Yummy Math
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I just discovered this awesome teaching resource that can be used by teachers to apply everyday situations to math problems. It is an interactive web site with videos, and word problems that a class can solve together using technology. There are many examples such as how many lights are needed to decorate a Christmas tree to playing board games such as Monopoly. It actually looks like so much fun that I would even do it outside the classroom! I highly recommend this site to all of you math enthusiasts and teachers out there.
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Losing team in the playoffs
The NFL Playoffs are underway. Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos made the playoffs without a winning record and have advanced in another thriller of a game by beating the Steelers. Even though the Broncos did not have a winning record in the regular season they weren’t the worst team ever to make the playoffs. Last year, the Seattle Seahawks made the NFL playoffs with a losing record. They were the first NFL team to do so in a non-strike year. Let your students explore other teams in the three major sports who have made their playoffs with a losing record. How will they determine which team had the worst record if many of the teams played different amounts of games? Seems like a good time for percents and proportions! Enjoy the playoffs … and the math.
Help me figure out how many feet of lights I need
Watch the video of my Xmas tree with your math class. We didn’t get enough lights for the tree. How many feet of lights do you think we need in total so that the tree is properly decorated? How do you know?
CCSS: 6.G.4 , 7.G.1 , 7.G.6 , 8.EE.6, 8.G.9 , G-SRT.8, G-MG.1
Possible Solution (a rough estimate) in word doc form:
XMAS-TREE-LIGHTS-POSSIBLE-SOLUTION.doc and on video:
HDTV Surprise
How were your holidays? Your school vacation? Mine was good. I surprised my family with this HDTV, which I wrapped and hung on our wall. The size of an HDTV is determined by the length of its diagonal. What size HDTV could this be? How do you know?
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