Students use data from last year's census in Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Maryland to solve a puzzle. Using a series of big number addition and subtraction problems and an understanding of place value, students go to a link to determine if the 9-character password they solved for was accurate or not. This could be done as a group race or a challenge problem for individuals/partners to work through. The website I link to is a blogspot page I started solely for this puzzle - it's just a
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Math, Statistics
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I've been an elementary school classroom teacher for the previous 5 years in Washington, DC.
Teaching style
I believe in integrating creative arts into every academic discipline.
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