Investigations: The Mathematical Candy Store: Weight Matters
Elizabeth Mailley, Patricia Moyer
April 2004, Volume 10, Issue 8, Page 388
An activity about candy focused on teaching measurement.
Investigations are hands-on, open-ended activities that encourage problem solving, reasoning, communication, and mathematical connections. Investigations is a regular feature of Teaching Children Mathematics and highlights activities that develop conceptual understanding of mathematics topics.
Problem Solving / Problem Posing
Reasoning and Proof
Weight / Mass