These links are from the May/June, 2006 issue of The Oregon Mathematics Teacher. For internet links from previous issues, see the Bookmark Archives.
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Have you had a chance to watch the TV show, NUMB3RS, yet? I saw the show for the first time recently, and discovered that they have a website with lessons already prepared! What a find!
NUMB3RS: The We All Use Math Every Day program (tm) presents activities connected to its TV shows. Here are some recent titles of activities: When Does 1 + 1 Not Equal 2?, The Dating Game, Air Hockey, and
Where is the Bullet - are still available for free download. The activities are designed for you to use in class
as a refresher to revisit key math concepts or to discuss them for the first time. Also, note that there are 2 question math quizzes posted for students with suitable awards. This site is sponsored by NUMB3RS and Texas Instruments.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/ti/activities.shtml
2006 Olympics for Kids: There is a long list of resources presented here. For example, clicking on Kids’ Village Torino and then on Kids area brings up a page where you can choose to have the print in English, French or Italian. From there the students can explore many facets of the Olympics.
http://www.kathimitchell.com/olympics.html
Surfing the Net with Kids: This site is presented by Barbara J. Feldman. This is a very thorough collection of Winter Olympics sites for kids, teachers and families covering Olympics 2006, Torino Olympics, Olympic Games, Olympic rings, history of the Olympics, etc. Also included are references to Kids’ Games, Kids’ Jokes, coloring, etc.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/winter_olympics_2006.htm
Graph Paper: Ever need a particular kind that you don’t have on hand? Here are two sites that offer graph paper..
http://www.mathematicshelpcentral.com/graph_paper.htm
http://pharm.kuleuven.be/pharbio/gpaper.htm
Brain Teasers: The Education Place presents brain teasers for grades 3-4, grades 5-6 grade 7. Each week a new one is presented along with the prior week’s question and answer. There is also an archive of grade level questions and answers for the prior 3 weeks. Have fun with this one!
http://eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html
Pascal’s Triangle: The patterns in Pascal’s Triangle are discussed in detail, including many that we may not be familiar with. Check out sums of rows, prime numbers, the hockey stick pattern, Magic 11’a, Fibonnacci ‘s Sequence, Triangular Numbers, Square Numbers, Polygonal Numbers, Points on a Circle and the Connection to Sierpinski’s Triangle. This is a great place for students to explore.
http://ptri1.tripod.com/
ASEE K-12 Engineering: The American Society for Engineering Education has collected hundreds of engineering outreach programs and placed them in a free, searchable database located on its EngineeringK12 Center. This is a great resource for parents, teachers, and students to search nationwide for an outreach program that matches their needs. There are lesson plans for teachers, engineering summer camps for students, and other resources included in the database that are offered by universities, industry, and government. Included is a reference to “Why K-12 Engineering?” their free, easy to use publication that will help you bring engineering into your K-12 classroom.
http://www.engineeringk12.org
Winter Olympics for Kids: This site is presented by Pocantico Hills School, Sleepy Hollow, NY. It was originally posted in 2001, but was edited in 2006. Here is a partial listing of the resources available when you click on Activities: Crossword Puzzle Riddles, Word Scramble, Fill in the Blanks, Word Search, Match the Equipment to the Sport, Match the Athlete with their Sport, and Quiz from Encarta Online. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/olympics/winterolympics.htm
Quest: NASA Quest Challenges are freeWeb-based, interactive explorations designed to engage students in authentic scientific and engineering processes. These include online tools and resources for teachers, students, parents and others including Web and print lesson plans, educator guides and workbooks. The solutions relate to issues encountered daily by NASA personnel.
http://quest.nasa.gov/
