- 100 Percent! - Energy Conservation Enhancement Project
What is Infiltration? Math objectives: 1. Define the term "percent." 2. Solve problems using percentages. Energy objectives: 1. Define infiltration. 2. Describe the major areas of infiltration in the home. An activity guide from the Energy Conservation
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- 100th Day of School Celebration - Loogootee Community Schools, Loogootee, Indiana
A collection of interactive and other suggested classroom activities for celebrating the 100th day of school, for kids ages 8-14. A 100 E-Mail Messages Project invites your class to exchange e-mail worldwide, linking geography and language arts with a
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- 100th Day of School Website - Joan Holub
A site created by Joan Holub, illustrator of the book, The 100th Day of School by Angela Medearis (Scholastic), to encourage and enhance 100th Day celebrations in schools. Students may "ask 100 questions" about writing or illustrating books; teachers
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- 10 Lessons in Fractals, Complex Patterns, and Chaos - Jon Lee; Math Forum Teacher Exchange
From the Wright-Connection 8-week summer program, in which Dayton, Ohio, middle and high school math and science teachers participated in the real-world applications of math and science at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The lessons, which emphasize
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- 10th Grade Math Assignments - Richard Briston
A math teacher designs Web pages to serve as monthly math assignments, and as an introduction to the Internet and e-mail for his students at St.Mildred's-Lightbourn School in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Student solutions are included for some assignments.
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- 1999 Laptop Learning Challenge (LLC) - Toshiba/NSTA
This challenge rewarded 20 K–12 educators for their innovative uses of laptop computers. The 20 selected lessons may be browsed by subject (abstracts and downloadable PDF files are provided); they have science, mathematics, and technology components and
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- The Abacus: The Art of Calculating with Beads - Luis Fernandes
A tutorial on using the abacus - a calculator whose earliest known use is circa 500 B.C. by the Chinese civilization. Addition, subtraction, division and multiplication can be performed on a standard abacus. Beginning in about 1600 A.D., use and evolution
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- abraCAdaBRI - Yves Martin
Liens et exercises pour le logiciel Cabri Géomètre:
geéométries; affine plane; vectorielle plane; affine de l'espace; non euclidennes; logique (Alice); dossier coniques; pratique de Cabri. In French.
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- Acid Rain Simulation (MSTE) - Louie Beuschlein; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
A two-day unit-that uses decision-making ideas from statistics in the science classroom. No previous experience with statistical analysis is necessary. Students make use of sampling to back up a claim, and design (with teacher assistance) a statistical
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- Activating EnergyNet (Handbook of Engaged Learning Projects) - Bonnie Kuhrt; Carl Sandburg Junior High School, Rolling Meadows, IL
Junior high students design resources for other students involved in the EnergyNet data collection and interventions project and create Web pages for a district energy program. Site contains a summary, scenario, student pages, and useful Internet links,
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- Active Algebra - David Womersley, Active Maths Limited
Interactive resources designed to enhance and enrich the teaching and learning of algebra. Free trial version available online; buy the CD and get a password which will remove the evaluation logo from those versions. All the activities can be used either
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- Activities for Kids - Apollo Web Stars
Lesson plans and printable activities can be found under Teacher Help: printouts are available for math worksheets (number chart, addition chart, timed worksheets) and for multiplication tables. You may also search for activities locally by state and
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- Activities & Information Supporting Pi Day Celebration - Carolyn M. Morehouse
Lesson plan, songs, trivia quiz, and refreshments sign-up sheet for a Pi Day celebration. Hosted by the Math Forum's Teacher Exchange.
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- Adding Integers - Rebecca Smith
A Shockwave tutorial on adding integers, using the concept of "zero pairs." Learn the concept, practice with a Jeopardy! game, assess yourself with an onine test, and use the glossary and list of properties if you get stuck along the way. Designed for
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- Adding Integers (SMILE) - John Charles Thomas, N. F. Simeon Vocational High School
A lesson designed to teach students to add and subtract integers, and define terms (additive inverse, identity element of addition, associative property of addition, addend, sum, magnitude). From the Arithmetic section of a collection of almost 200 single
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- Adding Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators (SMILE) - Camille Gales, Edward Coles Elementary School
A 7th grade lesson designed to provide students with practice in adding mixed fractions with unlike denominators. From the Arithmetic section of a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons by the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement.
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- Addition and Subtraction: By Checkbook (CEC) - Tim Olson, Meadow Valley Middle School; Panaca, Nevada
Checkbook Math - working with addition and subtraction (grades 7-8). A lesson designed to develop an understanding of the need for adding and subtraction skills and to begin an understanding of checkbooks. From the Columbia Education Center collection
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- Addition and Subtraction Game (CEC) - Kaye Miller; Lincoln City Jr. Academy, Lincoln City, OR
A group activity for grades 2-8 that provides review and drill in the format of a game for learning facts in subtraction and addition, appealing to multilevel and multigrade situations. Students get so caught up in the game they consider it an exciting
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- Addition and Subtraction of Signed Numbers (SMILE) - David Drymiller, Morgan Park High School
A lesson designed to help students master the addition and subtraction of signed numbers, and learn to recognize linear equations of the form x + a = b and their solutions. From the Arithmetic section of a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons
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- Adventitious Geometry - Tony Davie; School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Univ. of St Andrews, Scotland
A brief illustrated page about a seemingly simple problem involving an isosceles triangle with some angles given. Under what circumstances are all the angles in the diagram rational multiples of pi? Further discussion of adventitious quadrangles and concurrent
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- AdventureOnline.com - Learning Outfitters, Inc.
Interdisciplinary curricula that use the Web to connect students to expeditions from around the world, creating motivating, real-time materials for K-12 classrooms. Thematic content includes traditional and online lessons, games, quizzes, research stations,
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- Aerodynamics: The Mathematical Implications - Hermine Smikle - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
An attempt to develop a unit in mathematics that will provide topics for students interested in the aviation trades. The unit can be used to cover all areas of mathematics from areas in geometry sectors to basic addition of fraction and decimal numbers.
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- Aeronautics Resources - NASA Lewis Learning Technologies Project
This section of the Learning Technologies Project at the Glenn Research Center includes guides on various aeronautic principles, activities to teach students by example, and Web-based simulations with pre- and post-simulation exercises. Topics include:
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- AIMS Education Foundation
"Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science." A non-profit, independent organization established to develop integrated math/science materials for grades K-9. See, in particular, the AIMS Puzzle corner (a new puzzle each month), the AIMS@Kids Interactive
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- Ainsworth Computer Seminar - Dick Ainsworth
Sample programs, flowcharts, and hypertext illustrating how software works. Select the desired level, from a quick overview of software to a detailed look at how these programs are developed. A special section for programmers and other curious people
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- Airplane Mathematics - Joyce Bryant - Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
A unit designed to teach the history of aerodynamics, to develop some fundamental mathematical skills relating to the field of aviation, and to study the history of flight, including the first transatlantic flight, the Wright Brothers, and supersonic
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- Air Pollution: A Local and Global Problem - Karen Bardeen, Handbook of Engaged Learning Projects
Students investigate the problem of air pollution in a given location and research possible solutions using a variety of tools (laboratory technology, Internet resources, multimedia technology, etc.). Mathematics goals include estimating, making, and
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- Algebraic Addition (SMILE) - Alex Junievicz, Kelly High School
A lesson that uses play money and IOUs to reinforce concepts around negative numbers. From the Algebra and Trigonometry section of a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons by the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement.
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- The Algebraic Method - R. H. Logan
An explanation of the algebraic method, involving an algebraic relation between two or more variables with one variable expressed as a function of one of the others. Includes Algebraic Manipulation (Transformation of Variables); Continuity Principle of
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- Algebra II - Integers & Operations - Energy Conservation Enhancement Project
A variety of simple algebra problems involving negative numbers and multiple mathematical functions and a home energy audit. Objectives: describe the set of integers; accurately solve algebra problems involving negative integers; solve algebra problems
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- Algebra PowerPoint Lessons - James Wenk
A collection of PowerPoint lessons written by a teacher and currently used in his classroom. The lessons complement McDougal Littell's Algebra 1 Concepts and Skills by Larson, Boswell, Kanold, and Stiff. Preview the slides without animation. Purchase
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- The Algebra Survival Kit - Josh Rappaport
A kit that includes a 520-page handbook covering the main content areas of Algebra 1 in accordance with the NCTM Standards. Sections are tabbed, and pages are written in flash card format with questions on the front and answers on the back. Also, a poster,
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- Algebra Through Modeling with the TI-82 or TI-83 Calculators - Tony Peressini and John Luker; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A course designed to familiarize high school and beginning college mathematics teachers with advanced algebra content and teaching strategies. The approach stresses modeling and solving real world problems and develops skills and concepts of algebra as
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- Algorithms and Ice Cream For All (MegaMath) - Nancy Casey; Los Alamos National Laboratory
Solve a city planning problem using mathematical graphs and algorithms. Students use algebraic methods to explore, model, and describe patterns and functions involving numbers, shapes, data, and graphs in problem-solving situations and communicate the
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- Alive Maths/Maths à Vivre - Nathalie Sinclair
Hands-on, interactive "microworlds," in which students investigate patterns and relationships, pose questions, play with the variables, and solve problems: Play with Lulu on a grid; practice triangle reflections; play with fractions and decimal patterns
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- All Aboard! - Melanee Stearns, Libby Humason; SCORE Mathematics
Students take a "train trip" to a city of their choice. They should have prior experience with telling time, reading charts and maps, using compass directions (NSEW), and calculating distances on a map. Upon completion of this activity, students will
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- All About Ratios - Cynthia Lanius
Activities designed to help students understand the concept of ratios, using the Internet. Activities may also be printed out if computer access is not available. Students are expected to: use multiplication and division of whole numbers to solve problems,
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- All Those Advertising Dollars! - Kent Anderson; SCORE Mathematics
After getting information from advertising statistics available on the Internet, students calculate percent increases (or decreases) for the top 25 companies in terms of advertising dollars spent during a year. At the end of the activity students will
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- The Amazing Abacus - ThinkQuest 1996
An exploration of the abacus. Learn to use the abacus and what it is for, and to speak and write Chinese numerals and formulas.
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- An Amazing, Space Filling, Non-Regular Tetrahedron - Peg Cagle and Joyce Frost, Park City Mathematics Institute
The rhombic dodecahedron derives its name from its twelve ("dodeca-") faces, all of which are congruent rhombi, each formed by joining two tetrahedra. In this article, Cagle and Frost explore these related polyhedra, showing how to exploit their space
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- AMOF: The Amazing Mathematical Object Factory - Frank Ruskey
Combinatorial objects are everywhere. How many ways are there to make change for $1 using unlimited numbers of coins of all denominations? Each way is a combinatorial object. AMOF is part encyclopedia and part calculator, a teaching tool that generates
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- Analysis & Knowledge - Sanford Aranoff
Download data analysis software, such as Patterns, which analyzes and charts trends in stock market using Andrews concepts. See also this former Rutgers University physics professor and current high school educator's thoughts on teaching and help file
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- Analyzing Numeric and Geometric Patterns of Paper Pool (i-Math Investigations) - Illuminations; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
An online, interactive, multimedia math investigation. The interactive paper pool game in this i-Math investigation provides an opportunity for students to further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion and least common multiple. Students develop
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- And the Answer is... - Energy Conservation Enhancement Project
Comparing cars and the cost of gasoline: a variety of multiplication and division problems. Math objectives: 1. Define terms related to multiplication and division. 2. Accurately complete a variety of multiplication and division problems. 3. Derive and
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- Andy Norton's Web Page - Dept. of Mathematics Education, Univ. of Georgia
Illustrated essays and explorations of algebra and geometry using various technology, including TI-85 calculators, CBL's and computer software such as Geometer's Sketchpad (with sketches to download), Algebra Expressor, and Excel, by a grad student in
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- The Angle Defect of a Polyhedron (Geometry and the Imagination) - Conway, Doyle, Gilman, Thurston; The Geometry Center
The angle defect at a vertex of a polygon is defined to be 2 pi minus the sum of the angles at the corners of the faces at that vertex. What is the angle sum for a polygon (in the plane) with n sides? Determine the total angle defect for each of the 5
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- Appetizers and Lessons for Math and Reason - Alan Selby
Logic Appetizers to test or or improve reading, writing and thinking skills, with definitions, concepts and proofs in many subjects (Chains of Reason; One or Two-Way Implications; Islands & Divisions of Knowledge; Deception); Advice (How to Study
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- The Apple Learning Interchange - Apple Education Division
An online resource for teaching, learning, research, and collaboration for educators interested in professional development, creating and sharing curriculum resources, and building a worldwide community of people committed to finding better ways to teach
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- Apples A Peel To Me (SMILE) - Olga Moreno, Horace Greeley School
A K-1 lesson designed to teach students to understand real and representational graphs; to recognize some different varieties of apples; and how to gather, record and interpret data. From the Graphs and Visuals section of a collection of almost 200 single
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- Apply Lessons: Technical and Professional Communications 12 - Center for Applied Academics, B.C., Canada
Education for the real world. Lesson plans and the careers to which they apply include: Who Said That? (Immunologist); The Shortest Distance Between Two Points (Mechanical Drafter Designer); Cornering the Information Market (Market Analyst); Tell it like
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