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Think! Communicate!! Justify!!!. Mickey Jo Sobierajski NCTM Washington, DC April 24, 2009. August 2-6, 2009 Wells College-Aurora, NY www.amtnys.org. “…You tell me. How much do you think it is?”. Calculator Activities. Seven-Up. Start: 0 Add: 1 or 2 Target: 7. Ten-Up. Start: 0
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Think! Communicate!! Justify!!! Mickey Jo Sobierajski NCTM Washington, DC April 24, 2009 Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
August 2-6, 2009Wells College-Aurora, NYwww.amtnys.org Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
“…You tell me. How much do you think it is?” Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
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Seven-Up Start: 0 Add: 1 or 2 Target: 7 Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Ten-Up Start: 0 Add: 1, 2, or 3 Target: 10 Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Now You’re 21 Start: 0 Add: 1, 2, 3, or 4 Target: 21 Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
“25” Start: 0 Add: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 only if it is not in the window or not the sum of the digits in the window Target: 25 Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
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Lauren has 84 identical cubes each with 2 cm edges. She glues them together to form a rectangular prism. The perimeter of the base is 28 cm. Find the height of the rectangular prism in centimeters. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
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Wall with two green doors. Wall with one green door. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
When there are 50 green doors in the wall, how many green and red blocks will there be altogether? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
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John walked 8 blocks north. Then he turned leftand walked 6 blocks west. How far was he from his original starting place? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Brian rode on 12 rides at the carnival. In all, he spent $9.00 for the rides and $3.50 on snacks. How much did each ride cost? Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
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