A Parent Talk was conducted for IXB by
Subhashini Rajagopalan, parent of Ahalya Rajagopalan on Smart Math.
The purpose of the talk was to impress on the
children that mathematics is not just about numbers. It is about our ability to
see a problem in many different ways. It is about logical thinking, reasoning,
out of the box thinking and exercising the brain. The second part of the talk
focused on Algebra. Algebra is not an abstract concept found only in math
textbooks but it is everyday life.
Subhashini also apprised the students of a website www.combinationlock.com which
has interesting puzzles to find lock codes based on clues which can be solved
with Algebra and reasoning.
Cool calendar tricks that can be explained
with Algebra.
(Sum of the numbers in a complete row = 7 x
middle number
Sum of the numbers in a complete 3x3 grid =
9 x middle number)
Students were engrossed in solving the
various activities and asking pertinent questions.On the
whole it was a very interesting session.
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