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Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 53 Issue 1, January 2016
29 – 32
Integration of Mathematics into Alberta’s Homesteading History
Dalyce Harrison
As we explore Alberta’s history during early settlement, students role play the work done by homesteaders. First the students find their land and roll a die to find out what is on the land, based on fractions. Then the work that the students do through the progression of numerous activities earns them agricultural units (AU) for the final auction. The results of the auction determine what fraction of the homesteaders survived. This is not a lesson but a unit.
