Calculator activities for grade 1 are presented. Included are introductory activities, such as keying and finding patterns, and skill lessons, with such topics as ordering number, greater than and less than, estimation, and problem solving included. (MNS)

Several problems that can be used with calculators are provided. Teaching tips and references are included. (MNS)

Three games in which the calculator plays an important facilitating role are presented. It promotes a "guess then adjust your guess" strategy. The games are described within the context of elementary, junior high, and secondary classrooms. (MNS)

Exercises are used when beginning work with calculators to help pupils think about what they are doing. Four worksheets are included, with discussion of their objectives. (MNS)

A method is explained for using the calculator to determine the day of the week on which any given date falls. (DT)

The material is designed for student estimation of factors and divisors, with calculator use for checking estimations. Four worksheet masters are designed for classroom use. It is believed that problem-solving skills can be encouraged as students look for ways to improve on estimations. (MP)

Calculators are seen to shift the student focus in problem-solving situations from "how to do it" to "what to do," by keeping computation from standing in the way when pupils write or solve problems. (MP)

The author recommends allowing elementary students to use pocket calculators, so that they may concentrate on the sense of a math problem without getting bogged down in computation. He presents calculator activities on place value, estimation, and arithmetic operations, suitable for grades 1-6. (SJL)

The relationship between simple interest and compound interest is explored by using calculators to develop the required formula inductively and intuitively. (MP)

Presents four activities that use graphing calculators, spreadsheets, and graphing software to model population growth. (MKR)

Developing numerical relationships with calculators is emphasized. Calculators furnish some needed support for students as they investigate the value of fractions as the numerators or denominators change. An example with Logo programing for computers is also included. (MNS)

Examples are given of how calculator-sized pocket computers, which can receive, store, and execute BASIC programs, can be used in mathematics classrooms. (MNS)

By developing a sequence of mathematical models of harmonic motion, shows that mathematical models are not right or wrong, but instead are better or poorer representations of the problem situation. (MKR)

This Information Bulletin reviews nine books or kits providing useful activities for using calculators in grades 2-9, plus several articles providing constructive suggestions. The materials were selected on the basis of five criteria: ease of integration within the present curriculum, power to sustain interest, degree of attention to essential…

Presented are twenty essays related to applications in school mathematics and aimed at the classroom teacher. The essays use numerous examples and illustrations that provide the teacher with something tangible for immediate use. Four thematic areas are addressed: (1) What are applications?; (2) Why include applications in school mathematics?; (3)…