h. Number sense & Computation calisthenics

- link to
     "What Do You Do With A Broken Calculator?" [running this applet requires Flash]
and
     "What Do You Do With A Broken Calculator?" [explanatory essay and background]

Estimating                                                                             
 
Power drill - estimating products
 
DIY estimation - multiplication

Power drill - estimating sums

DIY estimation - addition

 One Million Dollars


 Place Value

Transforming                        Chance

Power drill - exploring factoring & FOIL


 

 
Plato's dice
  
Spinnners as "Super-dice"
 



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