We start our school year out with teaching perfect square roots and cube roots. It’s a perfect topic to start with because it’s relatively easy and the students already have some background with it. This means kids have success early on and you can build on that as you go. Also, square roots and cube roots will be used again during the year when we approximate irrational numbers and solve with the Pythagorean Theorem. Let’s look at how we can teach perfect square roots and cube roots using an interactive notebook. [Read more…] about How to Teach Square Roots and Cube Roots with Interactive Notebooks
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Teaching Square Roots Through Discovery
Discovery Learning with Square Roots
A few years ago I learned about the idea of discovery learning. It was revolutionary to me at the time. Math was taught to me in the most traditional ways for most of my life and I taught it that same way. You know- the teacher gives notes and the students take notes. Then, after seeing a few examples, the students do work and we go over the work together. This framework has been so ingrained in my that it was and still is to some degree hard to let students do the work of discovering. [Read more…] about Teaching Square Roots Through Discovery
12 Square Roots and Cube Roots Activities with Big Impact
At the beginning of the school year each year, I teach square roots and cube roots. It’s a topic that’s both simple and fun. I like that we do this at the beginning of the year because it’s a win for students. They can “get it” and they start off with some confidence. This lays the groundwork for approximating irrationals numbers and lets us ease into the school year. [Read more…] about 12 Square Roots and Cube Roots Activities with Big Impact
