to do this you need to look at the symmetry of the objects in question to see if you can find the pattern and count quickly. When you reach the end of the story you get to learn all the ways to see the symmetry and patterns in the pictures.
2) The primary concept of the book Grapes of Math, is finding symmetry to be able to make quick calculations. For example, in a perfect diamond shaped school of fish, it's easy to quickly assess that there were 4 lines of 4 fish. instead of counting each fish you can just count 4+4+4+4=16
3) Literature is an excellent way to teach and learn a mathematical concept because it gives a person a different outlook on the concept. In the case of children's books, the concepts are not only expressed literally but also visually in a creative way.
nice Job! symmetry is an important math concept and youve done an excellent job in relating it to this story
ReplyDeleteShannon - I really like how you said that symmetry can help you make quick calculations, I never thought about it that way. I liked how you mentioned in the last part that literature is a good way to teach mathematical concepts because it does it in a visually creative way.
ReplyDeleteGood real world application and useful trick as well!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the visual aspect, cause I learn better when I can visualize a concept or idea.
ReplyDeleteThe book really does give a great way of looking at solving problems.
ReplyDeleteI never thought that finding symmetry would find solutions quicker. I have never read this story before so, it really shows me a cool new concept of solving equations.
shannon,
ReplyDeletenice job of explaining the concepts in this book, and good synopsis. and i agree with your comments about the effectiveness of literature to better understand math concepts. the only thing i would say to add in your explanation would have been to relate the symmetry in the text to how we've talked about it in our class. all in all, great job!
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