Your presenter today is:
Ihor Charischak
Ihor@clime.org
Council for Technology
in Math Education
http://clime.org
| "Come and
hear some stories about unique and compelling
ways that the Internet along with dynamic
software such as Geometer's Sketchpad,
Spreadsheets, Microworlds and Java applets can
play a significant role in helping students gain
a deeper understanding of powerful mathematical
ideas." - Ihor |
CIESEmath Activities
Wealth and Health of Nations
Hans Rosling
http://gapminder.com
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The Last Digit of Pi Dan Cohen tells the story of Pi and the obsession for finding the "last digit." - Link Buffon's Needle Activity - Lesson Archimedes approximation - Link |
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| 2 | Fermat's Last Theorem - Simpson
Version In an episode of the Simpsons, Homer appears to write a valid solution to defeat Fermat's Last Theorem which was proven in 1993. Is Homer's effort a real counter example? Source: The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets - Link Simpsonsmath.com Math Stories - Engaging students in thinking about mathematics - Link |
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| 3 | The Famous Jinx
Puzzle http://dmcpress.org/cmdb75/jinxpuzzle/ Pick a number, Add 11, multiply by 6, subtract 3, divide by 3, Add 5, Divide by 2, Subtract the original number. Why is this called the Jinx puzzle? Watch a Flash video of the proof. |
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| 4 | The Noon Day Project: Measuring the Circumference of the Earth Blog entry - Link This activity recreates the experiment that Eratosthenes did 2200 years ago where he used shadow measurements to measure the circumference of the earth. |
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| 5 | The Great Green
Globs Contest http://dmcpress.org/gg/ What is the highest score you can get with this array of Globs? |
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