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Download full textNCTM Student Math Notes, 1983
Mathematics activities and facts related to pi are presented in this issue of "Student Math Notes." Included are: (1) an exercise based on Buffon's needle problem in which pieces of toothpicks are dropped onto a ruled surface; (2) a calculation of pi to 200 decimal places; (3) exercises related to Biblical and ancient Chinese…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedTaylor, Lyn, Ed.; Thompson, Virginia, Comp. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Postulated here is the notion that the exploration of number patterns with calculators is a valuable mathematical learning activity that should be commenced in the primary grades. Various activities are presented that make use of the constant function key, which is available on many of the inexpensive four-function calculators. (JJK)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Calculators, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Activities
Lott, Johnny W., Ed. – Student Math Notes, 1990
Five sets of activities for students are included in this document. Each is designed for use in secondary school mathematics instruction. Topics include: (1) "5-Con Triangles"; (2) "Striking Sequences"; (3) "Invariants"; (4) "On the Ball," (a geometry lesson); and (5) "Coloring Maps." These topics focus on geometric and statistical concepts. Each…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, High Schools
Sharma, Mahesh C. – Math Notebook, 1993
The development of the place value system and its universal use demonstrate the elegance and efficiency of mathematics. This paper examines the concept of place value by: (1) presenting the historical development of the concept of place value in the Hindu-Arabic system; (2) considering the evolution of the number zero and its role in place value;…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
O'Brien, Thomas C., Ed.; Goldenhersh, Barbara, Ed. – Seedbed, 1979
This compilation consists of 26 consecutive issues of the journal "Seedbed," published from February 1979 through July 1986. Each issue contains articles written by teachers for teachers. "Seedbed" is an outcome of the Teachers' Center Project at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. It is designed to be neither scholarly nor trivial. Each…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Goldenhersh, Barbara, Ed. – Seedbed, 1987
This document consists of two issues of the journal "Seedbed," an outcome of the Teachers' Center Project at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Designed to be neither scholarly nor trivial, each issue is a collection of teachers' ideas that they thought worth sharing with other teachers as "seedlings" to be developed, helping teachers…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Educational Games, Elementary Education
