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.
