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Deb's Mathematics Blog October 2008 Archive

By Deb Russell, About.com Guide to Mathematics since 2002

New Worksheets This Week

Thursday October 30, 2008
10 worksheets on mystery numbers. These pre-algebra worksheets almost make learning math fun. They provide students with opportunities to apply the language of of math in number problems. For example ... Read More

Scare Up Some Halloween Math Fun

Monday October 27, 2008
Try you hand at some of these Pumpkin Math problems or try some word problems from Secondary Educator Guide Melissa. There are lots of fun activities to do in the classroom ... Read More

Mathematicians Predicted Stock Market Volatility Years Ago

Saturday October 25, 2008
According to Gary Stix among a few others. An over reliance on Portfolio Theory doesn't pan out in times of extreme events. (Even though it has received more than one ... Read More

Obstacles for Young Learners

Wednesday October 22, 2008
Last night I was talking to a parent regarding some of the concepts that her daughter just couldn't seem to get an understanding about. In particular, her concern was ... Read More

Another Online Gem for This Week

Sunday October 19, 2008
If you use bubble sheets for your multiple choice or T/F format on math tests, here's the site for you. It's a bubble test form generator for answer sheets. You ... Read More

Bring Math to Life for Young Learners

Thursday October 16, 2008
Math class is probably the class that gets the question Why are we doing this stuff? more than any other class. Bingo! Students NEED to know WHY ... Read More

Uncool to do Math?

Tuesday October 14, 2008
According to a study, published in this month’s issue of Notices of the American Mathematical Society, the low math participation among both sexes may be because it's just uncool. Apparently ... Read More

Back to the Basics: Worksheets

Sunday October 12, 2008
Worksheets if not over used can provide some great review and practice. In asking a variety of teachers about how often a child needs to answer similar questions on ... Read More

Another Great Find!

Wednesday October 8, 2008
With the vast amount of sites on the internet, it can be difficult to find some of the real gems out there. Today, I did and when I come ... Read More

Teachers Matter!

Sunday October 5, 2008
Sunday, October 5 is World Teacher's Day and the theme this year is 'Teachers Matter'. Show a teacher you care by saying thanks or by celebrating with a something special ... Read More

The World's 23 Toughest Math Problems

Thursday October 2, 2008
Math phobics beware, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have put out a research request it calls Mathematical Challenges. If you think you're ready to tackle even one ... Read More

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