2006 October | The Math Challenger

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Rising Above the Tower

October 20th, 2006 by mathchallenger

Let’s try this Tower of Hanoi brainteaser. How many discs can you move?

Have you ever wondered how our number system was created? Why we count 1 to 10 and if there are any connections to how many fingers we have? Imagine our number system if we only had eight fingers. How would we count, add, subtract, multiply and divide? What if we only had 6 fingers or only 2 fingers? How would math be different?

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Find A Phrase!

October 20th, 2006 by mathchallenger

“Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” is a phrase to help students learn the order of operations. Each first letter of the phrase matches the first letter of the operations: Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. Create another phrase to remember other key information in math. After you have created one for math, try to create a phrase for another subject area.

Posted in October 06 | | | 3 Comments

Let’s Meet Mrs. Simpson

October 4th, 2006 by mathchallenger

Mrs. Simpson is a 7th grade math/7th grade Pre-Algebra teacher just like Mrs. Wright; however, she is not in our building. Mrs. Simpson and her classes are a big part of Cedar Ridge Middle School in Decatur, Alabama! They are excited about blogging too! This year we will blog together and get to know each other very well. Why don’t you take a look at her site. While you are there play Cubeoban. Can you beat Mrs. Simpson? When you return to this blog, write about what level you reached and express your thoughts about the game. Remember to write in complete sentences! Click here.

Posted in October 06 | | | 127 Comments

Your Choice

October 3rd, 2006 by mathchallenger

Would you rather earn one million dollars today or one penny a day doubled every day for 30 days? What would you use this money to purchase? Explain your answer in complete sentences.

Posted in October 06 | | | 60 Comments