Human Calculator 24

What unique method did Scott Flansburg use to add numbers?

• Adding the ones first

• Adding the tens first

• Using a calculator

• Writing them down.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

What did Scott Flansburg's teacher ask him to do when he wasn't paying attention?

• Go to the chalkboard

• Solve a puzzle

• Write an essay

• Read a book

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

According to the passage, what is Scott Flansburg's ability compared to?

• A computer

• A mechanical calculator

• A math teacher

• A scientist

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Fill in the blank: Flansburg's strategy was different because he added the ____ first.

• Ones

• Tens

• Hundreds

• Thousands

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

What is one of the operations Scott Flansburg developed new ways to perform?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Fill in the blank: Scott Flansburg believes that with the correct strategies and consistent practice, anyone can become better at performing ____ math.

• Written

• Mental

• Complex

• Simple

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2C

What did Scott Flansburg do after developing his strategies?

• Kept them secret

• Traveled the world teaching them

• Used them only for himself

• Wrote a book

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What grade was Scott Flansburg in when he developed his unique method?

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

• Fifth

Fill in the blank: Flansburg has been dubbed the 'human calculator' because he can calculate significantly faster than a person performing the same functions on a ____ calculator.

• Digital

• Mechanical

• Scientific

• Graphing

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

Fill in the blank: Flansburg's method was completely different from the traditional method of adding the numbers in the ____ column first.

• Ones

• Tens

• Hundreds

• Thousands

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7