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Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:08:34 PM
Cathy Weiskopf wrote a blog post titled Rounding:
Cathy said, "Remember the goal of rounding is to be able to calculate the problem easily and quickly. It is different from truncating because with rounding you have a choice to make. Imagine the number 6,834 being on a rope and standing between the number 6,000..." more
Thursday, January 8, 2009 10:06:28 AM
Cathy Weiskopf commented on Valerie Storey's Profile:
Cathy said, "Thanks Valerie for the wonderful welcome. Congratulations on your new book. It looks very interesting! You have a great last name for this line of work."
Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:30:59 AM
Cathy Weiskopf wrote a blog post titled Adventures in Mathopolis:
Cathy said, "I created this website so that kids and adults alike could learn to calculate like a math superhero. I am the coauthor of a new math series from Barron's titled Adventures in Mathopolis. The first book in the series is called Adventures in..." more
Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:30:59 AM
Cathy Weiskopf wrote a blog post titled Place Value:
Cathy said, "Place value is a vague concept for many students. Often we think of 10 as ten individual marbles or 10 individual cookies but when we look more at place value it shifts how we think about numbers. Place value has to do with groups. The tens position..." more
Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:30:59 AM
Cathy Weiskopf wrote a blog post titled What is Estimating:
Cathy said, "I like to think of estimating as the pickel in the middle. On the one hand you can guess; estimating is not guessing. If I ask you what 11 x 13 is and you pull a number out of the hat that is guessing.One the other hand you can do the calculation;..." more
Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:30:57 AM
Cathy Weiskopf wrote a blog post titled The Right Ball Park:
Cathy said, "Whether you are estimating calculations or measurements, a good place to start is to make sure you are in the right ball park.When you are measuring this means taking the time to think about whether you should estimate your height in inches, feet,..." more
Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:30:56 AM
Cathy Weiskopf wrote a blog post titled Comparing:
Cathy said, "Comparing is the heart and soul of estimating. In fact, when you estimate you are up to your ears in comparing.To estimate measurements, you compare length, weight, volume, time, temperature and amounts. To estimate calculations you also compare...." more
Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:30:51 AM
Cathy Weiskopf wrote a blog post titled Truncating:
Cathy said, "When you begin estimating calculations, think of your mind as a Mighty Number Transformation Machine or MNTM for short. When you estimate, it can input any number, transform it, and output another number.How does your mind do this? There are a few..." more
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 10:44:18 AM
Cathy Weiskopf wrote a blog post titled Great New Site for Writers:
Cathy said, "There is a great new site that helps writer’s publicize their books. The website is www.business2blogger.com . Check it out."