tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post3469061115269000906..comments2024-03-22T13:39:55.941-07:00Comments on Math Mama Writes...: Happy Math Mama: Teaching is GloriousSue VanHattumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-57693012761904609212012-08-28T18:25:17.555-07:002012-08-28T18:25:17.555-07:00Deriving the definition of pi could be done in 5th...Deriving the definition of pi could be done in 5th grade (after learning to divide decimals) and estimating the area of a circle using circle wedges could be done in 6th (after learning to find the area of a parallelogram)ccssihttp://ccssimath.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-1960411761918910222012-08-25T06:42:19.256-07:002012-08-25T06:42:19.256-07:00Thanks, Dan, for confirming my reaction. OMG, can&...Thanks, Dan, for confirming my reaction. OMG, can't the textbook authors see how helpful it would be to do some limit questions this way?<br /><br />I'm curious how my limit lessons will go.Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-8137804985677582172012-08-25T05:34:40.109-07:002012-08-25T05:34:40.109-07:00> As I explained, I realized that all the pictu...> As I explained, I realized that all the pictures with limit questions use x instead of h, and never have the hole in the function at 0.<br /><br />OMG. Thank you! This is a great example of a connection that is clear to teachers at a level so below the radar we never surface it and show it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com