Really old

2023-11-20 09:44:29

Really old


Tom Lehrer is a singer, songwriter, satirist, pianist and mathematician who has written some wonderful songs. In 1959 he wrote a song called "New math".  At that time, much of mathematics teaching was reoriented.  Parents of elementary school aged children were having a hard time helping their children with math homework.  Enjoy the song and then we can figure out if it makes sense.

Seeing the meaning of decimal place value was understood by experimenting with place values in base 2 and base 8 systems.  Have we now mastered the New math?  


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    How big of a crepe can you make?
    At Costco you can buy this huge tub of nutella...
    Occupy Wall Street protest is growing
       The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movem...
    Shrinking Toblerone
      New York Times photo - Credit Darren Sta...
    Games with dice
    Time to let students become naturally curiou...
    More eruptions on Hawai'i's Kilauea
    The Volcano Kilauea is continuing to spew ...
    Should I get the Big One?
      Let your students decide if the ...
    Coronavirus trends
    Johns Hopkins University of Medicine has a team ...
    Inflation and the cost of gasoline
     In 1980, one gallon of gasoline costs $1.22....
    Which Sweet Hearts are the Best Deal?
     I have been doing a little shopping for Sw...