Before we start our coding session there are a few things you should know. At the root of all computer science is something called an algorithm. The word “algorithm” may sound like something complicated, but really it’s just a list of instructions that someone can follow to achieve a result. A program is an algorithm… Read More Hour of Code December 3-9, 2018
In “A Three Hat Day,” Mr. Pottle collects all kinds of hats. Sometimes he wears more than one at a time; if he is sad he will sometimes wear two hats. On this day he is feeling very sad, so he wears three: a bathing hat, a fireman’s helmet, and a sailor hat. Mr Pottle… Read More A Three Hat Day
A balance scale is a device for weighing. It has a balanced beam and two pans. When the pans contain exactly the same mass the beam is in balance. Let’s watch the short video below to get a better understanding of balance. Now that the concept of balance is understood, we can look at… Read More Balance Benders
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Look at the image . What are the missing numbers? In Algebra a letter (usually an x or y) is used instead of a blank box. In this problem there are fun, familiar pikachu images used. Your challenge is to figure out what you do know in order to solve the unknown “?”! Remember, the equation… Read More Brain Workout: Picture Algebra
Rules for KenKen The only numbers you may write are 1, 2, 3, or 4. (A 6×6 puzzle requires 1 through 6.) No numbers may appear more than once in any row or column. … Each “cage” (region bounded by a heavy border) contains a “target number.” … In a one-cell cage, just write the… Read More Can you KenKen?
We are going to look at capital letters, not for writing or spelling, but as shapes with different features…what makes them look the same? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Some letters have horizontal lines… Read More Is This Math?
Get a nickel for each candy “sweetheart” you can fit around the outside perimeter of a dollar, OR Get a dime for the number of quarters you can fit around the outside perimeter of a dollar? Whichever option you choose, please justify your reasoning with mathematics. Leave your comment below.