Blog # 2--Summary and Synthesis

We have been talking about finding the area of polygons. I find this topic interesting and hard to understand. I did not learn this in grade school and never used a geoboard until now. With listening to other student methods and knowing there is more then one way to solve the problem, makes it more understandable. I also find it interesting that there is only one true written down formula known as Pick's theroem and by reading the modules and class discussion, no one knows his thinking that made him come up with the formula. Pick's theroem works wonders and anyone can find the area of a polygon on a geoboard really fast. I am learning that there is not just one way to solve a problem and students can help each other. The teacher does not need to provide the answer, but look at the student's method of solving the problem.