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Look for and make use of structure
The Mathematical Habits of Mind describe ways in which developing students of mathematics increasingly engage with the subject matter as they grow in mathematical maturity and expertise throughout the elementary, middle and high school years.Â
The Mathematical Habits of Mind describe ways in which developing students of mathematics increasingly engage with the subject matter as they grow in mathematical maturity and expertise throughout the elementary, middle and high school years.Â
MHM7. Look for and make use of structure.
Apply general mathematical rules to specific situations.
Look for the overall structure and patterns in mathematics.
See complicated things as single objects or as being composed of several objects.
Questions to Develop Mathematical Thinking Related to Habit 7
Questions to Develop Mathematical Thinking Related to Habit 7
What observations do you make about _____?
What do you notice when _____?
What parts of the problem might you eliminate, or simplify?
What patterns do you find in _____?
How do you know if something is a pattern?
What ideas that we have learned before were useful in solving this problem?
What are some other problems that are similar to this one?
How does this relate to _____?
In what ways does this problem connect to other mathematical concepts?
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