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Number Sense
| Description |
Number Sense is a high speed contest where students use mental math tricks to solve
problems. Given 80 problems, contestants solve math problems mentally in the order in which
they appear. Students are not allowed to write anything down except the answer.
Erasing and mark-overs are not permitted.
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| Availability |
UIL -- Grades 4-6; 7-8; and 9-12
TMSCA
PSIA -- Grades 4-6; and 7-8
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| Dr Numsen Products/Services Offered |
- Trick Center -- a free service from
Dr Numsen and academicmeet.com, the Trick Center contains many of the tricks used on the Number Sense
test. A listing shows which tricks are appropriate for each grade level and the difficulty of the
tricks. Tricks are presented in pdf format (download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view).
- Practice Tests -- For elementary and junior high, two new sets for 2004-2005 are available along
with archived tests from previous years. For high school, the Daily Online Number Sense Test provides a new test Monday
through Thursday for high school students in a tiered format. See more information under Product Descriptions.
- Workbook and Guides -- There are five workbooks for Number Sense and one guide for elementary/junior high coaches and
students. See Product Descriptions for more information.
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