These days, almost every school system has some semblance of a ‘gifted program’ in one or more of the various grade groupings. Usually these are designed to challenge bright students even further with enrichment topics that often go beyond the ‘normal’ curriculum. Often, these are ‘pull out’ programs held at certain intervals during the weekly […]
Author: Larry Campbell
Pi Trivia Quiz
Celebrating π – Trivia Quiz (NOTE: One of these is SO trivial, I don’t even know the answer – which one?) Which letter of the Greek alphabet is π? Which of the following is NOT true? a. There is a movie named PI b. There is a German car named PI c. There is a […]
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Brain Teasers – March/April 2020
NOTE: Newest BTs in red, Bonuses in blue, comments in green, updates in purple. (An old classic!) Your unorganized sock drawer contains 18 white socks and 18 blue socks. How many times do you need to reach inside the drawer and take out a sock at random to guarantee you have a sock of each […]
SUMMARY: Solutions & Solvers – Jan/Feb ’20 BTs
REMINDERS: Answers in red. Solvers (submitted/correct) in blue. (Forgive any omissions, but feel free to inform.) Comments in green. For further elaboration, please feel free to ask! What is the value of this fraction? (6 – 9 x 7) / (6 + 4 x 3) -57/18, or -3 1/6. (Don’t forget order of operations.) Frank Green, […]
I’ll Think About That Tomorrow!
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” The quote is by Douglas Adams, of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fame, and it brought me an instant chuckle. I find it, and the article from which it comes, intriguing. The quote grabs me because, while I rarely miss deadlines, […]
