Archive for December 2014
Give Students the Answer
What happens if we give students the answers to the questions we ask? Take a look…
Read MoreThe Red Box Challenge
Here is another hundreds chart that I created in PowerPoint. This is the Light Switch Hundreds Chart. Can you explain why it arrives at the final set of numbers? Try to think outside of the “box.” You’ll understand what I mean in just a moment… Update: This challenge has been solved one time now.…
Read MoreThe Animated Multiplication Table
I made multiplication table using PowerPoint and went on to discover some very interesting relationships within the table. You will see several here. Watch the video below. Click here to download the animated Multiplication Table. (After downloading, your first step will be to click the multiplication symbol to clear the table.) Click…
Read MoreLetting Noticing Lead to Wondering
This post is simply my moving squares around using PowerPoint and letting it lead me to wonder about mathematical concepts. You should watch it and see if it makes you wonder, too.
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