Get It Together: Math Problems for Groups, Grades 4-12

by Tim Erickson, Rose Craig (Illustrator)

You don't have to learn math by yourself! Solving problems in groups is exciting, effective, and equitableit helps all students succeed in math. Get It Together is a collection of over 100 mathematics problems for groups of 26 students. The problems cover a wide range of math topics such as logic, functions, algebra, geometry, measurement, and number patterns at various levels of difficulty. Each problem has the same six clue cards provide the information needed to solve a problem. Since each member of the group has a different bit of information, everyone works together to arrive at a solution. In one problem, only some people get sick after eating a potluck meal. Was it the swamp chicken, the cheesecake, or something else? The group collaborates to discover which food was the culprit. This book is an excellent resource with teacher information on cooperative groups, assessment, problem solving and the use of manipulatives.

180 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

California boy, grew up in Silicon Valley (this was before silicon); family moved to San Francisco during the summer of love though they were scandalized by it at the time. Tim went south to a small technical school in Pasadena and returned to the Bay Area for graduate school. For most of his professional life he has been a free-lance science and math educator, although he has done stints with the Jet Propulsion Laboratories, Lick-Wilmerding High School, the University of California at Berkeley, and Mills College.

Reviews

[Morgan Aiello · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun way to incorporate cooperative groups with math!