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Tuesday, October 11, 2005|NJAET Conference
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Road Sign & the Bus Problem What's the problem with Word problems? |
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Fraction Darts The object of the Fraction Darts challenge is to "pop" balloons located on a number line between 0 and 1. The darts are "thrown" by entering a number in fractional form. Here is a glimpse of a game in progress. Two darts (5/8 and 3/4) have been thrown so far. Notice that 3/4 is too big and 5/8 is too small. What is your next throw? Also try Decimal Darts |
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| 3 | Learning
Mathematics Dynamically with Geometer's Sketchpad What can Spinwheels teach you about Geometry? Spinwheel1.gsp Spinwheel2.gsp Spinwheel3.gsp |
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| 4 | The
Famous Jinx Puzzle Pick a number, Add 11, multiply by 6, subtract 3, divide by 3, Add 5, Divide by 2, Subtract the original number. Why is this called the Jinx puzzle? Jinx.xls |
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The Pizza Server Challenge Order some pies and see if you can figure out what the prices are for different sizes of pizza and number of toppings. (Check out the toppings.) In other words, what does their menu look like? |
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| 6 | The Great Green
Globs
Contest What is the highest score you can get for this array of Globs? |
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