Maya numerals

Part B Diagnostic Assessment During the diagnostic assessment which focused on grade three student, Boris’s comprehension of number placement and value, Boris did well in most areas, with minimal exceptions. Boris took a great deal of time, when requested to partition the double digit the number. Though they progressed to partitioning the larger numbers in a standard and acceptable non-standard manner, they answered the two digit partitioning question with various multiplication equations.…

Teaching math can be a daunting task, especially in the lower grades. Teaching mathematical concepts through lecture and paper and pencil work isn’t enough to achieve deep understanding, math reasoning or problem solving skills. Math manipulatives are “hands on” or virtual materials designed to engage students in active investigation to gain higher levels of understanding. Manipulatives not only allow students to explore concepts, but also allow teachers to see what students are thinking. “The…

Data Type Description and example use **You must provide an example of what each data type could be used for** String A data type used in programmings such as an integer and floating point unit, but is used to represent text rather than numbers. • I bought 3 CD’s which were from 3 different artists. It shows that I bought it from 3 different people. • If (Option 1==Option 2) If the values are the same, then it is true. If they are different, then it is false. • Usernames are an example of…

The second grade classroom I am in began this year the students in the classroom practicing their addition and subtraction in a one-digit numbers through various strategies, word problems, and diverse lessons. However, as the year went on my cooperating teacher had the students begin solving two-digit addition and subtraction problems. My classroom is set up for their numeracy portion of the class that they usually start with whole group lesson, then move into small groups to practice the lesson…

Throughout recent years, extensive research has been conducted into the best ways to introduce decimals to students in the younger and lower levels of their education. It has become more than evident that there are many ways to teach decimals to young children, as well as conflicting views on good and bad ways to go about this. For young people decimals can be a scary topic to tackle so going about this can be tricky at times. Decimals and denominators have been listed as the “demons of…

The Teacher From Hell Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! The dismissal bell just went off. As I was leaving the classroom, my teacher, Mr. Rase, the one I hate the most called me over and said “Jake Hazel, are you ready for the test” I quickly responded with a head nod and said, “Yeah I think I’ll be ready.” Mr. Rase then gobbled on by saying, “Fail is going to be what’s written all over your test!” So I quickly turned around and left the classroom, the only thing that I had going through my head was Mr…

The Babylonian number system, like the Egyptian, used a symbol to represent 1 and used it repeatedly to represent the numbers 1-9. Once 10 was reached, they created a different symbol to represent that numeral. As we can see in Figure 1, for the numerals up to 60, the procedure seems to be very similar to the Egyptians, but after 60, it changes. Unlike the Egyptians’ number system, the Babylonians’ was a positional system, meaning that the location of the symbols was very important…

In all our lives, we look for things to motivate us to achieve the things we have decided to try and achieve. We may feel motivated to graduate from college because no one in our family ever did. We may want to become a high-level athlete because we are inspired by our favorite athletes. Other examples of this include wanting to get a high paying job because we grew up in poverty and doing well in school so we can escape living in a bad neighborhood as well as coming back to that neighborhood…

Psychological Profiles of Athletes Psychological profiles of athletes is a topic that is studied in sports, and one important focus of this psychology is the athletes ability to cope and respond appropriately to stressful situations involved in competition (De Melo, Giavoni, 2010). The article titled, “Elaboration and Validation of the Athletes Idiocentric and Allocentric Profile Incentory” by, Gislane De Melo and Adriana Giavoni discusses the characteristics of athletes cognitive styles and…

Dear Y Camp family, One of the greatest feelings in life is when you’re laying in the cool grass looking up at a crystal clear sky with a million stars. Lighting bugs make the darkness sparkle and move. The night air unsullied and fresh, frogs croak, barn owls call back and forth to each other, and cicadas sing in the blackness. The moon casts shadows from the colossal hundred year old surrounding oak trees, your belly is filled with M&M’s and campfire cooked s 'mores. You can feel a sense of…