Janet Mahedy is a middle school mathematics educator with 19 years of teaching experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting) from Montclair University, as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching in Elementary Education and a Master of Science in Mathematical Foundations from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Janet holds New Jersey Standard Teaching Certification (Nursery School through Grade 8), New Jersey Middle School Mathematics Certification, and New Jersey Educational Supervisor Certification.
Students use a hands-on approach to determine if the trees in their schoolyard are Big Trees.
Inquire: Students develop a procedure to determine if the trees in their schoolyard would be eligible for inclusion in the NJ Forest Service “Big and Heritage Tree” database.
Investigate: Students measure and estimate the size of the trees, then convert those measurements from inches to feet.
Inspire: Students compare, using greater or less than terminology, to identify if any of the trees measured are Big Trees.
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