This volume is the sixteenth in a series of 29 coordinated MINNEMAST units in mathematics and science for kindergarten and the primary grades. Intended for use by second-grade teachers, this unit guide provides a summary and overview of the unit, a list of materials needed, and descriptions of five groups of lessons. The purposes and procedures…

This volume is the seventeenth in a series of 29 coordinated MINNEMAST units in mathematics and science for kindergarten and the primary grades. Intended for use by second-grade teachers, this unit guide provides a summary and overview of the unit, a list of materials needed, and descriptions of five groups of activities. The purposes and…

How to take an existing magic square and surround it with a magic border is described, with a number of examples. (MNS)

Scavenger hunt activities for a range of mathematical topics are presented. Numbers, measurements, fractions, and geometry are among the topics included for the 14 types of hunts described. (MNS)

Included in this department are brief articles on generating primitive Pythagorean triples with a computer program; using pictographs or pictures on graph paper to teach general graphing concepts; a method for factoring trinomials; and summing the harmonic series. (MNS)

Activities for selecting, naming, matching, recording, and reproducing fractions are presented, using a variety of illustrations and materials. (MNS)

A procedure for generating the "nth" term of figurate numbers is given. (MNS)

Intended for teachers of learning disabled children, the performance based learning package provides a list of steps for students to take toward obtaining competency in time and time telling. The package is broken down into eight milestones which include such steps as constructing a simple sundial as a group project, understanding that 15 minutes…

This pamphlet recommends that elementary-school teachers be provided with inservice courses which deal with probability concepts. The recommendations are based on the experiences of 120 teachers who taught probability in elementary school as part of a project of the National Science Foundation. The authors observe that probability is important…

Variations on a card trick are noted, with a formula for generalizing them. Another trick which can be proved with algebraic principles is then presented. (MNS)

The second unit of instructional and evaluation activities for a science/math curriculum in Spanish developed for first graders make up this teacher's guide. Kits five-eight, each covering a period of two to three weeks, present science and math instruction around the family. The guide lists focus, objective, and materials in English and Spanish…

Describes three activities to reinforce recognition and formation of numerals and letters, to make classroom activities interesting and different, and to prepare a personalized gift that encourages the student's feeling of self-worth. Activities are presented in a clip-and-save format, with each carrying an identifying number and including…

One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in the use of numbers in written communication. Included are terminal and specific objectives, usage rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes the…

The probability of winning the contest was analyzed, with the mathematical solution and a computer simulation given. A flowchart and computer program are both included. (MNS)

This valuable collection of materials was developed to incorporate the calculator as an instructional aid in ninth- and tenth-grade general and basic mathematics classes. The materials are also appropriate for grades 7 and 8. After an introductory section which teaches the use of the calculator, four games and activities are described. For these…