May 2007
dy/dan » Blog Archive » Graphing Stories
by knann Dan Meyer, a math teacher from Santa Cruz, CA. Dan used a videos of himself doing various things to teach graphing to his algebra students.
The premise is simple: cross an arched bridge; descend a flight of stairs; all within a time frame that the students are shown. What would the graph of that look like in terms of elevation change over time? The lesson, which is downloadable, including the videos, is detailed at his blog here. You can download one, or all of the videos.
Entire lesson is 45 minutes
November 2005
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
by knann & 1 otherLessons, standards, tools, and web resources for mathematics gr K-12.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
by knann (via)Library of Java Applets aligned to math strands and standards. Many items similar to Investigations software.
Click Grade level for specific strand.
July 2005
FedStats: Federal Government Kids' Page
by knannThese statistical agencies provide special webpages for kids in elementary through high school. The webpages include fun facts, games, project ideas, and career information.
Project Interactivate
by knannThe goals of Project Interactivate are the creation, collection, evaluation, and dissemination of interactive Java-based courseware for exploration in science and math.
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