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 …
Category Archives: Algebra 1 Honors
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 …
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 …
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 …
Struggle: Building Strength or Revealing Weakness?
Do you ever feel like you are helping your students too much and doing the thinking for them? Are you …
The Power of a Power
Are your students confused trying to memorize all the rules for exponents? Begin with a simple analogy. Just as multiplication …
NCTM President Discusses Rigor
What should rigor look like in a math classroom? Click here for a discussion by Linda Gojak, President of the …
One Hundred Problems
As we near the one hundredth day of school, here are 100 problems to challenge students in grades 3 and …
Dan Meyer on Real World Math
Click here to watch the video. Reflect: ~ How can you make questions at your grade level irresistible to students …
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