Chairs Applet - Spaghetti and Meatballs for All
This is an applet that will let the user explore the creation of arrays by using chairs around a table as mentioned in the tradebook, Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns. The menus at the top of the applet allow investigation in a variety of ways. Mode: Allows the user to select Exploration, in which the number of chairs needed for a particular arrangement is displayed; or Guess, in which the user is able to construct an arrangement and then predict the number of chairs. Table: The applet allows two types of tables, 1 × 1 tables which accommodate one chair per side, and 2 × 1 tables, which hold two chairs on the longer sides. Arrangement: The user can choose a straight line arrangement (tables are placed side-by-side) or a rectangular arrangement (tables are placed along the border of a rectangle). The Increase/Decrease buttons allow the size of the arrangement to change.
This would be an excellent applet to use as whole group or as individual exploration during or after reading the tradebook, Spaghetti and Meatballs for All, by Marilyn Burns.
