Number Sense Blog
Word Problem Wednesday: May the Fourth Be With You!
May 4, 2016
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We know it's going to be a great day when Star Wars Day aligns with Word Problem Wednesday! Give our word problem a try—we'll update with the answer tomorrow!
General Leia is flying a T-47 Airspeeder to Echo Base at 650 kilome...
Word Problem Wednesday: How Many Strings?
Apr 27, 2016
Source: "Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with Bramwell Tovey" by Vancouver 125 - The City of Vancouver is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Happy Word Problem Wednesday! Give our orchestra word problem a try; we'll update with the answer tomorrow!
An o...
Math Help: Counting and Grouping
Apr 26, 2016
Many times, when students of all ages come to Mathnasium in need of math help, their math troubles can be traced back to a lack of number sense—an intuitive grasp of how numbers work! What’s the first step to gaining number sense? Well, the most b...
Math in Nature: A Prime Life Cycle for Periodical Cicadas!
Apr 22, 2016
We’re always tickled to see unusual instances of math in nature, and this headline certainly had us grinning from ear to ear: Periodic Cicadas are Coming: Mathematical Bugs in the Prime of their Lives! While many 17-year-old humans spend springtim...
Word Problem Wednesday: Pizza!
Apr 20, 2016
Happy Word Problem Wednesday! This week's word problem certainly has our stomachs growling for some pizza. Give it a shot; we'll update with the answer tomorrow!
Morgan’s scout troop is having a pizza party. They order 2 each of 3 varieties of ...
