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Tortoise and Hare Race - Shodor
Grades
3 to 12
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This site provides practice with patterns, relations, and functions through the tale of the the Tortoise and the Hare. The amount of the tortoise's head-start can be changed, then take...more
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This site provides practice with patterns, relations, and functions through the tale of the the Tortoise and the Hare. The amount of the tortoise's head-start can be changed, then take the racers through the various stages to find out who wins! Students will enjoy predicting the winner while watching the race unfold. The instructor's section provides detailed information on standards addressed, classroom questions, and links to similar resources. There is also a link to downloadable exploration questions that can be used in conjunction with the site.
tag(s): estimation (36), functions (61), measurement (127), patterns (82)
In the Classroom
Provide students with a copy of the explorations questions to complete alone or with a partner. Use on your interactive whiteboard for a quick 5 minute filler, change the amount of the tortoise's head-start each time to offer different outcomes each time. Ask students to predict the outcome of each race before beginning, allow changes midway, and discuss what is happening to change students' opinions.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Order of Operations Four - Shodor
Grades
3 to 8
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This activity allows two users to play a game of order of operations where each player tries to connect four game pieces in a row before his or her opponent ...more
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This activity allows two users to play a game of order of operations where each player tries to connect four game pieces in a row before his or her opponent does. The players can choose to answer problems which use addition / subtraction, multiplication / division, exponents, and parentheses. They can also choose the difficulty level. The learner tab provides useful information to students on using order of operations. The instructor section includes classroom advice, links to standards and textbooks, and related activities including a printable quiz.
tag(s): fluency (32), number sense (74), operations (71), order of operations (32)
In the Classroom
This site is excellent for enrichment. Include it on your class web page for students to access both in and out of class. Before beginning a lesson on order of operations, demonstrate several problems from the site on the interactive whiteboard. Allow students to come up with their own solutions which will lead to classroom conversations on why students came up with different solutions to the problems.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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