By Bill Lombard on 22 March, 2011
I’ve just posted a new video at my mathvideouniversity site on youtube called Reverse the Math Puzzle Using 2, 3, and 4. This puzzle uses the numbers 2, 3, and 4, along with standard operational symbols of mathematics to create the numbers 1 – 10. The reason it’s called Reverse the Math is that the [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 29 January, 2011
I’ve begun uploading videos to my new YouTube site, Math Video University, with KenKen 4×4 Introduction, Tutorial, and Strategy. This video has gotten 16,000+ views at my original YouTube site, so it seemed to be a good choice to kick off this new video site. The aim of my new video site is to focus [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 14 December, 2010
I got an email from YouTube a few days ago asking if I was interested in YouTube’s Partnership Program. This program allows video makers the opportunity to place ads next to their videos and receive a share of the revenue. I was surprised at this, so I visited my KenKen video, KenKen 4×4 Introduction and [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 8 August, 2010
One of the most popular activities from the Teacher to Teacher Press book Number Sense is Pyramid Math. This creative practice activity facilitates discovery of number patterns and develops number sense. The activity works great with both positive and negative numbers and decimals and fractions. Because it can be designed to be self-checking, it is [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 23 July, 2010
Here’s a video that introduces the 4×4 KenKen, including tips and strategies. It can be played in HD (720p) for use in classrooms with projectors. KenKen is a logic and mathematical puzzle which is similar to Sudoku. As a math teacher, I use KenKen to teach and reinforce logical, deductive reasoning and to help with [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 22 July, 2010
Here is a four minute video that introduces the 3×3 KenKen. It can be played in HD (720p) for use in classrooms with projectors. KenKen is a logic and mathematical puzzle which is similar to Sudoku. As a math teacher, I use KenKen to teach and reinforce logical, deductive reasoning and to help with number [...]
Posted in Mr. L's Videos | Tagged KenKen, numeracy skills, Problem-Solving, Puzzle, Video |
By Bill Lombard on 16 May, 2009
Isosceles Triangles can make a square, as we all know, but here’s a way to do it with seven different size triangles. Measurement, the Pythagorean Theorem, and color make this a nice project for any class, and particularly for a geometry class. The video gives complete directions for the classroom. Pause it at any time [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 30 April, 2009
Here’s a nice visual way for students to see relationships involving linear inequalities using a number line. All four operations are covered, including the infamous multiplying and dividing by a negative number. Free online screencasting tool To receive all new posts – subscribe via email or RSS Web Feed.
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By Bill Lombard on 29 April, 2009
Here’s a video which shows two visual approaches to teaching linear inequalities. It can be used for sharing with other math teachers or students who are looking for a way to “see” how inequalities work. Here’s the link to the video on youtube. To receive all new posts – subscribe via email or RSS Web [...]
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By Bill Lombard on 23 April, 2009
This is a video introduction to the activity Nuggets and Scales from Brad & Bill’s book Simply Great Math Activities: Algebra Readiness. Teachers can use this video in the classroom as an easy way to introduce unknown quantities, set up and solve linear equations, and incorporate language in the process. This can be used to [...]
Posted in Math Activity, Mr. L's Videos | Tagged linear equations, Nuggets and Scales, visual algebra, visual representation |
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