Kara was looking at her clock and noticed something very interesting. She saw that many times throughout the day the clock showed the same time if you read it forward or backward. She was mesmerized every time it happened. She was wondering how many of these palindromes occur during one full day on her digital clock. How many can you find without staring at the clock for a full day?
Palindrome: a number or word that is read the same from left to right as it is from right to left.
Example of a word palindrome: mom, dad, race car, pop
Example of a number palindrome: 101, 7667, 24342, 757
Just the facts: List all of the things you know from the problem and know from your experience with digit clocks.
Problem Statement: Restate the problem in your own words. Be brief and to the point.
Procedure: Include how you organized your data to find your answer. You should include any diagrams, charts, or lists in this section.
Conclusion: Answer the question stated in the problem statement section in a full sentence.
There are a lot of really fun extensions for this problem. Think about using military time, or using a clock that has seconds, or some sort of count down to the millennium!
HAVE FUN!