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 68 times table. How far can you get in five minutes?
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68 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 68 = 68 |
Teacher, Refresh this page for a different times table
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Teacher, do your students have
access to computers? Do you have "Laptops in Lessons"? 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 is the URL which will take them to a concise version of this page.
Transum.org/go/?Start=December17
Here's the URL which will take
them to TablesMaster where they can practice any times table:
www.transum.org/go/?to=TablesMaster