What does one trillion dollars look like?
We’ve been hearing the words “one trillion dollars” in the news a lot lately. How much money is that, really? It’s a lot more than you’d think! Lookat this illustration and post your thoughts!
Measuring Angles
Check out these games and activities for measuring angles. Post comments about your success!
http://www.mathplayground.com/measuringangles.html
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/protractor-using.html
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/bananahunt/bhunt.html
How does this work??
We looked at this in class. See if you can figure out why this works. Leave your comments and predictions here.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/games/magic-gopher-central.swf
Percents in your mind
How can you use mental math with fractions, percents, and decimals? Or, how can you use mental math to find percentages of a number? Explain and give one example.
Now, try to use mental math for this game:
http://www.mathplayground.com/Matching_Fraction_Percent.html
Recess Time!
If you were outside at recess without a watch, how could you find out how much longer you have to play… WITHOUT asking your teacher?
Counting Classmates
Pretend you don’t know how many students are in your class. What is the fastest way to find out how many students are in your class… WITHOUT asking your teacher!
Joke Post
Post your jokes here! If you’ve heard a funny one lately, pass it on to the rest of us! Then come back and read the jokes your classmates have posted. LOL!!!!!!!!!
Exponents
Exponents are a brand-new concept for us. You’re really going to have to think of multiplication in a new way. Pretend that I don’t know anything about exponents. Explain to me why I get a much larger product when I solve 4 to the 3rd power than when I solve 4 X 3. Use math words such as exponent, base, and power.
