Fun and Learning on Pi Day
With March upon us, here are some ideas for activities and investigations on Pi Day (3/14): 1. Read The Greedy …
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Are humans faster on land or in the water?
Dimensional Analysis is a powerful tool for anyone working with formulas and different units of measure. Sadly, our students might …
Problem of the Week 2/25/2013
The hexadecimal number system is a base-16 number system. This means that the system is based on grouping by 16, …
Teaching Math to the Core
Grab some popcorn, sit back, and relax while watching four math teachers who challenge and inspire their students to engage in …
Isosceles Triangles
Here’s a great problem for your students with isosceles triangles. You can click on the image to enlarge it. Send …
Problem of the Week 2/18/2013
1) Can you write 1/72 as the difference of two unit fractions (fractions with 1 in the numerator)? 2) Can you …
How many piano tuners are there in Chicago?
Are your students wondering why they have to learn about exponents and scientific notation? Will they ever use this if …
Hundreds and Hundreds of Beans
When children first move beyond tens and ones and venture into the hundreds place, it can be confusing to see …
Arabesque, Pirouette, Cha-cha-cha
As with a dance, problems become much more interesting when they are composed of several different kinds of steps. Do …
How many ways can you say 124?
Fourth graders learning about decimal numbers are often confused when asked, for example, to represent 3 and 16 tenths, for …
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