by MathPickle | Apr 4, 2024 |
Taxi Cab Triangles (MathPickle, 2023) I love the look on students’ faces when I call these things triangles. “These are not triangles”, they insist. This is precisely the type of discussion on definitions that is so useful. We might end up calling...
by MathPickle | Apr 4, 2024 |
Color Vortex (MathPickle, 2022) A beautiful Mini Mathematical Universe for your students to discover. What are the rules governing this universe? What questions do you have? If you can answer the question I have in the video I’ll be so so happy! It is...
by MathPickle | Apr 3, 2024 |
Mondrian discovers Japanese Needlework (MathPickle, 2022) 99% of this website is dedicated to non-repetitive problem-solving. That’s where the bulk of class time needs to be spent. However, elementary school students also benefit from practice with repetitive...
by MathPickle | Apr 3, 2024 |
Diversity City (MathPickle, 2022) In the 1960s Singapore had racial riots and between ethnic Malays and Chinese. The authoritarian government of Lee Kuan Yew solved the problem by mandating social mixing. For example, apartment buildings had to have both Malay and...
by MathPickle | Apr 2, 2024 |
Multiplicative Bingo (MathPickle, 2012) This is a great game to teach factoring and probability. Students should already be comfortable with the multiplication of two numbers 1-6. Teaching is an experimental science. Don’t expect to be a great teacher your first...
