by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Place Value (MathPickle, 2011) Some number systems use place value – others do not. This video takes you on a tour of number systems including Egyptian, Arabic, Babylonian, Montessori and Scientific Notation. Ron Goodman has edited the video for younger students...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Venus Flytrap – dangerous decimals (MathPickle, 2013) Here is a pdf to print the cards and rules of the game. Enjoy 😉 Standards for Mathematical Practice MathPickle puzzle and game designs engage a wide spectrum of student abilities while targeting the following...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Building Skyscrapers of Different Heights (MathPickle, 2010) Stack 10 blocks to make any number of towers… the heights of the towers must be different. The king wants to see ALL the solutions! I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art. G. H. Hardy...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Speed Counting to infinity (MathPickle, 2010) For one class teachers should just count and count and count. There is no better way to show the relative size of numbers. Cheating after 200 is allowed 😉 I now believe in starting really, really slowly....
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Magic 6 / 9 (Martin Gardner) Give your students practice skip counting through a magic trick. This is a sure winner to show off to parents. The ballet makes us look at those bodies, it makes us listen to that music, it makes us wonder at the geometry, of the way they...
