1. Using CBLs for Hands-on Math Betsey Davis Mathematics & Science Center

2. Why hands-on math?

3. NCTM Standards Connections Instructional programs from prekindergarten through grade 12 should enable all students to-- recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas; understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole; recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics.

4. NCTM Standards Representation Instructional programs from prekindergarten through grade 12 should enable all students to-- create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas; select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems; use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena.

5. Virginia Standards of Learning

10. JUST DO IT Demonstration isn't just show and tell. It's show and tell and JUST DO IT. That's what it needs. Remember the ancient saying: "Tell me and I'll forget; Show me and I may remember; Involve me and I'll understand."

11. Vocabulary Math X Y or f(x) If then statement Science Independent variable Dependent variable Hypothesis

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