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ERIC Number: EJ182121
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Calculator Crossword Puzzle
Goodhue, Joseph F.
Mathematics Teacher, 71, 4, 279-82, Apr 78
An activity is presented in which students use eight-place pocket calculators to demonstrate their knowledge of correct order of operations for mathematical expressions. After performing an indicated computation and getting a result, the student inverts the calculator to obtain a word or abbreviation to be entered in a crossword puzzle. (MN)
Descriptors: Calculators, Class Activities, Computation, Educational Games, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Puzzles, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Worksheets
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Audience: Practitioners
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Identifiers: Number Operations