Mathematical Explorations to Support Common Core...going beyond numbers to mathematical thinking |
FILE NAME | QUESTIONS EXPLORED |
big
numbers counting |
How big is a big number? Is there a biggest? What does a million look like? What does a googol look like? |
big
numbers calculating |
How fast is the earth moving? How far does the Earth (with us onboard) travel in a year? How fast is light? |
happy-sad
arithmetic |
What do you get when you add a happy and sad face? A Sappy? Playing with picture numbers (but really an introduction to integers). |
math
art fractals |
How can you construct a
picture of a tree with a mathematics rule? Can
math describe nature? |
math
art polygrams |
What do you get inside a pentagon when you draw some diagonals? Do you always get a star when you draw the diagonals of a polygon? |
patterns in our number system | Patterns, patterns and more
patterns (exploring our fabulous number systems): Can
you find any vertical patterns? Can you find any
diagonal patterns? Can you find any patterns when you add
the digits of a number? |
topology
curves |
Is that an open or close
curve? Are those points inside or out? |
topology traceability | Can you trace that curve without lifting your pencil? What does it mean that the letters A and R are topologically equivalent? |
topology networks | Can you discover a rule for when a curve is traceable? |
topology map problem | What is the smallest number of colors you need to color a map? |
topology Mobius Strip | How can a paper strip have
just one side? |
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