by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Integral fission puzzles are better than prime factorization trees for student engagement. Click Here Integral fission is how a number explodes into its prime factors. Click Here Integral fission is how a number explodes into its prime factors. Click Here Start with...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Egyptian Fractions (Graham, 1964) The first “greedy algorithm” introduced in this video is a good way to give your students practice finding common denominators, but be very careful which you choose. As the video shows, these can get nasty!!! If you are...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Divisibility Tricks Divisibility tricks allow you to figure out if an integer is divisible by another integer. Again, this video is a lower priority than the engaging puzzle videos, but it should open up some interesting challenges. Games give you a chance to excel,...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
In fractured fractions, your students cover a pixelated image with rectangles. You must choose the rectangles carefully so that the fraction covered matches the given fractions. Here we have a yellow submarine with given fractions 1/2 and 1/3. Does this...
by MathPickle | Sep 16, 2015 |
Thirsty fractions (MathPickle, 2013) In a bar I once overheard the proverbial argument “glass-half-full” versus “glass-half-empty.” A second later my own beer arrived and the waiter inexpertly poured it with the beer glass at the wrong angle so...
