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Venetism’s Questions and Answers 2024
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Exam of 14 pages for the course Mathnasium at Mathnasium (Venetism’s)
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Venetism’sWhat should you say and do when a student is wrong? - answer Circle the answer and
say "we'll talk about that one" to avoid embarrassment.
Should you use the word "right...?" - answer This is almost always wrong. It is a leading
term that tells the student that they should have already known this.
What information can you share with students about the early Roman calendar - answer
The month names used to make sense. An early Roman King added two months at the
beginning of the year, pushing them out of the numbered position.
September: 7+2=9
October: 8+2=10
November: 9+2=11
December: 10+2=12
What is the origin of the dollar sign? - answer It is unclear, but some believe that the
dollar sign started as the initials of the United States - "U" superimposed on the "S." The
bottom of the "U" would overlap the "S" so it was easier to just draw two vertical lines.
What is the origin of the word "percent"? - answer"percent" comes from two Latin words
"per centum." Later, it was abbreviated per cent. (with a final period), and eventually it
was combined into one word. It means, "for each 100"
What should you say when discussing the percent sign? - answerShow the students the
wall art that represents the transformation of the percent sign contains the "1" and the
two "zeroes" from the number 100.
What does a "score" of something mean? - answerA score is twenty of ANYTHING, not
just years
What is the origin of the word "mile?" - answerThe word "mile" comes from the Latin
word "mille," which means "thousand" (think millennium or millipede). A mile is roughly
the distance a Roman legion could march in 1000 paces (a pace is 2 steps)
What is the origin of "million"? - answerMillion comes from the Latin word for 1,000 -
"mille." But instead of meaning 1,000, it means one thousand thousands.
What is the origin of "billion"? - answer"Bi" means 2, so there are two sets of zeros past
the thousands (1,000,000,000)
, What is the origin of "trillion"? - answer"tri" means 3, so there are three sets of zeros
past the thousands (1,000,000,000,000)
What is the meaning of the word "Polynomial?" - answer"poly" = many
"nomine" = names
law of SAMEness applies, only things which are the same may be added together.
What is strategy should you use to teach borrowing in subtraction when learning it for
the first time? - answerThe Borrowing Game:
Give the student dimes and a ten sided die. Ask them to move the number of cents
equal to what they roll to another side of the table. When they realize they cannot do
less than 10 cents, offer to give them 10 pennies for a dime. After the trade, ask them
how much money they have (It will be the same). Then tell them to move the pennies.
Repeat until out of pennies. This should reinforce that they will have to trade or borrow.
What should you do when learning to borrow with one or more "middle zeroes"? -
answerCross out the instructions in the PK and teach as shown in the Vaneisms. (go to
the first place you can make a number and borrow from it.)
What is the Mathnasium trick for multiplying by 5? - answerMultiply by 10 and then cut
in half
What is the Mathnasium trick for dividing by 5? - answerDouble the number and then
divide by 10
When a student is working on significant fraction work in other PK's, what should you
begin having them do with division? - answerHave the student write their remainders as
fractions.
When students are working on "reasoning in groups," what word should you use
consistently? - answerGroup and Groups
What emphasis should you make when discussing fractional parts? - answerEmphasize
how many pieces you have of a fraction. "What is ONE fourth of 20. What is THREE
fourths of twenty?"
"TWO thirds of some number is 40, so what is ONE third of the number?"
"If 20 is ONE third of the number, what is the number?"
What are the divisibility rules for 2, 4, and 8? - answer2: is an even number
4: can be divided by two twice OR last two digits are divisible by 4
8: can be divided by two thrice OR last three digits are divisible by 8
What is the divisibility rule for 3 and 9? - answer3: The sum of the digits is divisible by 3
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