Activities
Below are some links to activities.
Mystery Blocks Students calculate the surface area and volume
of various sized blocks of wood. They measure the mass, water displaced when
floating, and water displaced when submerged of the blocks. Several important concepts are discovered as
well as a “surprise” about the blocks.
Smoke and You Croak Find out how blowing up a balloon can be used to engage students in learning about volume, graphing, slope and linear equations. Student collect data from a balloon that is blown up, graph the data, and make some interesting discoveries. Science connections are also created. Appropriate for students in pre-algebra or above.
Activities for Algebra
Number Line contains the format for the number line activity plus semantic feature analysis.
Distance Time Graph contains activities for students to discover slope and intercepts.
Coordinate Axis contains activites for students to walk on a life size x-y axis.
M and M contains non linear decay and growth activities using M & Ms.
Pendulum contains activities with a pendulum for non linear graphs.
Using Picture Books in Elementary Math Classroom
Using Picture Books power point
Elementary contains handouts, Internet sites, and information about using picture books in the elementary classroom. Jacys balloon word document with balloon picture, and NATM picture is the power point.Select Picture Book Corner for other documents.
Let's Talk Problem Solving
Problem Solving Power Point
Student rubric,
Lotus Notes for Problem Solving
Problem solving strategies list
IDEAL problem solver
Sources of Problems Good Questions for Math Thinking, 2002 by Peter Sullivan and Pat Lilburn Math Counts http://www.mathcounts.org/ 50 Problem Solving Lessons (Math Solutions 1996), Marilyn Burns
NCTM Mathematics Teacher, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Teaching Children Mathematics all have problems of day, week or month.
http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/
http://www.nctm.org/resources/archive.aspx?id=3604&;journalid=2
First Days of School
First Days Find several activities and ideas to begin the school year. While it is important to set "mood" of your classroom many benefits can be derived from getting to know your students and their parents.
GPS Golobal Positioning System
GPS handouts and GPS web sites and GPS quiz
Writing for Understanding in Mathematics
Correct Solution to a missed problem, First Days, Math Class Log and NATM writing power point
Pi Day, March 14 or 3.14
Pi Day contains facts about pi and some web sites for activities for your class on Pi Day.
First Days of School
First Days Find several activities and ideas to begin the school year. While it is important to set "mood" of your classroom many benefits can be derived from getting to know your students and their parents.
Midwest Internet Institue, Mathematics Websites, MarcoPolo and More
MII handout links to websites used during presentatio
Handheld workshop
Handheld Basics contains handouts, Internet sites, and information about handhelds. Website for had helds http://www.maryville.k12.mo.us/NTS/Schram/HandheldSite/Index.htm
Using Spreadsheet
- spreadsheet is an spreadsheet developed by Bob Vogt of Norris demostrating the many ways a spreadsheet can used in the classroom.
- Hints for using spreadsheets is a word document with several ideas to make using a spreadsheet easier.
Using Picture Books in Middle School and High School Math
High School contains handouts, Internet sites, and information about using picture books in the high school classroom.
Is This Game Fair? What Would You Expect?
Green Jawbreaker contains handouts, Internet sites, and information about probability and expected value of an event.
Spreadsheets for the More Experienced User
Advanced spreadsheet shares some things that I learned while making spreadsheets for the State Assessments.
Professional Organizations Why join a professional organization? Because no teacher has to be an island. This documment contains links to the web sites of many professional organizations.
Student Feedback to Improve Instruction
Feedback from students can be one way to improve your ability to help students learn. Here is a instrument collect data about what students know best, how the teacher teaches.
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