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Web Activities

This activity contains 2 questions.

Website:
Broken Calculator

Try the "Broken Calculator" task using the interactive calculator at this site. You can reset the calculator and try again with other "broken" keys. Reflect on the knowledge and skills you utilized as you used the broken calculator. What were some things you had to understand about operations in order to use the broken calculator? What is the value of an activity such as this one for students?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

Website:
Visit Maryland Public Television's "Villainy, Inc. -- Thwarting World Supremacy Through Mathematics" Complete one of the two missions. Use the criteria found on page 115 to review this web-based resource. How does this web-based activity compare to the criteria? Describe how "Villainy, Inc." encourages users to find logical and flexible ways to solve problems.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

The Submit Answers for Grading feature requires scripting to function. Your browser either does not support scripting or you have turned scripting off.

So, the Submit Answers for Grading button below will not work.

The following Submit Answers for Grading button is provided in its place and will clear your answers:
The Clear Answers and Start Over feature requires scripting to function. Your browser either does not support scripting or you have turned scripting off.

So, the Clear Answers and Start Over button below will not work.

The following Clear Answers button is provided in its place and will clear your answers: