Surfing The Net With Kids: Real World Math Plane math activities. A blend of aeronautics and math, these nine airplane activities for elementary ages are excellent illustrations of real world math. http://www.surfnetkids.com/realmath.htm
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Extractions: Through the years, and probably through the centuries, teachers have struggled to make math meaningful by providing students with problems and examples demonstrating its applications in everyday life. As this classic joke shows, some strategies are more successful and more meaningful than others! Teaching Math in 1950: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? Teaching Math in 1970: A logger exchanges a set "L" of lumber for a set "M" of money. The cardinality of set "M" is $100. Each element is worth $1. Make 100 dots representing the elements of the set "M." The set "C," the cost of production, contains 20 fewer points than set "M." Represent the set "C" as a subset of set "M" and answer the following question: What is the cardinality of the set "P" for profits?
Real World Mathematics real world mathematics. One of the challenges facing mathematics teachers is convincing their students that there is a place for mathematics in the real world. The goal of this page is to collect examples of those applications. Louisiana twist, and Fermi activities for the K12 classroom the National Science Standards and NCTM math standards it supports http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/real.world.html
Extractions: SCORE Mathematics One of the challenges facing mathematics teachers is convincing their students that there is a place for mathematics in the real world. The goal of this page is to collect examples of those applications. We encourage the submission of additional examples The (un)Truth About Statistics - a discussion of the statistics used in the media and how the formation of the questions can affect the survey results. 1993 Tampa Bay Oil Spill The PORTS-based hazardous spill trajectory modeling concept was (unfortunately) tested on August 10, 1993, when a collision occurred between two inbound fuel barges and an outbound phosphate freighter. Using a simple vector analysis routine and the PORTS wind and current data, a trajectory for the spill was calculated using wind direction as a cardinal direction, wind speed in knots, current direction in degrees true, and current speed in meters per second. At each hour, speed and direction for the oil movement were computed based on these data using a generic Minerals Management Service algorithm. Apply Lessons: Applications of Mathematics 9 and 10 A collection of lesson plans illustrating the application of mathematical skills in a variety of job settings.
Index math in the real world!! Topic Data Management math in the real world . Grade Level Grade 7. This module and the activities were created by Bart Cote. http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/elemath/
Extractions: Home To The Teacher Student Lessons Math in the Real World!! Topic: Data Management - "Math in the Real World" Grade Level : Grade 7 Time: 15 -20 hours This Module was created to integrate technology into the Saskatchewan Mathematics 6-9 Curriculum: A Curriculum Guide for the Middle Level (Grades 6-9) (September 1996). This module and the activities were created by Bart Cote. The Mathematics Module is designed to be teacher directed, with fully developed ready to use student activities. It was designed to give a teacher the opportunity to incorporate these activities into the Data Management unit in his/her classroom. The module activities cover all of the objectives in the topics of Collecting, Organizing, Displaying, Summarizing and Interpreting, from the Data Management Strand. However, it is important to note that this module does not include any of the objectives from the Probability topic. The fully developed student activities will lead the student in collecting, organizing, displaying, summarizing and interpreting data that he/she will collect on a topic of his/her choice. This module provides an excellent opportunity for students to see how Data Management is used in everyday situations. See the teacher pages to find out more about the activities.
ENC Online: Education Topics: Real World Math & Science Teachers describe ways to bring the real world into the classroom, making the curriculum relevant to students' lives. Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools . http://www.enc.org/topics/realworld
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Education Topics Search the Site More Options Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Across the Curriculum Assessment Equity and Diversity Family and Community ... Frequently Asked Questions Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Teachers describe ways to bring the real world into the classroom, making the curriculum relevant to students' lives. This section provides information on how this topic relates to the concerns of educators. Students use real-world data and the internet to learn math and science. Educators describe practical ideas to help you connect your students to the world beyond the classroom. Going online is a great way to connect students to real-world data. A literate citizenry has the knowledge and skills to handle the ever-changing world with confidence. The articles in this section provide ideas and resources to help teachers meet the challenge. Selected resources from the Math and Science in the Real World issue of ENC Focus Back to Top You Are Here ENC Home Education Topics
Spreadsheets from the real world; Sample activities to Introduce several ideas and sources for real world data which math Estimations then make actual calculations and/or http://www.math.byu.edu/~lfrancis/readings302/Spreadsheets.html
Extractions: Sample Activities to Introduce Spreadsheets to Students Computer technology is changing the ways we use mathematics; consequently, the content of mathematics programs and the methods by which mathematics is taught are changing. Students must continue to study appropriate mathematics, content, and they also must be able to recognize when and how to use computers effectively when doing mathematics ... Mathematics teacher should be able to appropriately use a variety of computer tools such as programming languages and spreadsheets in the mathematics classroom. For example, teacher should be able to identify topics for which expressing an algorithm as a computer program will deepen student insight, and they should be able to develop or modify programs to fit the needs of classes or individuals. Keeping pace with advances in technology will enable mathematics teachers to use the most efficient and effective tools available ... - The Use of Computers in the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics, NCTM, 1987
Reader Reviews: Real World Math fun and learningoriented, and the real Challenge that math.com - The world of math Online. Parents can access information about family math activities and math http://www.surfnetkids.com/reader/rr_realmath.htm
Extractions: ...Click for Menu... ~~ Home ~~ Light a Fire Quotations How to Add Games Email Book Clubs Book Store Calendar Blog Free Web Content Games Jokes Newsletters Postcards Printables Screensavers Suggest a Site Tell a Friend Top Ten Pages Topic Directory ~~ Search this Site Arts, Crafts, Music Computers, Internet Hobbies, Sports Geography Holidays, History Language Arts Math Parents, Teachers Pre-K and K Science, Animals Link to Us From my Mailbox My Bio Ad Rates Write Me Visit My Office Real World Math MathRealm.com provides hundreds of math lessons, learning tools and exploration activities that can be integrated into an online syllabus for tracking student progress. Educators can easily create worksheets for students to complete online that are automatically graded. Their graphing whiteboard allows students to share equations, tables, plots, and graphs in real-time. Reviewed September 21, 2000 by Ron Knott, a reader from England who is not affiliated with the site:
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Real-World Math With The CBL 2 And LabPro® It is a revision of the earlier Texas Instruments publication realworld math with the CBL 2 System activities for the TI-83 and TI-83 Plus. http://education.ti.com/us/product/book/rwmwb.html
Extractions: This book uses the DATAMATE APP Top Table of Contents Activity 1: Walk the Line: Straight Line Distance Graphs Activity 2: Making Cents of Math: Linear Relationship Between Weight and Quantity Activity 3: Pool Plunge: Linear Relationship Between Water Depth and Pressure Activity 4: Funnel Volumes: Volume and Weight Activity 5: Keep It Bottled Up: Linear Rates of Pressure Increase Activity 6: Graph It in Pieces: Piecewise-defined Functions Activity 7: Mix It Up: Mixing Liquids of Different Temperatures Activity 8: Spring Thing: Newton's Second Law Activity 9: Stretch It to the Limit: The Linear Force Relation for a Rubber Band Activity 10: What Goes Up: Position and Time for a Cart on a Ramp Activity 11: That's the Way the Ball Bounces: Height and Time for a Bouncing Ball Activity 12: Walk This Way: Definition of Rate Activity 13: Velocity Test: Interpreting Velocity Graphs Activity 14: From Here to There: Applications of the Distance Formula Activity 15: Under Pressure: The Inverse Relationship between Pressure and Volume Activity 16: Light at a Distance: Distance and Light Intensity (185 KB)* Activity 17: Chill Out: How Hot Objects Cool (175 KB)* Activity 18: Charging Up, Charging Down: Exponential Models
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home ENC Features Math Topics Search the Site More Options Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Use math topic words to find web sites with lesson plans and activities. A fractals unit for elementary and middle school students This web site, for students and teachers in grades 4 to 8, provides a unit on fractals. The unit is designed to introduce students to fractals and the underlying mathematics; it focuses on fractals generated by iterating line drawings, such as the Koch snowflake and so-called 'Jurassic Park' fractal.
ENC Online: Web Links: Math Topics: Real World Applications mathematical concepts and offer handson application activities. The site contains numerous real-world problems intended to show students how math is used http://www.enc.org/weblinks/math/0,1544,1-Real World Applications,00.shtm
Extractions: Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Web Links Math Topics Search the Site More Options Classroom Calendar Digital Dozen ENC Focus ... Frequently Asked Questions Find detailed information about thousands of materials for K-12 math and science. Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Lists of web sites categorized by subject areas within mathematics. Exploring precalculus This Internet site offers lessons and interactive examples designed to prepare students for calculus by providing them with a solid understanding of functions. The web site introduces precalculus as a metaphorical bridge that connects the more familiar branches of mathematics, such as algebra and geometry to the study of calculus, and uses everyday analogies to reduce students' anxieties about learning precalculus. This web site, for students and teachers in grades 4 to 8, provides a unit on fractals. The unit is designed to introduce students to fractals and the underlying mathematics; it focuses on fractals generated by iterating line drawings, such as the Koch snowflake and so-called 'Jurassic Park' fractal.
Resources For Real-world Math Activities Date Thu, 18 Mar 1999 111225 0600 Sender Kate O Brien kobrien@ohs.ogle.k12.il.us Subject Resources for real-world math activities http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.09.98/obrien1.html
Extractions: Subject: Resources for real-world math activities Where is there a collection of math acitivities or projects to use in high school Algebra I, Algebra II, or Trigonometry that tie concepts to real-world careers? Hi Kate There are some activities of this type at the Apply Learning Network . These are lesson ideas, developed for teachers of Applied Academics curricula in British Columbia. The goal is to connect classroom learning with real-life, workplace applications that meet the learning outcomes for these subjects. The mathematics activities are aimed at Math 9 and 10. The URL for their site is http://cfaa.bridges.com/ Cheers
Real-World Math With CBL 2 And LabPro realworld math with CBL 2 and LabPro has 29 activities that explore real-world applications of math concepts. http://www.vernier.com/cmat/rwcalc.html
Extractions: by John Gastineau Chris Brueningsen Bill Bower Linda Antinone Elisa Kerner contains 31 activities that explore real-world applications of math concepts using TI Graphing Calculators. Concepts from algebra through calculus are covered. Activities cover a wide variety of topics, including linear, quadratic, and periodic functions, statistics, systems of equations, and many more. A variety of sensors are used, including motion detectors, temperature sensors, force sensors, microphones, etc. Students use a Motion Detector to investigate periodic motion This book of calculator activities includes: Ordering Information RWCALC Related Links Real-World Math with Computers - The same experiments done using computers.
Real-World Math With Computers realworld math with Computers has 29 activities that explore real-world applications of math concepts. http://www.vernier.com/cmat/rwc.html
Extractions: Real World Math with Computers by John Gastineau Chris Brueningsen Bill Bower Linda Antinone Elisa Kerner Real-World Math with Computers contains 29 activities that explore real-world applications of math concepts. Concepts from algebra through calculus are covered. Activities cover a wide variety of topics, including linear, quadratic, and periodic functions, statistics, systems of equations, and many more. A variety of sensors are used, including motion detectors, temperature sensors, force sensors, microphones, etc. Students use a Motion Detector to investigate periodic motion Each Vernier Lab Book includes: Ordering Information Real World Math with Computers RWC-LP Related Links - The same experiments done using calculators.
OPB NTTI: Real-World Math How does the real world relate to math? Through activities presented in this lesson, students will gain an understanding of how math is used in reallife http://www.opb.org/edmedia/ntti/algebraic/
Extractions: HOME LESSON PLANS LESSON PLANS BY SUBJECT LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE ... CONTACT US Master Teacher: Christine Barr Subject Matter: Mathematics Grade Levels: 3-5, but may be adapted to other grade levels Time Allotment: Two 45-minute sessions How does the real world relate to math? Through activities presented in this lesson, students will gain an understanding of how math is used in real-life situations. Students will use the think, plan, try and check strategy, and use algebraic reasoning to figure out the best method of problem solving. Students will be able to: http://www.open.k12.or.us/2003csdb/ Mathematics - Calculations and Estimations Mathematics - Algebraic Relationships Represent and describe relationships among quantities using words, tables, graphs and rules.
Math Forum: Suzanne Alejandre - Math Unit - Polyhedra A math Forum Web Unit. Student activities. Buckyballs Links to Web sites with information on Carbon60 (buckyball), a real world example of a polyhedron. http://mathforum.org/alejandre/workshops/unit14.html
Extractions: As part of the Rialto Unified School District, Frisbie Middle School is using the Glencoe instructional materials to teach mathematics. The unit presented here uses the objectives found in Unit 14 of Glencoe's Interactive Mathematics , but the activities have been designed so that students can take extra time on specific mathematical ideas. This unit works well if the class can regularly go to a computer lab with Internet access and/or if the classroom has computers with Internet access. Student Activities Introduction to Polyhedra
Educational Math Software concept with easyto-follow examples. Finally, practice makes perfect with problem sets, math activities, and real-world applications. http://www.educational-software-directory.net/math/
Extractions: Test Preparation@ Aces Research - publishes Math Advantage brand of products covering middle and high school mathematics, business math, and more. Subjects include algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics , and calculus American Education Corporation - publishes math courseware for grades first through twelfth. Titles cover pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus , and more. BoxerMath - interactive online math tutorials. Subjects cover math fundamentals, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry , and trigonometry Chaos Lab - [Win] an interactive math package that helps students visualize and understand fractal geometry and chaos theory. Cognitive Technologies - [Win, Mac ] publishes pre-algebra, algebra, geometry , and trigonometry learning CD-ROMs for ages 10 and up. Cognitive Tutor - focus is on integrating computer technology with classroom instruction. Features scenario based problems. Covers
Math For The Real World: Review until you arrive in the city, where play a game and then buy and design a video scene), math for the real world does become long and the activities and math http://www.terc.edu/mathequity/gw/html/MathRealReview.html
Extractions: Reviewer: Brian King and Megan Murray Math for the Real World presents a wide variety of real-life problems you could encounter as you tour the country with your band, such as creating schedules for sharing the driving, figuring out the perimeter of a poster in order to get it framed, or calculating the time it will take you to get from one place to another. Most of these are presented as word or story problems. The game provides a calculator and a handbook you can click on for hints (such as how many ounces are in a cup) or occasionally an actual strategy for solving the problem (such as "take the total number of hours and divide by 24"). The problems vary widely in terms of level of difficulty or complexity, from the fairly simple task of making a phone call by dialing and then depositing the right amount of change in a telephone to the more complicated task of loading all six band members and their gear onto the ferry in groups weighing no more than a specified weight, in the least number of trips possible. In addition, the problems become more complex as you enjoy success with the mathematics, moving from one-step to multi-step problems, or introducing more difficult concepts, such as decimal numbers. Correct answers result in more money in the bank to make your music video. If you answer incorrectly, you get a second chance. Wrong again? This time you lose money from your bank, and you don't learn what it is you did wrong, or how you might have done it right.
Math For The Real World Once your child learns the basic math skills in this a wide variety of skills in a real world setting. However, most of the activities are variations on a few http://www.kidsource.com/software/math.real.world.html
Extractions: Summary If your preteen questions the relevance of learning math in school, then this title will help them understand the myriad of ways that math skills are needed. The main characters travel across the U.S. doing math problems to earn money to finance their trip and their goal is to create a great music video in the process of their adventures. Each math problem relates to their trip such as buying food or map/graph reading. There is a lot of 'hip' talk that many preteens will enjoy. So if you need a 'hook' to get your preteen to enhance his/her math skills and this setting is of interest to them, then try out this title. Educational Value This title covers a wide variety of math areas (see list below). Each question covers a defined skill and many questions will challenge the average preteen. However, the format is very repetitive and the child will not have much control over the sequence of events or in changing the difficulty level of the problems. The hidden gem of this title is the reference area which will help the child learn how to solve the problem. Fun Factor If your preteen is interested in music videos and 'road trips' then they'll be interested in the basic premise of this game. This angle can hold their attention while they do a variety of math activities.
