Rocket Ship Exploration
Lori K. Price · Teaching Children Mathematics · 2017
to explore how many pattern blocks it will take to fill in a rocket ship puzzle. Students are also challenged to use the most and fewest number of blocks possible and given the opportunity to explore the composition and decomposition of shapes and to generalize ideas about the relationship between the size and number of pieces. To access the full-size activity sheet, go to http://www.nctm.org/WriteForTCM , All Issues