1. The book titled Rainbow Fish written by Marcus Pfister is about the most beautiful fish in the ocean is asked to share one of his shining scales with a little blue fish, and to which he refuses. All the other fish in the sea leave him alone, and he wondered why. He goes to the wise octopus for advice, and she tells him to give away his scales. Rainbow Fish reluctantly does so, except for one. In the end, he is less beautiful then he was before, but he has new friends and is now the happiest fish in the sea.
2. This is an example of logarithmic growth. Every time Rainbow Fish gives away one of his shining scales to another fish the number of shining scales he has decreases, until he eventually only has one left.
3. Literature is an effective way to teach mathematical concepts because it can help you remember the process or steps on how to solve certain equations, it can make it more fun and interesting and easy to understand.
I agree with your overall post, however, in particular your part 3. I had a similar response in the fact that people tend to remember information better when they have multiple ways of learning such a visual and auditorial oppose to just one form of learning.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your overall post, however, in particular your part 3. I had a similar response in the fact that people tend to remember information better when they have multiple ways of learning such a visual and auditorial oppose to just one form of learning.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book! I also agree that giving people have different ways of learning something can benefit them in many ways, i am more of a visual learner so books like these (age appropriate) are amazing
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ReplyDeletei would say that this text is more of an example of applying LINEAR growth rather than logarithmic. but great title choice. it's one of my favs. i agree with your analysis on how literature can be effective in teaching mathematics.
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