Internet Connections Arpil 2001 Tough to teach Testing 1,2,3 http//www and Nature This site looks at how FibonacciNumbers are found in nature and provides suggested activities to study http://www.midland.k12.tx.us/resource/april01.htm
MATH 115, Mathematics Through Its History In general, activities are designed so that students with some fun topics like Fibonaccinumbers, perspective drawing of whom have gone on to teach high school http://newton.uor.edu/facultyfolder/beery/math115/
Extractions: MATH 115, Mathematics through Its History is an activity-based elementary mathematics history course I designed and taught with mathematics majors, the majority of whom intended to become mathematics teachers. The somewhat ungrammatical title of the course is intended to carry two meanings; we attempt to study mathematics throughout its (early) history and we study mathematics by approaching it via its early history. Although the course could and will be taught during a traditional academic term, it so far has been offered during our Interim (January) term, which means it has met for 3 hours per day, 4 days per week during a 4-week term. A typical class session begins with a (usually) short quiz, followed by worksheet activities, followed by a combination of interactive lectures and hands-on activities, such as learning to use an abacus, learning to use a Chinese counting board, exploring Pythagorean figurate numbers with "pebbles" (candy), doing puzzle proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, doing straightedge and compass constructions, and constructing the Platonic solids to discover Euler's formula. In general, activities are designed so that students discover results rather than simply review or practice them.
IDEAS -- Browse For Resources By Grade -- Eighth Grade Resources The activities are illustrated and contain stepby site, first look at the Fibonaccinumbers and why Sponsored by the teach Wisconsin Collaboration Committee http://www.ideas.wisconsin.edu/grade.cfm?startrow=171&glid=25
InterMath | Investigations | Number Concept Building Up ProportionalReasoning activities for Future Gulliver's Travels to teachratio and proportions.) Understanding Rational numbers and Proportional http://www.intermath-uga.gatech.edu/topics/nmcncept/ratios/links.htm
Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School Early Years, KS1 activities and KS2 activities. There are also sections on fibonacciNumbers and Nature and Music, fibonacci Forgeries and Who was fibonacci? http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/pontcs/lnkmaths.htm
Extractions: http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/welcome.html The Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (CIMT) was established at the University of Exeter in 1986. As the CIMT is a centre for research and curriculum development in Mathematics teaching and learning it was only a matter of time before it began to explore the possibilities of the Internet. MathsNet http://www.anglia.co.uk/education/mathsnet/index.html As well as being Head of Maths at the Hewett Comprehensive School in Norwich, Bryan Dye is one of the pioneer developers of educational websites. His fantastic MathsNet website is a tremendous resource for all teachers and students of mathematics. Features include: Interactive, Articles, QuizBank, Magic Grid, MathsNet Art, Puzzles and Maths Links. The website also contains reviews of software and books for mathematicians. Mathematics Enrichment http://nrich.maths.org.uk The NRICH started out in September 1996 as a research and development project funded by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. The project aims to establish a permanent national centre for curriculum enrichment to provide mathematical learning support for very able children of all ages. Based at the University of Cambridge School of Education, the website provides access to a collection of puzzles, games, mathematical problems, articles and interactivities. MathSphere
Teacher Materials Laser Disks check out two special problem solving activities using laser disks. FibonacciNumbers. Metric Measurement frustrated at having to teach two systems? http://www.norris160.org/pricet/Teacher materials.htm
Extractions: Teacher Materials The following topics will be slowly developed as the files are edited and transferred to this web site. Anything that I have developed may be used without my permission. The goal is stimulate mathematical thought and better ways to teach mathematics at all levels. Web Sites some math sites of various colleges, organizations, etc. Whale see some digital photographs of making a model of the largest animal that has probably EVER lived: the great blue whale. Math Splash - a two day workshop for math teachers at Doane College, Crete, Nebraska MathVantage a special project of videos and print material for grades 6-9 developed by Nebraska math teachers and distributed by Sunburst Communications and Great Plains. Polyhedra a variety of 3D geometric solids made out of poster board. Patterns, hints, and directions will be provided in the future. Tessellations see some student artwork concerning neat geometric patterns Patterns Fractions - see a PowerPoint presentation with the four basic operations Fractions Festival - First ever festival to celebrate fractions in an unusual way.
TCA Journal Excerpts (8) fibonacci calls them Indian numbers.) For review For more information on activitiesmentioned in this article, contact Rose at rwill627@camalott.com or http://www.txclassics.org/exrpts8.htm
Extractions: Texas Classics in Action , Winter 1999 I have mentioned in other writings that teaching Latin in high school is like teaching butterflies to knit in that one must first get the students off the ceiling, then keep them concentrated on the subject when their natural tendency is to fly off in all directions. Teaching in university has challenges a bit different, but in either scholastic atmosphere my goals are much the same, and my subject matter and approach differ only slightly. What I teach to the best of my ability is a) basic and widespread Latin grammar, spelling, and pronunciation for a grasp of the language, and b) Roman culture and literature for a better understanding of that language and of the Romans because of the great impact both had on their world and the modern one. A critical factor in any class is time, so I break the grammar concepts that I feel must be covered into weeklong segments and build around them. These segments vary slightly according to the book we have, but for Latin I or the first university semester they include these: 5 complete declensions of nouns, including the five traditional cases; adjective and pronoun (
Marcin Paprzycki: CSS 350 Data Structures -- Day-to-day Activities definition of recursion factorial calculation as example of simple recursionFibonacci numbers (pros and cons of recursion) other examples of recursion http://www.cs.okstate.edu/~marcin/mp/teach/fall00/350/css350.html
Middle School Math can be used to teach data organization and resources (instructional software, labactivities, lesson plans Probability, Process Skills,Whole numbers, and Lesson http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/TR/hsmath.htm
Extractions: Resources Strand Description 9 - 12 Statistics Links to lessons and to real data sets that can be used to teach data organization and statistics to students at all grade levels. Secondary Mathematics Assessment and Resource Database A large database of lessons in many fields of math, assessment methods and tips for teachers. Explorer The ExplorerTM is a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12 mathematics Eisenhower National Clearinghouse An excellent collection of quality lessons Library in the Sky 105 resources listed here searchable by topics:
Electronic School: Do The Numbers great Italian mathematician Leonardo fibonacci), who serves Ten spacetravel activitieshelp students learn including fractions, composite numbers, number lines http://www.electronic-school.com/2000/09/0900poweruser.html
Extractions: By Russell Smith In our last look at math software several years ago (September 1997), companies had for the most part finally finished the bumpy transition from floppy versions to the CD-ROM format. Users still faced a rough and varied assortment of installation options and multimedia players, and the material was supplementary to the regular math classroom curriculum. Today, math programs still exhibit those nagging characteristics although, at least on the PC side, most publishers have finally discarded the 16-bit Windows 3.1 versions in favor of 32-bit Windows 9X versions and have adopted high-color video as the de facto color standard instead of the ubiquitous 256 color mode. A few programs shine above the rest to earn a highlighted spot in this issue's review. I Love Math
Ideas And Activities Ideas and activities Bamdad's Math Comics Page. Bamdad's Math Comics Page, frequently updated with new comics, features a collection of over 200 cartoons scanned from newspapers and magazines for grades 512. http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/activities.html
Extractions: About.com's Homework Help. About.com provides a searchable collection of articles that can help students with their math homework as figuring out the angles of a right triangle . The site, suitable for grades 3-12, also includes a library of useful Netlinks as well as Cathy Spalding's email service for your perplexing math questions. About Today's Date. About Today's Date, based on Richard Phillips' book Numbers: Facts, Figures , and Fiction , provides each day the history and trivia about the numbers in today's date. The site is suitable for grades 5-12. Academic Assistance Access. Academic Assistance Access offers free a tutoring service for high school students. The site, staffed by professionals in various fields, answers questions in calculus as well as in American history and the sciences. Academic Assistance Center Home Page. The Teachers and staff of AOL's Academic Assistance Center provide link access to their favorite or best information sites for grades K-12. To visit the math room, click here a teacher and a student guide to mathematics to mathematics for grades K-12.
Math 6 - Frisbie Middle School Math 6. As part of the Rialto Unified School District, Frisbie Middle Schoolis using the Glencoe instructional materials to teach mathematics. http://www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/math6.html
Extractions: As part of the Rialto Unified School District, Frisbie Middle School is using the Glencoe instructional materials to teach mathematics. Math 6 is a general mathematics course for sixth grade students. Under the Curriculum Links the alignment of the course can be checked against the RUSD Math Matrix, California Framework Standards, and the NCTM Standards. Links are provided to support the Math 6 curriculum for students, teachers and parents. Some of the links are to Internet sites with information, others link to sites with interactive lessons which could be used at home as a supplement or during class and still others could be used as enrichment for students willing to work before or after school. A similar Math 7 and Math 8 page are available for the general mathematics course for all seventh and eighth grade students. As you use these pages, comments and/or suggestions would be appreciated. Please send them to Suzanne Alejandre Math Matrix - RUSD RUSD Course of Study CA Academic Standards Commission California Mathematics Framework
