Mr. L’s Math

Yesterday’s audiocast showing how to use the Silent Function Factory activity in class generated a lot of response from readers, so here are some overhead transparencies you can use in your classroom to help implement this great activity.
This is a 4 page pdf activity, so it will print well at your site, and allow you [...]

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Silent Function Factory is a way to have your students be willing participants in a QUIET guessing game that allows them to predict functions, explore rate of change (slope), graph linear functions, all in a spirit of competitiveness.
This is a narrated PowerPoint presentation by Bill Lombard, the author and host of Mr. L’s Math. Be [...]

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If you’re looking for an activity that can replace some boring sections in your math book, here’s a great one! Students will not only work intently for long periods of time, they will want to learn even more advanced operations such as exponents, roots, and factorials. Classes and groups of students will be challenged [...]

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This is a fun activity that reinforces factor concepts as it pits the student taxpayers against you, the tax collector! A game lasts about ten minutes. It can be used as a beginning or end-of-class filler. Be forewarned that if you begin your class with it, the taxpayers may revolt and demand that you keep [...]

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If you want a major upgrade in your online life, this could be it. The orange icon on mrlsmath.com lets you easily subscribe to blog entries as they are published. You can set up a “web feed” that allows you to keep up with new information from this website and others you visit.
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Imagine being able to sit down at your computer with your favorite word processor and being
able to type hundreds of different math characters as easily as you type your name! I’ve been using this software for over a year now and am quite impressed with its quality and versatility.
The software is published by Just [...]

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Kids read in English class – now they can read about a real-life mathematics story too! Here’s a book about a young girl that:

Has happy discoveries about math
Is full of math ideas that kids will appreciate
We all would like to know as a friend
Shows mathematical passion and excellence

In Code describes the [...]

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How would you like an activity that can be used at a wide variety of grade/ability levels, and covers fractions, decimals, percents, geometry, algebra, and language? Well, if this floats your mathematical boat, then read on.
Many tangram activities ask kids to make different shapes from the seven tans, but don’t really ask them to stretch [...]

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If you’re looking for a great activity that works for any math class, look no further. You get to be a hero in front of your students, and they gain valuable math skills!

The rules are so simple you can teach them without saying a word! Yet the math is rich and abundant. You can use [...]

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The Four Components of Statistics and Probability:
• Gathering
• Displaying
• Interpretation
• Inference
Gathering data, whether in or out of a classroom, occurs on a daily basis. We are always observing and processing information as we go about the routine of our day. At this level data is like a pile of clothing that has just come from [...]

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