2023-11-20 09:44:37
What me? Irrational?
What me? Irrational?

We've found that some students believe that the approximation that their calculators show for irrational numbers is exact. Here's an activity that you can advertise as long multiplication review. After they study our calculations have a discussion just to clarify what they know and bring home the notion of approximations.
Comments (0)
Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
Super Bowl ads and scientific notation
The Super Bo...
Figuring planting dates
It's time to get ready to plant my gar...
The James Webb telescope
After launch, the telescope deployed on...
Stone Ice Storage
In this activity, students will estimate the...
Bank of America Debit Card Fees
Millions of people and businesses use debit ca...
Leslie's Yummy Pumpkin Pie
Every year more and more people come to our hous...
Oil Spill Tragedy
As of May 28th, 2010 it is believed that t...
Greasing light poles
The Philadelphia police were bein...
Heating with wood - What's a cord?
Do you know what a cord of wood looks like? What s...
DST ends November 5th, 2023 - strange happenings
In this activity students try to figure out how ti...