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Peer reviewedOsborn, Alan R. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Class Organization, Experiential Learning, Instruction, Laboratories
Peer reviewedKirby, Dave – Mathematics in School, 1988
Describes various kinds of games for one and two players. Provides the diagrams and rules for the games and puzzles. (YP)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Games, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment
Peer reviewedRichbart, Lynn A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1976
Several activities focusing on the number 1976 are presented. (SD)
Descriptors: Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment, Number Systems
Peer reviewedLyon, Betty Clayton – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
How to take an existing magic square and surround it with a magic border is described, with a number of examples. (MNS)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
Lazerick, Beth E. – Teacher, 1979
Middle school students practiced their math skills and learned about the stock market by selecting and managing their own hypothetical portfolios of real stocks. (SJL)
Descriptors: Finance Occupations, Investment, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities
Godfrey, Lorraine Lunt – Teacher, 1975
Math and language skills meet at a recipe-menu-measurement food information station. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Guidelines, Language Skills, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedHolt, Michael – Mathematics in School, 1977
Several examples through which the Klein 4-group can be introduced are offered. (SD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment
Peer reviewedMoore, Charles G. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1988
Identifies certain principles of mathematics-like thought participated in by the carvers of the petroglyphs: (1) iteration; (2) recursion; (3) similitude; (4) tiling; and (5) symmetry. Provides illustrations and verbal descriptions of each process and concludes with four suggested classroom activities to help students appreciate the talents of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedSchwartzman, Steven – Mathematics Teacher, 1987
How to develop multiplicative magic squares is discussed. Various types of numbers are used in the examples. (MNS)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication
Peer reviewedEwbank, William A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
Topics for investigation in mathematics classes that arise from the Olympics are discussed. Activities with performance records leading to the development of graphs are illustrated. (MNS)
Descriptors: Graphs, Investigations, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment
Peer reviewedAjose, Sunday A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1983
Subtractive magic triangles are discussed and questions raised for exploration with mathematics classes. Answers are also included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
Peer reviewedWang, Carl; Woo, Norman – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
An ancient Chinese method of calculating ages indirectly can provide interesting practice with number concepts. (SD)
Descriptors: History, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedGabai, Hyman – Mathematics Teacher, 1976
Equations or systems of equations can be associated with letters of the alphabet printed in the coordinate plane. Messages can be coded and decoded with a computer or by hand. (SD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Programs, Computers, Geometry
Peer reviewedYates, Daniel S. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
An activity similar to magic squares is described. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedLitwiller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1977
Ten problems involving large calculations are described for classroom use with a calculator. (JT)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Instruction, Learning Activities
