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FABLE 1.2: "IT'S HUNKY DORY IN THE MAGIC QUAMI FOREST" - Hunky Dunky and Dory Dunky are the two oldest children of the Dunky family. They have 11 brothers and sisters and work very hard on their parent's farm in the kingdom of Farmingteen. Unfortunately, there had been no rain during the past year and the Dunky's, as well as the other 15 farming families in the kingdom, could not make any money because they had no crops to sell - but even worse, all of the families were starving! Luckily, their rulers, King Lefty and Queen Righty, were very kind and very rich. The king and queen invited the two oldest children from each family to participate in a special game, at which every child would win gold bars. In fact, each of the 32 entrants was guaranteed to win either one, two or ten of the gold bars. Ten bars were placed in each of ten bins behind a magic Quami forest, as shown above. By simply flipping a magic coin with the king's face on one side and the queen's face on the other side each child would move either left or right through the five rows of forest trees and on into one of the bins. The magical attribute of the coin was that every child took a different route through the forest. The total number of children arriving in each bin would then equally share the ten gold bars. Hunky was the only child to arrive in bin A and Dory was the only child to arrive in bin F, each winning 10 gold bars. Five children arrived in bin B and bin E, each winning two bars and ten children arrived in each of bins C and D, each winning one gold bar. Naturally, everyone lived happily ever after, and Hunky and Dory both donated parts of their winnings to the other families. In addition to learning left's and right's, many mathematical concepts are brought out by this EduFable™. These include the 50-50 chance of flipping a head or a tail, the sharing of 10 items among 1, 5, or 10 children and that the largest number of different paths leading to a bin brought the largest number of children to that bin.
APPENDIX: The appendix, which is written for parents, grandparents, teachers or older siblings, contains instructions for making Magic Quami Forest Board games and pinball games that young readers can play, which show how the Farmingteen children piled up in different bins. The appendix lists all of the possible forest routes and demonstrates how the probabilities of getting to any bin can be easily calculated as well as what the probability is of, e.g. flipping three heads and two tails in five flips. It also depicts how the Quami Forest is directly related to the mathematical binomial distribution and how the Binomial Probability Distribution in this fable can be used to model a statistical chart of the weights and heights of children in a classroom.
"My favorite fable is, "It's Hunky Dory in the Magic Quami Forest". I liked going 2 lefts and 3 rights and all the other combinations through the forest. The story was fun to read and it was also fun to look at the pictures. There was lots of math we had to figure out, like how many gold bars each kid got. I really wanted the kids to win enough gold to go to college. I loved playing the Quami forest Game against my brother, Andy." Sabrina M. 11 yrs. old, 6th grade, Dedham, MA. "I really liked the story about Queen Righty and King Lefty, and playing the forest game with my sister. I even brought EduFables to school. Miss Nihill, my second grade teacher at the Oakdale Elementary School, asked me to read one of the fables to the class. After I read the Hunky Dory story, the whole class clapped loudly because they liked it so much!! But my favorite story was about Willie Orbit and Yul Neverwin because it was so interesting and so surprising. Actually, I loved all the stories and the color cartoons on the cover." Andy M. 8 yrs. old, 3rd grade, Dedham, MA. Excerpts of Comments from Mrs. Shea's 2nd Graders at the Cottage Street School in Sharon, Massachusetts, following a Reading of "A Little Hanky Panky", from EduFables: "... You rock. I learned how to measure mouths and also about optical illusions," love, Tal " ... You are an awesome drawer. I learned that when you wear a type of dress or shirt you can look taller or shorter [depending on the design on the piece of clothing]", love, Maya "... I am thankful you signed our book. I never had a book signed! I learned that you can never be sure of something your eyes see," from, Roni "... Thank you for coming. You were the best reader in history!" I learned, don't be selfish and greedy [from "Hippety Hop, Hop, Hop to the Barber Shop"], sincerely, Arie "... I really liked the story and the joke you shared. You were the bright spot of my day," Sibel "... I thank you for reading EduFables, Volume I. It is a fantastic and awesome book." Grant "... Your story was grate. I learned that you can make ∞, infindy, into [the number] 1. Thanks so
APPENDIX: The appendix, which is written for parents, grandparents, teachers or older siblings, contains instructions for making Magic Quami Forest Board games and pinball games that young readers can play, which show how the Farmingteen children piled up in different bins. The appendix lists all of the possible forest routes and demonstrates how the probabilities of getting to any bin can be easily calculated as well as what the probability is of, e.g. flipping three heads and two tails in five flips. It also depicts how the Quami Forest is directly related to the mathematical binomial distribution and how the Binomial Probability Distribution in this fable can be used to model a statistical chart of the weights and heights of children in a classroom.
"My favorite fable is, "It's Hunky Dory in the Magic Quami Forest". I liked going 2 lefts and 3 rights and all the other combinations through the forest. The story was fun to read and it was also fun to look at the pictures. There was lots of math we had to figure out, like how many gold bars each kid got. I really wanted the kids to win enough gold to go to college. I loved playing the Quami forest Game against my brother, Andy." Sabrina M. 11 yrs. old, 6th grade, Dedham, MA. "I really liked the story about Queen Righty and King Lefty, and playing the forest game with my sister. I even brought EduFables to school. Miss Nihill, my second grade teacher at the Oakdale Elementary School, asked me to read one of the fables to the class. After I read the Hunky Dory story, the whole class clapped loudly because they liked it so much!! But my favorite story was about Willie Orbit and Yul Neverwin because it was so interesting and so surprising. Actually, I loved all the stories and the color cartoons on the cover." Andy M. 8 yrs. old, 3rd grade, Dedham, MA. Excerpts of Comments from Mrs. Shea's 2nd Graders at the Cottage Street School in Sharon, Massachusetts, following a Reading of "A Little Hanky Panky", from EduFables: "... You rock. I learned how to measure mouths and also about optical illusions," love, Tal " ... You are an awesome drawer. I learned that when you wear a type of dress or shirt you can look taller or shorter [depending on the design on the piece of clothing]", love, Maya "... I am thankful you signed our book. I never had a book signed! I learned that you can never be sure of something your eyes see," from, Roni "... Thank you for coming. You were the best reader in history!" I learned, don't be selfish and greedy [from "Hippety Hop, Hop, Hop to the Barber Shop"], sincerely, Arie "... I really liked the story and the joke you shared. You were the bright spot of my day," Sibel "... I thank you for reading EduFables, Volume I. It is a fantastic and awesome book." Grant "... Your story was grate. I learned that you can make ∞, infindy, into [the number] 1. Thanks so
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940012311269 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Jason R. Taylor Associates |
| Publication date: | 03/19/2011 |
| Series: | EduFables , #1 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 6 MB |
| Age Range: | 6 - 8 Years |
About the Author
Mollie Abraham has written six books including a puzzle book, a 2-book set on how to interview people and write case histories, two college mathematics texts and a biography. She has also authored 35 technical papers and written some 1,000 case histories published in the trade press. EduFables™ marks her debut into children’s educational literature, for which she is uniquely qualified.
Ms. Abraham is a graduate of M.I.T. and Northeastern University with degrees in physics. She has taught technical writing at M.I.T. to seniors and graduate students in a course required for graduation. The course objective was to show students how to write about complex technical subjects so they can be clearly understood by the general public.
Mollie has also taught mathematics, and physics at Northeastern University and is Assistant Professor Emeritus at Bentley College. At Bentley she taught mathematics and physics and served as Head of the Physics Department.
Ms. Abraham has served as a book and film reviewer for the National Association of the Advancement of Science.
Mollie Abraham has appeared on Boston’s WRKO Radio, the Business Radio Network and the Talk America Radio Network as a guest host discussing freelance writing.
She is very excited about her ongoing EduFables™ project because she feels it will make a meaningful contribution to a new generation of young receptive minds.
Ms. Abraham is a graduate of M.I.T. and Northeastern University with degrees in physics. She has taught technical writing at M.I.T. to seniors and graduate students in a course required for graduation. The course objective was to show students how to write about complex technical subjects so they can be clearly understood by the general public.
Mollie has also taught mathematics, and physics at Northeastern University and is Assistant Professor Emeritus at Bentley College. At Bentley she taught mathematics and physics and served as Head of the Physics Department.
Ms. Abraham has served as a book and film reviewer for the National Association of the Advancement of Science.
Mollie Abraham has appeared on Boston’s WRKO Radio, the Business Radio Network and the Talk America Radio Network as a guest host discussing freelance writing.
She is very excited about her ongoing EduFables™ project because she feels it will make a meaningful contribution to a new generation of young receptive minds.
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