by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Area and Perimeter of Polyanimals (MathPickle, 2010) Give practice to your students in calculating area and perimeter as they create polyanimals to fit in cages. The creative bit of getting them to name their creatures is optional 😉 Download a pdf here. There is no...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Life expectancy in different countries (MathPickle, 2011) Life and death statistics from around the world. It is a good data set to discuss and calculate “average.” If students do not yet know division, the video shows another way to calculate average. The...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Introducing Statistics to Young Children Some off-the cuff thoughts about how to introduce statistics long before children see any formula. Thanks to Mark Anderson for the super-villain cards Morlun and Electro – these are beauty in the eyes of children with too...
by MathPickle | Sep 14, 2015 |
Maps are a wealth of data. The best maps are easy to read and give lots of information. Instead of starting with an English map – start with a map in a different language. See how much your students can understand about this Russian map of an Island. After you...
by MathPickle | Sep 14, 2015 |
Dot to Dot Middle Path Puzzles ™ Like Gandalf in the caves of Moria, these puzzles give you three choices at each dot… choose wisely or forever be lost. As you move from dot to dot you will be revealing a secret picture. Each puzzle starts with a lot of lines,...
