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Teacher Submitted Lesson: Counting with Marshmallows and Licorice
Lisa Miller, who teaches at Riverside Elementary School in Toledo, Ohio, submitted this week's lesson. Students use marshmallows and licorice sticks to help students understand the concepts of tens and ones.
MathStories.com: The Solution to Finding
Creative Math Word Problems Bansal's Web site,
MathStories.com, has grown to include more than 3,000 problems for
students at all grade levels. MathStories.com is a terrific curriculum
resource for teachers too!
Count on the Census for Math Lessons! If you have been looking for a
way of getting your students excited about real-life applications of
mathematical concepts, you can count on the census!
Godzilla Math!...And Other Lizard Teaching Activities! Capitalize on students' interest in the summer blockbuster movie with Godzilla math word problems -- and other lizard teaching activities!
Math Sites to Count On! Dozens of math-related Internet sites that will add to your lessons and multiply your effectiveness! Included: Recommended sites for
teachers of K-3, 4-6, and 7-12.
Look At the Numbers! Fifty-two million kids are heading back to school! The numbers are staggering -- and they offer an excellent practical opportunity to reinforce chart-reading and math skills in grades 2 and up!
On-Line Math Tools -- and Activities to Use With Them! Just where is that calculator when you need it? This week, Education World tells you where to find a variety of helpful on-line math tools. Find calculators and
flashcards plus tools for converting kilometers to miles, Roman numerals to Arabic, and fractions to decimals.
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Mr. Pitonyak's Pyramid Puzzle This Web-based, middle school math project takes students through
the process of determining the cost of building an Egyptian pyramid
today.
What Good is Math? This website was created to dispel the myth that math is not good for anything
in the "real world". It provides arguments, examples and resources to help viewers understand the uses of math.--
Grade Level: All
MathMol K-12 Activity Page This high-tech site includes a set of hypermedia textbooks for grades 3-12, image libraries of both
3-D geometric and molecular structures, plus tutorials and reviews. --GRADE LEVEL: 3-12
SkyMath The central theme of this site is "using the science and language of patterns to explore the weather." Educators will
find classroom activities for middle school mathematics. GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
Treasury's Page for Kids The front page of this portion of the United States Treasury Department's Web site looks like it has
information for young students. The graphics and layout cater to a younger audience. The information here, however, is more
suitable for older and high school students. --GRADE LEVEL: 3-12
PlaneMath PlaneMath is an outstanding site that teaches mathematics through a set of highly interactive lessons on aeronautics.
The site is designed to encourage students with physical disabilities to consider careers in aeronautics but is useful
to all classrooms for its outstanding lessons. --GRADE LEVEL: 4-7+
Math Activities for K-12 Teachers Math Activities for K-12 Teachers offers loads of mathematics teaching materials based
on aeronautical themes and NASA projects.--GRADE LEVEL: K-12
Math in Daily Life This site is a part of the Annenberg/CPB Project Exhibits Collection. It is sure to make students see
the relationship of math to daily activities and decisions.--GRADE LEVEL: 9-12+
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Math Forum Lesson Plans These collections represent the best Internet resources selected by Math Forum.
Mathematics Lessons Cynthia Lanius' site has created great lessons for K-12 Math that are FUN FUN FUN.
GirlTECH Lesson Plans GirlTECH teachers designed these lesson plans to take full advantage of Internet resources and to teach mathematics and science concepts in new and exciting ways.
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Competitions
Math Competitions for Students A little competition can inspire math students to greater achievement. This week, Education World highlights more than
a dozen math competitions or contests, one of which might be the one to motivate your students.
Puzzles
Puzzles - Part of Your Game Plan! Loads of Internet sites offer puzzles, riddles, word games, and other games to stimulate fun and learning.
Check out a few of them! "Puzzle" your pupils! Included: Tips for integrating puzzles and other games into the curriculum!
Stock Market Games Bring Math to Life Are your students in the market for meaningful math? Check out these on-line stock market simulations!
Applications of Math
Challenge + Fun = Math Achievement in
Middle SchoolThe Third International
Mathematics and Science Study scored
eighth grade middle school students in
the United States below the
international average established by more than 40 nations. What can
U.S. educators do to improve performance?
The Great Chocolate Experience: A K-12 Internet Project Makes Math Delicious! The Great Chocolate Experience is a project that teachers and students are eating up! See how this integrated project began and find out how to join in the fun. Included: Comments from teachers across the grades who have participated!
Get Real: Math in Everyday Life How many times have your students asked "When are we ever going to use this in real life?" Discover eight great answers!
You're Not In Math Class Anymore: Integrating Math Across the Curriculum Are you having trouble integrating math with literature, geography, art, or music? Discover how one teacher brought her love of running into the classroom and,
in the process, integrated all areas of her curriculum.
Making Connections Between Math and the Real World A new secondary school math program, Math Connections, is changing the way teachers look at math -- and changing kids' attitudes toward its real-world value.
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Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education This site contains thousands of curriculum resources for educators to order or to find on the internet
Math Teacher Link Math Teacher Link offers professional development and classroom resources to mathematics teachers at the high school and beginning college levels.
S.O.S. MATHematics S.O.S. MATHematics is the website of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso and has
material on college and pre-college mathematics. The units are presented in worksheet format.
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DAU Math Refresher This module is an interactive tutorial which gives a comprehensive view of basic Mathematics.The module covers
fractions,exponents,logarithms, quadratic equations,series,functions, derivatives, and integrals. The Math refresher module is intended for use by DAU
course participants.
The Guide to Math and Science Reform These projects educate and support groups of adults who have a hand in changing the way math and science are taught,
including families, teachers, teacher educators, administrators, and policymakers.
Awesome Library for Mathematics Awesome Library links and lesson plans for Mathematics.
MathSteps Welcome to the MathSteps teacher support site! Here you'll find lesson plans, background information, and helpful tips on some of the key topics you'll encounter in MathSteps. Just select your grade level on the left
to get started!
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