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 |
Dressed Up (Equivalent) Fractions (MathPickle, 2013) Equivalent fractions should be explored first using the engaging Fractured Fraction puzzle. Only later is this structural video an option. Engagement first, structure second. This video introduces a challenge: how...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Sum or Difference – Mutant Fibonacci Bunny (MathPickle, 2012) These sequences are fun to set up mini-competitions in your classroom. After an initial exploration in front of the class, groups can challenge one another to reach a certain number as fast as...
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 |
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,...
