Early algebra ideas about binomial expansion, Stephanie's interview three of seven, Clip 2 of 7: Explaining the meaning of area of a square with concrete materials
Early algebra ideas about binomial expansion, Stephanie's interview three of seven, Clip 2 of 7: Explaining the meaning of area of a square with concrete materials [video]. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3SF2V35
TitleEarly algebra ideas about binomial expansion, Stephanie's interview three of seven, Clip 2 of 7: Explaining the meaning of area of a square with concrete materials
PublisherNew Brunswick, NJ: Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning, , c1996-02-07
DescriptionIn the second clip in a series of seven from the third of seven interviews in which 8th grader Stephanie explores Early Algebraic Ideas about Binomial Expansion, the researcher, Carolyn Maher, asks how she would explain her ideas about area of squares to her younger sister. When Stephanie indicates that she would revisit basic ideas about units and square units, Maher offers her base-ten blocks from which Stephanie selects and uses a cubic unit and a square "flat" composed of 100 cubic units. When asked how she would represent a square with side length "a", Stephanie selects from a set of plastic shapes one that most closely approximates a square, noting that the side has no marked units and so can be considered to represent the general case.
The problem as presented to Stephanie:
How could you use squared concrete materials to explain about the area of a square to someone who has not studied area?
RightsThe video is protected by copyright. It is available for reviewing and use within the Video Mosaic Collaborative (VMC) portal. Please contact the Robert B. Davis Institute for Learning (RBDIL) for further information about the use of this video.
Date Captured1996-02-07
Local IdentifierA64A65-ALG-BIEX-CLIP002
Related Publication Type: Related publication Label: Ed.D. dissertation references the video footage that includes Early algebra ideas about binomial expansion, Stephanie's interview three of seven, Clip 2 of 7: Explaining the meaning of area of a square with concrete materials Date: 2011 Author: Aboelnaga, Eman Y. (Eman Yousry) (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
Source Title: A64, Early algebra ideas about binomial expansion, Stephanie's interview three of seven (student view), Grade 8, February 7, 1996, raw footage. Identifier: A64-19960207-KNWH-SV-INT-GR8-ALG-BIEX-RAW
Source Title: A65, Early algebra ideas about binomial expansion, Stephanie's interview three of seven (work view), Grade 8, February 7, 1996, raw footage. Identifier: A65-19960207-KNWH-WV-INT-GR8-ALG-BIEX-RAW