by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Animal Subtraction The Graceful Tree Conjecture (Ringel et al., 1967) These puzzles are the best way to introduce students to subtraction. The puzzle is based on a classic unsolved problem that deserves to be in every student’s experience of mathematics. The...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Squaring the Square (R. L. Brooks, C. A. B. Smith, A. H. Stone and W. T. Tutte, 1930s) Give students addition and subtraction practice and link these numerical activities to geometry. A fraction of students, predominantly girls, thrive when the beauty of mathematics...
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 |
Complete the Quadrilateral (Don Steward, 2013) Try finding the largest and smallest rhombus, rectangle, trapezoids etc. so their vertices include a special point and the other vertices lie on the lattice points of a grid. The first half of the video is quite easy,...
