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California State Dept. of Transportation, Sacramento. – 1997
This publication is designed to educate high school students about the problems and challenges of transportation. The parent project was conceived as a mathematics curriculum project, but developed into an interdisciplinary project to ensure that students would become well informed regarding the transportation decisions they make. In the…
Descriptors: Group Activities, High Schools, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedAviv, Cherie A.; Rachlin, Sid – Mathematics Teacher, 1981
A procedure for constructing a magic cube is presented, with related teaching activities appropriate for students familiar or unfamiliar with the algorithm covered. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Enrichment
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1997
This publication is designed to educate high school students about the problems and challenges of transportation. The parent project was conceived as a mathematics curriculum project but developed into an interdisciplinary project to ensure that students would become well informed regarding the transportation decisions they make. In the activities…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Group Activities, High Schools, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedReiter, Harold B. – Mathematics Teacher, 1983
The approach is to fill positions in a star shape with values from a set so that the sum of each line is equal to the sum of every other line. There are four values in each of five lines. Related problems based on other shapes are noted. (MP)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment
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This booklet is a collection of 45 problems that have appeared in the Problem Department of the journal "School Science and Mathematics." The booklet is divided into four parts. The first part presents 20 cryptarithms, puzzles in which letters or symbols are substituted for the digits in an arithmetical calculation, that require knowledge of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedChancellor, Dinah, Ed. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Presents activities in problem solving for levels K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 for each week of the month of March. Activities include open-ended problems and games that engage students' intellect and interest while working individually and cooperatively. (MDH)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Learning Activities
Kimble-Ellis, Sonya – 1997
Puzzles, games, and activities provide perfect opportunities for students to work in groups, interact, communicate with each other, and discuss strategies. The activities, games, and puzzles contained in this book are designed to help students learn mathematics in a fun yet challenging way. The activities are designed to encourage students to…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Games
Peer reviewedDotseth, Karen A., Ed.; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Presents a series of activities that help students discover the Pythagorean Theorem and extension activities to explore various dissection proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. Includes reproducible worksheets. (MDH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning
