Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) - The UTeach Institute
Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) - The UTeach Institute
Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) - The UTeach Institute
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Adem Ekmekci & Gladys Krause<br />
<strong>UTeach</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> - NMSI Annual Conference<br />
Austin, TX / May 24 – 26, 2011<br />
<strong>Model</strong>-<strong>Eliciting</strong> <strong>Activities</strong> (<strong>MEAs</strong>)<br />
What are <strong>MEAs</strong>?<br />
• Designed for small groups (3-4 people),<br />
• Similar to a Case Study version for Kids,<br />
• Introduce a problem related to a real life situation,<br />
- <strong>The</strong> context can be given in an introductory<br />
newspaper article -<br />
• <strong>The</strong>ir solution is a model describing a mathematical<br />
or scientific situation,<br />
• <strong>The</strong>y allow for multiple solutions.<br />
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