THE NORTH POLE TEST
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It is very cold at the North Pole, so cold that your brain could stop working. Show that your brain is working well right now by writing out the 25 times table. How far can you get in five minutes?
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25 miles |
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Try this activity again when you are feeling cold. Can you get as far in five minutes? |
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Answers:
1 x 25 = 25 |
Teacher, Refresh this page for a different times table
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Teacher, do your students have one to one
access to computers? Whether your students each have a TabletPC or share a desktop PC, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning). |
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Here's the URL which will take
them to TablesMaster where they can practice any times table:
www.transum.org/go/?to=TablesMaster