Cotant, P. (2013, December 09). School Spotlight: Foam boards help students understand math.

The foam board models of dream homes created by seventh-grade students at Glacial Drumlin School in Cottage Grove sported extra features like swimming pools, an airplane and the “world’s biggest hot tub.”While they were busy conceptualizing their fantasy homes, the students were using math as they learned how to create something to scale.

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