2020-12-08T14:08:39-05:00 2014-04-03T15:14:35-04:00 2020-12-08T14:08:39-05:00 Acrobat PDFMaker 11 for Word uuid:64e9d1ef-33ea-42d4-9143-6edf3c0870c9 uuid:6789e157-2ef1-4fa4-933a-c197a1e4c743 xml 13.02.13: Moving Students from Conjecture to Proof Math Kathleen Wilson geometry proofs inductive and deductive reasoning Adobe PDF Library 11.0 geometry, proofs, inductive and deductive reasoning http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/ xmpMM XMP Media Management Schema internal UUID based identifier for specific incarnation of a document InstanceID URI http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/ pdfaid PDF/A ID Schema internal Part of PDF/A standard part Integer internal Amendment of PDF/A standard amd Text internal Conformance level of PDF/A standard conformance Text Unit Guide Moving Students from Conjecture to Proof Kathleen Wilson This unit is intended for high school students who have previous experience with analytic geometry. The main objective of the unit is for student to cultivate a habit of mind where they will autonomously seek to prove their conjectures through deductive means rather than accepting a premise based merely on the basis that it holds true for a few isolated examples. Because the notion of proof, and more explicitly what constitutes a valid proof, is somewhat new and nebulous to many students, this unit presents a series of activities aimed moving students toward a deeper understanding and appreciation of the need for conclusive and deductive evidence to support a conclusion. By using algebraic models, geometric examples with the incorporation of dynamic software cases, students will become more engaged in the process of not only stating a conjecture, but also defending their assertions with deductive arguments.