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Ep 59: Why Not Manipulatives?
From Math is Figure-Out-Able! · Hosted by Pam Harris & Kim Montague
2021-08-03·937
Episode summary
In this episode of Math is Figure-Out-Able!: Are manipulatives sometimes overemphasized? When are they useful, and when can they actually get in the way of the mathematics? What role do they play in our discussion about the modeling framework?
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Are manipulatives sometimes overemphasized? When are they useful, and when can they actually get in the way of the mathematics? What role do they play in our discussion about the modeling framework? Pam and Kim discuss these tricky questions, and discuss the power of contexts and developing models as tools for reasoning. Talking Points: An…