Instructional Materials to Support “The Power of Two (2ⁿ)”
Literature
A Grain of Rice
http://www.amazon.com/Grain-Rice-Helena-Clare-Pittman/dp/044041301X
Grade 3-8 An original story set on the grounds and in the palace of the Emperor of China during the 15th Century. Pong Lo, the son of a farmer, kneels in the Emperor’s court to ask for his majesty’s daughter’s hand in marriage. Employed as a storeroom worker, Pong Lo sets about to prove that he is “wise and quick and more than a little clever, and would make. . .as fine a prince as China has ever seen.” From School Library Journal
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
http://www.amazon.com/One-Grain-Rice-Mathematical-Folktale/dp/059093998X
Grade 1-4. A resourceful village girl outsmarts a greedy raja, turning a reward of one grain of rice into a feast for a hungry nation. From School Library Journal
The King’s Chessboard
http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Chessboard-Picture-Puffins/dp/0140548807
Grade 2-6 The king of the title is an Indian potentate who receives a service from a wise man and insists on repaying the favor. The wise man finally requests the familiar mathematical puzzle of the chessboard, on whose first square is placed a single grain of rice, on whose second square is placed two grains, four on the third square, and so on. The king, who is too proud to admit that he can’t calculate the sum total of the gift, foolishly grants the wish, at least until it becomes clear that it will wipe out his stock. Finally, in spite of his pride, he takes back his repayment, justly embarrassed because of his stupidity and the wise man’s obvious generosity in not wanting a repayment in the first place. From School Library Journal
Math
MathFLIX.luc.edu
http://mathflix.luc.edu/NCTM_cat/Connections/Everyday/nctm-connections-everyday-math-videos.html
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