Create Your Own Operation
The commutative and associative properties are a whole lot more interesting when you apply them to a mathematical operation that you created!
Parentheses: How big of a change can they make!?
Two tiny parentheses. One expression. How big of a change can they make? Bigger than you think.
How Many Ways: Times Equals Minus
How many different ways can you make this math statement true using only the digits one through nine?
How Many Ways: Order of Operations 1
How many different ways can you make this math statement true using only the digits one through nine?
Exponents – How Low Can They Go?
Using exponent patterns, can students predict what the 0th power will be?