national singapore math summer institute denver 2011

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Core Elective Investigating Problem Solving Dr Yeap Ban Har Marshall Cavendish Institute Singapore [email protected] www.marshallcavendish.com/education/mci Sculpture: Riverside Merchants Singapore River

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Core Elective

InvestigatingProblem SolvingDr Yeap Ban HarMarshall Cavendish InstituteSingapore

[email protected]

www.marshallcavendish.com/education/mci

Sculpture: Riverside MerchantsSingapore River

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 Source: Mathematics Syllabus Primary

Singapore Ministry of Education 2006

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St Edward School, Florida

Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Singapore

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Archipelschool  De Tweemaster – Kameleon, The Netherlands

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King Solomon Academy, London

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11 units = 8801 units = 08

First Number = 6 x 8 = 48 Second Number = 5 x 8 = 40

The numbers are 40 and 48.

First Number

SecondNumber

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2

8

2

8

3x = 8 + 2

x = 10 ÷ 3

10

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National Singapore Math Summer InstituteDenver, USA

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27 x 5 = 150 – 15 = 135

135 ÷ 3 = 40 + 5 = 45 

Each shelf had 45 books at first.

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Other methods offered by participants

Algebraic Method30x = 27(x + 5)Hence 30x = 27x + 27 x 530x – 27x = 1353x = 135x = 45 where x is the number of books on each shelf at first

Model Method

The bar model may look rather cumbersome with one bar of 30 units and an equal bar of 27 longer units.

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Draw a polygon with 4 dots on the sides and find its area.

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Number of Dots Area

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There  was  a  hypothesis  by  a  participant  that the  area  is  also  related  to  dots  shown  by arrows  –  dots  that  are  “untouched”  by  the polygon when  the  smallest  possible  rectangle is  drawn  around  the  polygon.  Can  you  figure this one out?

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Applying this hypothesis, the square has  4 “untouched” dots and the rhombus has 8 “untouched” dots

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Archipelschool  De Tweemaster – Kameleon, The Netherlands

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www.marshallcavendish.com/education/mci

High School Attached to Tsukuba University, Japan

Draw a polygon with no dots inside it. Investigate.

A  polygon  has  4  dots  on the  perimeter.  Find  an expression for its area.