Linda Cooper Foreman and Alber t B. Bennett, Jr.

COURSE II
Visual Mathematics, Course II
by Linda Cooper Foreman and Albert B. Bennett Jr.

Visual Mathematics, Course II is preceded by Visual Mathematics, Course II

and followed by Math Alive! Visual Mathematics, Course III.

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Contents
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. INTRODUCTION vii
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. LESSON 1 Surface Area and Volume 1
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. LESSON 2 Shape and Surface Area 17
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. LESSON 3 Variables and Formulas 29
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. LESSON 4 Cube Patterns 47
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. LESSON 5 Positive and Negative Integers 63
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. LESSON 6 Integer Addition and Subtraction 77
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. LESSON 7 Counting Piece Arrays 91
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. LESSON 8 Integer Multiplication and Division 103
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. LESSON 9 Tile Patterns and Graphing 117
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. LESSON 10 Counting Piece Patterns and Graphing 133
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. LESSON 11 Classifying Geoboard Triangles 147
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. LESSON 12 Angle Measurement 161
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. LESSON 13 Paperfolding 177
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. LESSON 14 Mirrors and Shapes 197
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. LESSON 15 Areas of Silhouettes 211
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. LESSON 16 Probability and Fair Games 227
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. LESSON 17 Data Centers, Spreads and Plots 241
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. LESSON 18 Investigating Relationships in Data 261
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. LESSON 19 Decimal and Fraction Operations 279
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. LESSON 20 Operations Using Rectangles 303
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. LESSON 21 Modeling Percentages 323
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. LESSON 22 Picturing Percentage Problems 337
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. LESSON 23 Ratio and Proportion 355
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. LESSON 24 Getting Information by Sampling 373
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. LESSON 25 Data Collection and Analysis 383
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. LESSON 26 Modeling Algebraic Expressions 399
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. LESSON 27 Seeing and Solving Equations 417
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. LESSON 28 Squares and Square Roots 433
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. LESSON 29 Sorting and Classifying Solids 451
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. LESSON 30 Similarity and Scaling in 2-D and 3-D 469
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. APPENDIX Materials Appendix–1
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. INDEX Index–1
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NECESSARY MANIPULATIVES AND MATERIALS

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Visual Mathematics, Course II (Lessons 1-30)
Starting Points for Implementing Visual Mathematics
Visual Mathematics, Course II Blackline Masters
Blackline Masters include Student Activities Grids.
Segment Strips Print Masters

MAKE FROM BLACKLINE MASTERS OR PURCHASE FROM MLC

Algebra Pieces Base Ten Linear Pieces
1 set per 4 students 1 set per 36 students
Algebra Pieces, Overhead Base Ten Area/Linear Pieces, Overhead
1 set per teacher 1 sheet per teacher
Bicolored Counting Pieces, Overhead Segment Strips
1 set per teacher 1 set per 36 students
Base Ten Area Pieces Segment Strips, Overhead
1 sheet per student 1 set per teacher

MATERIALS AVAILABLE FROM MLC

Cubes, Wood (3⁄4" or 2-cm) Coffee Stirrers
30 per student 15 per student
Dice, 6-sided Mirrors, Rigid
2 dice per student 1 set per 5 students
Linear Pieces, 2-cm Toothpicks
30 per student 1 box
Game Markers Rulers
1 bag per 15 students 1 per student
Geoboard, Clear Lunch Bags
1 per student / 1 per teacher 1 per student
Calculators Overhead Pens
1 per student 1 set per teacher
Modeling Clay
1 box per 16 students
Visit catalog.mathlearningcenter.org to order these and other materials.

MATERIALS NOT AVAILABLE FROM MLC

Weather Pages
Blank Transparencies Colored Markers Consecutive days of weather information, local
and regional or national, 1 day per student.
Yarn or String Scissors
Consecutive pages from a local newspaper or
Poster Paper consecutive daily reports from an online weather
Tape, Glue, Glue Sticks service work well. See Lesson 18 for details.

OPTIONAL MATERIALS
ADDITIONAL VISUAL MATHEMATICS TEXTS
Visual Mathematics, Course II Student Activities Packet
Visual Mathematics, Course II Student Activity Grids
Visual Mathematics Student Journal
VIDEOS FROM MLC
Math and the Mind’s Eye Video
A Change of Course: Implementing Visual Mathematics in the Classroom Video

MATERIALS AVAILABILITY AS OF NOVEMBER 2016 Visual Mathematics, Course II / Appendix–1