Getting Calculating

How calculated are you? People have been using calculators for centuries. Have some calculated fun with these online activities.

CONNECT:

• Get the facts about calculators at https://kids.kiddle.co/Calculato
• Slide rules were popular portable calculators, especially for engineers, before electronic ones. See how they work at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waiprjueVpQ
• Watch this historic number cruncher – literally! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0anIyVGeWOI
• Use bones to multiply by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXkQWZ77b_4. You can make your own set of Napier’s bones by following the directions at https://www.mathsteacher.com.au/year7/ch01_whole/10_proj/proj.htm

CREATE:

• Nowadays there are thousands of online calculators for specific purposes, such as figuring out math operations or converting money. Try some of them at https://www.onlineloancalculator.org/resources/math-games-and-calculators.php
• The ancient Egyptians used abacus over 3000 years ago. You too can calculate using this enduring calculator by following the directions at https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=how+an+abacus+works#kpvalbx=1
• Use your hands as calculators by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu3JSnRaaV0&list=PLdPYCxG6V7vchnDq5tj3pimCeorXGsgmI
• Try these calculator games: http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/calculator-games.html

CARE:

• Calculating your BMI (Body Mass Index) can help determine your general health – so you can then get more fit. Find out your BMI at https://www.active.com/fitness/calculators/bmi-kids
• Use these calculators to save the environment! https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/the-15-best-carbon-calculators
• Saving part of your allowance can result in big returns over time, thanks to the miracle of compound interest. See how your money can grow using this compounding calculator: https://www.themint.org/kids/compounding-calculator.html
• This calorie-burn calculator will make you sit up – and get you out of your chair: http://standupkids.org/calculators/

CAREERS:

Are you the calculating sort? There are lots of careers that can use your calculating ability: data analyst, mathematician, marketer, teacher, manufacturer, banker, economist, insurance professional, engineer, accountant. It’s time to formulate your future here.

https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/career-resource-center/careers-for-numbers-people/

https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-experience/college-life/jobs-that-use-math/