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Math Arguments: November 2014
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180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime! Sunday, November 30, 2014. 327: Sensible or Not? Here's your claim . what's your warrant? Give an example or a situation to bolster your position. For a high school project, I conducted a census to determine the average rate that teenagers charge for babysitting. Even though the study used a convenience sample, the results may be meaningful. Saturday, November 29, 2014. 326: ASN - Quadrilaterals. An image from there:.
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Math Arguments: January 2015
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180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime! Saturday, January 31, 2015. 387: Which Shape Doesn't Belong? From Talking Math With Your Kids. Which shape doesn't belong? Is a question that kids of any age can deal with.Each page has four shapes, any of which can be considered "wrong" for some reason. Challenge your kids to find a reason for why each shape might not belong in the group of four. From Talking Math With Your Kids. Friday, January 30, 2015. Qatar, where j...
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Math Arguments: 486: The Bowling Pins Puzzle
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180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime! Thursday, July 16, 2015. 486: The Bowling Pins Puzzle. Everyone older than ten knows that there is a way to play tic-tac-toe so that you can never lose. Any game that can be played to a draw unless someone makes a newbie's mistake, is boring once you know the secret. Let's look at this one and see if you can find a strategy for it:. If you go first, what is your best play? Source: Loyd's Encyclopedia, 1914. 256: Nets - R...
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Math Arguments: October 2014
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180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime! Friday, October 31, 2014. 297: Systems of a Sort 3. A hotel rents a double-occupancy room for $30 more than a single-occupancy room. One night, the hotel took in $3115 after renting 15 double-occupancy rooms and 26 single-occupancy rooms. Other than by calling the hotel and asking directly, what ways could we use to find the single- and double- occupancy costs? Thursday, October 30, 2014. 296: Systems of a Sort 2. Door o...
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Math Arguments: March 2015
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180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime! Tuesday, March 31, 2015. 417: What can we do with this? What can we do with this? There doesn't seem to be enough information. Links to this post. Monday, March 30, 2015. 416: What's wrong here? What's the easiest way to fix this? Links to this post. Sunday, March 29, 2015. 415: Parallels and Variables. Raw, pure math. Ummmmmm, tasty. But can you make the question harder by rearranging the variables? Links to this post.
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Math Arguments: 484: Tempus Fugit
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180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime! Monday, July 13, 2015. If the time is 10:10, what is the exact angle between the minute hand and hour hand? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Math Concepts Challenge. Add your thoughts as a comment;. Or send new ideas to the email below. Categories, of sorts. Assumptions Change the Problem. 487: The Fifteen Puzzle. 486: The Bowling Pins Puzzle. 483: Time and Time Again. 482: Angling for More Time. A Daily Classroom .
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Math Arguments: 482: Angling for More Time
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180 Days of Ideas for Discussion in Math Class. (as of 9July2014, we're in overtime! Monday, July 13, 2015. 482: Angling for More Time. If the MINUTE hand is on 2, and the hour hand and minute hand make an acute angle, what time could it be? If the MINUTE hand is on 8, and the hour hand and minute hand make an obtuse angle, what time could it be? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Math Concepts Challenge. Add your thoughts as a comment;. Or send new ideas to the email below. Categories, of sorts.
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Curmudgeon: Things we need you to stop saying 4
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I believe that mathematics should be taught, not collaboratively explored; algebra and geometry are better than a vague course of Integrated Math; spiraling doesn't work nearly as well as learning it properly the first time; "I don't DO math" should be an incentive rather than an excuse. "I don't DO English" should be treated the same way. Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Things we need you to stop saying 4. Labels: Just a rant. I'm scheduled for a Tech conference. This is one of the offerings:. It's 2015 and th...
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Curmudgeon: Do This and the Bunny Dies
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I believe that mathematics should be taught, not collaboratively explored; algebra and geometry are better than a vague course of Integrated Math; spiraling doesn't work nearly as well as learning it properly the first time; "I don't DO math" should be an incentive rather than an excuse. "I don't DO English" should be treated the same way. Thursday, November 5, 2015. Do This and the Bunny Dies. Labels: Cant Make This up. I'm trying to hold it together, people . That's not even reasonable . Damn you, TI!
