Connect May • June 2011

™ Innovations in K–8 Science, Math, and Technology Volume 24 • Issue 5

Field-based Math

Fractions Every Friday Ellen Javernick 1

Inquiry-based Math in School Gardens Jason Pittman 4

Complex Research Lawrence R. Carter 8

Student Experts: A New Science Teaching Method

Thomas W. Reed-Swale 11

A Math Trail in Your Community Bob Coulter 14

Literature Links 16 Resource Reviews 18

The History and the Story of Math Houman Harouni 20

Measuring in the Field Casey Murrow 23

Big Numbers, Real Data 26