Abstract

ALBARRACIN, Lluís  and  ARLEBACK, Jonas B.. Fermi problem activity templates as a design and management tool for the teacher. Educ. mat. [online]. 2022, vol.34, n.2, pp.289-309.  Epub Mar 10, 2023. ISSN 2448-8089.  https://doi.org/10.24844/em3402.11.

This article presents a characterization of the possible resolutions to a Fermi problem from the Fermi problem Activity Templates (FpAT). The article presents the theoretical foundation based on previous research on Fermi problems in Mathematics Education and other fields of research that allows the identification of the four main activities that can be used when solving them. These activities are reasoned estimation, experimentation, searching for data from reliable sources, and statistical data collection and processing. From these activities, the FpAT are specified and their possibilities as tools for the management and design of classroom activities are discussed. Specific examples of classroom proposals are included to support both the work of students and the activity design and management options enabled by the FpAT to promote problem solving and mathematical modelling.

Keywords : Fermi problems; mathematical modeling; task design.

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