Most of the problems were taken from previous Math Olympiad meets. Students had 30 minutes to complete the test. The highest scorer at each elementary school and overall winner district-wide will receive special recognition. Fourth grade students have learned about pre-algebraic concepts of balance using pan scales and representation by naming the correct graphs that correlated to a given set of data. Students practice solving multi-step problems each week in the Visions room.
Students share strategies for how they solve the problems and learn new ways to do so.
Participating students received a certificate and top scorers received a medal. Students in grade 3 are also learning some pre-algebra concepts. First graders have learned about pre-algebraic concepts including representation involving interpreting pictographs and making tables and tallies and variables using function machines and mystery numbers. I brought a giant thank you card signed by the students along with 2 RB coffee mugs to owners Mr. and Mrs. Elders as a token of our appreciation. Chess is a great way to learn logical thinking and spatial reasoning.