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921. Paper folding
     Christmas ornament paper folding activity
     - Date of thread's last activity: 7 December 1998

922. Finding statistics on the Web
     Information and/or statistical data on the results of using computer programs to teach math to 9th grade special ed. students
     - Date of thread's last activity: 4 December 1998

923. Adding fractions
     Illustrating the need for common denominators when adding fractions.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 29 November 1998

924. Commission earnings
     A fun way of teaching commission earnings.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 24 November 1998

925. Teaching bases to middle school children
     Strategies for teaching bases to middle school children.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 21 November 1998

926. Telling time to half- and quarter-hours
     Use "The Grouchy Ladybug", by Eric Carle to teach learning-disabled grade 2 and 3 students to tell time to half- and quarter-hours.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 20 November 1998

927. Expanded form
     Teaching expanded notation in third grade.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 20 November 1998

928. MANIPULATIVES
     Suggestions for effective use of manipulatives in the elementary classroom.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 18 November 1998

929. Adding with decimals
     Use money to teach decimals to high school school students.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 17 November 1998

930. Math Comprehension
     How much math is important to know? Do children need to master long division?
     - Date of thread's last activity: 13 November 1998

931. Flatland in honors geometry
     Ideas for projects related to Flatland for an honors geometry class.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 12 November 1998

932. Formula for volume of cones/pyramids
     A physical demonstration of the fraction 1/3 in the volume formulas for cones and pyramids.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 12 November 1998

933. least common multiple (LCM)
     Teaching the concept of least common multiple (LCM).
     - Date of thread's last activity: 12 November 1998

934. Checking double digit subtraction
     Using addition to check double digit subtraction.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 10 November 1998

935. Multiplication
     Suggestion for teaching two- and three-digit multiplication.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 7 November 1998

936. Geoboards in geometry
     Using geoboards for homeschooling 4th and 6th graders.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 6 November 1998

937. Strategies for Motivating Low Level Math Students
     Motivating low-performing high school students.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 1 November 1998

938. Perpendicular Lines & Gradients
     An activity to help students discover the relationship between slopes of perpendicular lines.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 1 November 1998

939. Functions in middle school
     What is the role of functions in the middle grades math program?
     - Date of thread's last activity: 30 October 1998

940. Probability
     Suggestions for teaching probability.
     - Date of thread's last activity: 30 October 1998

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