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  2. Microwave oven - Wikipedia

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    Microwave oven ownership in Vietnam in 2008 was at 16% of households, versus 30% ownership of refrigerators; this rate was up significantly from 6.7% microwave oven ownership in 2002, with 14% ownership for refrigerators that year. [28] Consumer household microwave ovens usually come with a cooking power of between 600 and 1200 watts.

  3. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The Principles and Standards for School Mathematics was developed by the NCTM. The NCTM's stated intent was to improve mathematics education. The contents were based on surveys of existing curriculum materials, curricula and policies from many countries, educational research publications, and government agencies such as the U.S. National Science Foundation. [3]

  4. Mathematics education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, mathematics curriculum in elementary and middle school is integrated, while in high school it traditionally has been separated by topic, with each topic usually lasting for the whole school year. However, some districts have integrated curricula, or decided to try integrated curricula after Common Core was adopted.

  5. Is it safe to stand in front of a microwave while it's on ...

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    Here's why they get a bad rap, and whether or not you should stand in front of them. ... people believe them to work in mysterious ways. But microwaves aren’t magic — just science ...

  6. The Microwave Was Invented Utterly by Accident One Fateful ...

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    In 1947, just a year after Spencer’s snack food serendipity, the first commercial microwave oven hit the market. Called the “Radarange,” it weighed nearly 750 pounds and cost more than $2,000 .

  7. Investigations in Numbers, Data, and Space - Wikipedia

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    Investigations was developed between 1990 and 1998. It was just one of a number of reform mathematics curricula initially funded by a National Science Foundation grant. The goals of the project raised opposition to the curriculum from critics (both parents and mathematics teachers) who objected to the emphasis on conceptual learning instead of instruction in more recognized specific methods ...

  8. Reform mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Proponents of reform mathematics countered that research showed that correctly-applied reform math curricula taught students basic math skills at least as well as curricula used in traditional programs, and additionally that reform math curricula was a more effective tool for teaching students the underlying concepts. [13]

  9. Can you solve this math problem meant for 14-year-olds?

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    From the first statement, we know that Albert is sure that Bernard doesn't know the birthday, so May and June should be ruled out (the day 19 only appears in May and the day 18 only appears in June).