What me? Irrational?

2023-11-20 09:44:37

What me? Irrational?


calculator


We've found that some students believe that the approximation that their calculators show for irrational numbers is exact.  Here's an activity that you can advertise as long multiplication review. After they study our calculations have a discussion just to clarify what they know and bring home the notion of approximations.


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Doubling your money
    My friend and I were arguing about how lon...
    What is Juneteenth?
       You can appreciate why this is ...
    Clean Close Shave
    Take a look at the infographic.  What do you see? ...
    Mother's Day
    How much do we...
    Spiraling squares - compass and straight edge
    Can you see the many spirals i...
    Unions and Collective bargaining
    There is a confrontation going on in Wis...
    How should I cook my turkey?
    Should I oven bake it, deep fry it or barbec...
    Germ-Killing Wipes
    In this activity, students get to di...
    The James Webb space telescope and the Hubble
    wp:paragraph There have been outstanding i...