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Friedlander, Alex – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2009
Infinity and infinitely small numbers pique the curiosity of middle school students. From a very young age, many students are intrigued, interested, and even fascinated by extremely large or extremely small numbers or quantities. This article describes an activity that takes this curiosity about infinity into the domain of adding the numbers of an…
Descriptors: Numbers, Mathematical Concepts, Grade 5, Arithmetic

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