tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823646357326613260.post4248268235361676768..comments2023-05-09T09:58:34.804-04:00Comments on At Home Science: Mystery Class MathKrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04413921190654038723noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823646357326613260.post-78564645314960580842010-04-21T12:55:18.248-04:002010-04-21T12:55:18.248-04:00I remember this was one of the hardest things I ta...I remember this was one of the hardest things I taught (when I was teaching 5th grade) ... it seemed few of the students really 'got it'. Participating in the Mystery Class challenge really helped make this real for my daughter - even though we didn't see it through to the end. We're hoping to try again next year.Ms Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070039626057590271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823646357326613260.post-90313159354006478502010-04-10T11:04:07.879-04:002010-04-10T11:04:07.879-04:00I think I learn things better if I see them, so wh...I think I learn things better if I see them, so when I would calculate the daylight, I would visualize a clock. I would figure out the time from sunrise to noon and then from noon to sunset and then add the two together. I could just do it in my head that way because I would do it picturing the clock.<br /><br />However, when I tried to have my kids do it this way, I could tell they really didn't find it that easy. That is when we switched over to doing the math, just as you suggest, remembering that when you "borrow", you are adding 60 to the minutes. For them, that made more sense.<br /><br />Good luck on finding the locations!<br />Sarahdstbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640426092185071874noreply@blogger.com