Teaching Angle as Turn Using a Code.org Lesson

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Stacy K. Boote University of North Florida, Jacksonville

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Terrie M. Galanti University of North Florida, Jacksonville

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Volume/Issue:
Volume 116: Issue 4
Page(s):
252–264
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2022.0207
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Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 3-5, Math Topic, Geometry, Shapes, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement, Perimeter/Area/Volume, Other Topic, Connections, STEM, Reasoning/Sense Making/Proof, Mathematical Practices, Model with mathematics

Elementary school students use physical manipulatives (e.g., pattern blocks) to make sense of the geometry and measurement ideas in a Code.org block-based programming lesson.

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© 2023 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
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13
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Apr 2023
Online Publication Date:
Apr 2023
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