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Building Flexible, Connected Knowledge: Look For and Make Use of Structure
What Does Math Practice 7 Mean, Anyway? Nicole Hansen and Dylan Kane Park City Mathematics Institute
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Why Structure? Procedural thinking can shortcut deeper understanding of content. Therefore students need to pause and consider the use of mathematical structure. This involves: Students working flexibly with content and seeing multiple mathematical possibilities Students making connections between different problems revealing broadly applicable mathematical principles Park City Mathematics Institute
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Do Some Math! 1. Change one digit so that the system has exactly one solution y=2x-15 y=2(x-5) 2. Two lemons and five bananas cost $1.28. Four lemons and five bananas cost $1.92. How much does a lemon cost? 3. Solve the following equation: 5(x+5)+4(x+5)+2(x+5)=9+10x+50 Park City Mathematics Institute
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Structure Within a Problem
Shift perspective to reveal new information that makes the solving process more simple, intuitive, or elegant You can shift perspective by... - Chunking information together - Simplifying or complicating - Using a different representation Park City Mathematics Institute
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Chunk Information Together
Look at parts of a situation separately or group information in a way that reveals something not immediately apparent Problem Structural Thinking Solve for x: How much larger is the area of figure B than figure A? Park City Mathematics Institute
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Simplify or Complicate
Add, re-organize, or condense information in a way that reveals something not immediately apparent Problem Structural Thinking ? = ____° Adapted From Illustrative Mathematics Solve the following quadratic equation: Park City Mathematics Institute
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Use a Different Representation
Look at a mathematical object in a different light to reveal information that was not immediately apparent Problem Structural Thinking Park City Mathematics Institute
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Structure Within a Problem
Now come up with your own examples! Look back at your work for the first three problems. Identify an example of when someone might find new information that helps them solve a problem by: - Chunking information together - Simplifying or complicating - Using a different representation Record your examples on your handout. Park City Mathematics Institute
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Structure Between Problems
Use similarities between problems to identify a solution path You can use similarities between problems by ... - Identifying the underlying mathematics - Using characteristics of similar problems Park City Mathematics Institute
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Identify Underlying Mathematics
Recognize that a problem can be solved using a specific, though not immediately obvious mathematical concept Problem Structural Thinking Find the distance from A to B Park City Mathematics Institute
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Use Characteristics of Similar Problems
Draw upon already-made generalizations and decide if the characteristics of a particular problem fit with a generalization Problem Structural Thinking Determine the number of solutions for each system of equations. 1) y = 3x + 7 y = 3x – 2 2) Each system has a pair of equations where the slope is the same and the y-intercept is different. These lines will never intersect, therefore there is no solution in either case. Park City Mathematics Institute
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Structure Between Problems
Now come up with your own examples! Look back at your work for the first three problems. Identify an example of when someone might find new information that helps them solve a problem by: Identify underlying mathematics Use characteristics of similar problems Record your examples on your handout. Park City Mathematics Institute
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Your Turn! Choose a grade band, and answer the following questions: What structure do you see in each task? How would you help students see and use this structure? Park City Mathematics Institute
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Next Steps Take a minute to think and then share with a partner: 1. What is your main take-away today? 2. How might you incorporate these ideas into your teaching? 3. What questions do you still have about structure? Park City Mathematics Institute
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References Cuoco, Al "Mathematics at the Core: A Tale of Two Standards". Retrieved from Flynn, Mike & Champagne, Zak "What Does it Really Mean to Look For and Make Use of Structure?" Retrieved from Illustrative Mathematics. Kelemanik, Grace "When Does 2+7+8=1?" Retrieved from Whitesides, Ellen "Mathematical Structure" Retrieved from Park City Mathematics Institute
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