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Summary

A group activity using iteration. How to quickly and simply test whether a number is prime (for the sorts of numbers one would typically test w/a calculator). How to compute the repeating decimal expansion of a fraction to any number of decimal place. Looks at patterns and expansions ... I demonstrate a fun and useful mental How to find the greatest common factor of two numbers. How to write GCF as linear combination of factors. Shows how to use conditional formatting and a scroll bar to create dynamic taxicab circles on a spreadsheet. Also explores ... Tim Bedley, veteran elementary school teacher, teaches 4th grade Shows how to find all the primes less than a given number and how to make transparencies that demonstrate the Sieve nicely. Looks at a visual growth pattern and how students can make connection between recursive and explicit equations representing ...