Girls on Track
http://ontrack.ncsu.edu
Activities have been designed around the applications of mathematics
in everyday life. For example, students use mathematics to work
on growth issues that local officials may be struggling to solve:
estimating population and development patterns; assessing the
effectiveness of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to deal with
transportation woes; and dealing with trash; determining landfill
capacity and assessing the potential environmental risks of dump
site leakage.Students develop skills to discern which technology
tools will be useful for data collection and analysis, presentations
and communication.
Smart Skies FlyBy Math
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/smart_skies
From the NASA Ames Research Center, FlyBy Math curriculum contains
six air traffic control problems. Each examines a different distance-rate-time
air traffic scenario that an air traffic controller might encounter.
In each problem students assume the roles of pilots, air traffic
controllers, and NASA scientists to conduct an experiment that
simulates the airplane scenario. They also assume the role of a
NASA engineer and use guided paper-and-pencil activities to determine
the number of seconds it takes each plane to travel a given distance
along a jet route.
PBS Teacher Source Math Activities
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htm
Free lesson plans and real-world activities on topics such as
data analysis, geometry, measurement, problem solving, and probability.
Project Interactivate
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate
Project Interactive consists of Java-based courseware including
lesson plans, activities, tools, and a dictionary for exploration
of science and mathematics. Lessons give teachers a script to follow
when using the activities and related discussions. Each lesson
gives prerequisites, preparationinstructions, a suggested outline,
and alternate outlines. Specific areas include: Number and Operation
Concepts; Geometry and Measurement; Function and Algebra Concepts;
and Probability and Data Analysis. From the Shodor Education Foundation,
Inc., a non-profit research and education organization dedicated
to the advancement of science and math education, specifically
through the use of modeling and simulation technologies.
Understanding Probability
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans
Practical lessons to help students understand the concept of probability
from Discovery School.com.
Figure This!
http://www.figurethis.org
Although developed to provide interesting math challenges to families
of middle school students, this resource can also work in schools.
Three to four math challenges using real world examples are posted
here each month. For those who need help solving the challenge,
there are hints and complete solutions, along with related problems.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html
This
is a three-year NSF supported project to develop a library of uniquely
interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials,
mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction.
The project includes dissemination and extensive internal and external
evaluation. Divided into these sections: Number & Operations;
Algebra; Geometry; Measurement; Data Analysis & Probability.
