Albany+ Math
Bringing Math To Albany Families
A.K.A.
Family Math Time!!!
Issue #5
Greetings Albany Families!
At its very essence, mathematics is the study of patterns. Mathematicians do three things:
* Mathematicians NOTICE patterns.
* Mathematicians DESCRIBE patterns.
* Mathematicians GENERALIZE patterns.
One of the most fun ways to interact with math/patterns is through games and puzzles. "Albany+ Math" (A+ Math for short) aims to bring to you fun math activities for the whole family. These games and puzzles are intended to be enjoyed together as a family. Project this page onto your big screen TV and go for it! Family Math Time! These activities can be done cooperatively, in competition, or side by side - whichever your family enjoys more (or whichever method will avoid family conflict!). Some of these activities are aimed towards specific age levels while others accessible to all ages. However, don't let our age recommendations limit you - try anything and everything on this page!
Math is a beautiful thing that is all around us and math is meant to be experienced, explored, and enjoyed! We invite you to join us in the journey of experiencing math together through A+ math this year.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T BELONG?
In each set of 4, which one doesn't belong? How do you know? Are there other possibilities? How many different answers can you come up with?
Discuss, chat, and even argue about which one doesn't belong.
Primary
Intermediate
Middle School
High School
Complete each puzzle by filling in the blanks. Can you find multiple solution?
Primary
ADDING & SUBTRACING WITHIN 10
Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, place a digit in each box to make a true statement.
Intermediate
PRODUCT CLOSE TO 1000
Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, place a digit in each box to make the product as close to 1,000 as possible.
Middle School
SOLVING EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLES ON BOTH SIDES
Using the digits 1 through 9 at most one time each, place a digit in each box to create an equation such that the solution is the largest integer possible.
High School
MEAN OF FREQUENCY TABLE
Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, place a digit in each box to create a frequency table that has the mean in the box at the top.
WHAT COMES NEXT?
What will the next 3 entries in each pattern look like?
How will the 43rd entry look like?
Can you figure out the equation for the pattern?
MATH ART CHALLENGE
Probability Designs
Try your hand at this week's Math Art Challenge. Click here for detailed directions.
The Challenge: Use something like a die or a coin to get random outputs. The probabilities don’t need to be equally spread! Assign a design to each output, and then get to designing.
Materials Needed: Honestly, whatever you want. There are endless possibilities on this one. Some examples: paper & pencil (like left and in the video below), yarn (friend ship bracelets or crochet), legos… See the examples of other people’s work in link below!
Math concepts you could explore with this challenge: Probability, probability distributions, randomness
MATH GAME -
The Fox and the Rabbit
What do you think the graph is about?
As you slowly advance through the slides
(click the right arrow button),
make predictions about the graph.
ONLINE MATH GAME -
Ken Ken
KenKen is a Japanese puzzle game similar to Sudoku. It can be done on paper or online (left). Directions are here.
PUZZLE ME THIS, BATMAN!
On a foreign island, there are three islanders. One is lying and the other two are telling the truth. One is named Dario and another is named Jean. Who is Jean?
DID YOU KNOW?
*China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys.
*India has the most post offices of any country (over 100,000)
MATH FUNNY FOR YOUR TUMMY!
Teacher: Why are you doing your multiplication on the floor?
Student: You told me not to use tables.
After a sheepdog gets all the sheep in the pen, he reports back to the farmer: “All 40 accounted for.”
“But I only have 36 sheep,” says the farmer.
“I know,” says the sheepdog. “But I rounded them up.”
Q: There are three kinds of people in the world:
A: Those who can count and those who can’t.
THINK AGAIN!
Professor Howie Hua is back with a demonstration on a Japanese method of multiplication. Check it out!