Produce Intrigue with Crypto!

Author: Cheryl L. Avila and Enrique Ortiz
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Volume/Issue:
Volume 18: Issue 4
Page(s):
212–220
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.18.4.0212
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Subjects:
Math Topic, Other Topic, Teaching and Learning Instruction

Introduce students to matrices while they encode, decode, and pass secret messages in math class.

Contributor Notes

Cheryl L. Avila, cherie.avila@cfl.rr.com, is a doctoral student at the University of Central Florida. She is interested in problem solving and collaborative learning, and she also enjoys professional development workshops and working with new teachers.

Enrique Ortiz, enrique.ortiz@ucf.edu, teaches mathematics methods courses at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is interested in preservice teachers' development of teaching and assessment goals; mind, brain, and education research applications; and the development of activities involving games and technology.

(Corresponding author is Avila cherie.avila@cfl.rr.com)
(Corresponding author is Ortiz enrique.ortiz@ucf.edu)
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
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Copyright:
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. All rights reserved. 2012
Page Count:
9
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Nov 2012
Online Publication Date:
Nov 2012
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