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
    What can you tell about a snowflake?
      As a snowflake falls from the sky, its...
    Leslie's Yummy Pumpkin Pie
    Every year more and more people come to our hous...
    Candy deals
    We found big mixed bags of candy at really...
    Impress your parents at dinner
    This activity is the first in our series on me...
    Do caffeinated drinks have similar amounts of jolt?
    We found this interesting caffeine infogra...
    Storm cleanup
    This activity could be used as an introduction...
    Ranked Choice Voting in NYC
    New York City is still tallying its election...
    Joe's Tiny New York
    Joe Macken is a truck driver from upstate New York...
    Red Green Bitcoin
      📉 In this activity, students will expl...