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Mathemagic teacher guide Dear Teachers Welcome to MatheMagic MatheMagic is a real theatrical magic show with music costumes comedy and illusions In this fun format kids unknowingly practice classroom skills i e math facts and problem-solving In the course

Dear Teachers Welcome to MatheMagic MatheMagic is a real theatrical magic show with music costumes comedy and illusions In this fun format kids unknowingly practice classroom skills i e math facts and problem-solving In the course of the show we discover that the ?rst ??magicians ? were really mathematicians By using math they were able to ??do the impossible ? We then go on to learn about mathematical contributions from the Egyptians Greeks Romans Indians Chinese and other cultures This approach enables us to engage and challenge students of di ?erent ages and abilities with facts and ideas they can all understand There is audience participation throughout in which thinking skills are encouraged By adjusting the content of the program we are able to accommodate several grade levels at a time from K- In preparing the students you need only tell them that they are going to see a magic show about math As with all programs and cultural arts events it's helpful to talk to class about good audience behavior The enclosed math tricks have di ?erent levels of di ?culty for grades three and up Even some second graders can do the Binary Trick Cards on pages and A We recommend that you save these for after the show when the kids are ??psyched ? about the possibilities of math We'll be giving out an additional handout during the performance Kindergarteners ?rst graders and second graders are encouraged to write about or draw pictures of the show In short we hope to provide you with an exciting program that will stimulate fascinate and motivate your students not only with regard to math but also to science history vocabulary and ancient civilizations Also don't be surprised if there is a run on the magic books in the school library Wishing you all the best for a good year Bradley Fields Owner Artistic Director Bradley Fields Magic Productions Website www mathemagic com email bradley bradley ?elds com CMatheMagic A Teacher's Guide to post-show activities Adding Numbers Two hundred years ago in Germany the teacher of an unruly class set his students a task designed to keep them quiet for the rest of the day Add all the numbers from zero to one hundred Instantly one six-year-old came up with the solution He was Karl Friedrich Gauss who went on to become one of the world's great mathematicians Magical E ?ect Duplicate Gauss's trick and convince your audience you are a mathematical genius Secret Arrange the numbers in ?fty pairs each adding up to Since you have pairs of numbers which equal simply multiply Example etc to X To multiply by with mathemagical speed ?rst multiply by add two zeros then divide by Hint To make the trick more mystifying after all you could have easily memorized invite the audience to give you any starting number and add the numbers from there Example To add the hundred numbers starting and ending with a Add b Multiply X c Divide CMathemagic --