Volume 10, Number 15
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April 11 2005 Vol. 10, No. 15
THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS
goENC.com | PCMI Resource: Paper Cup Mathematics
Smart Skies FlyBy Math
goENC.com
http://goenc.com
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) will lose its U.S.
Department of Education funding at the end of September, 2005.
To keep their resources available to the public they are
starting a subscription service. Subscribe your school by
June 1, 2005 for $299, a $50 savings on the regular cost.
Visit ENC Online for a preview of what goENC.com will offer.
http://www.enc.org
Features include:
- Classroom Calendar
- Digital Dozen
- ENC Focus
- Lessons & Activities
- Ask ENC
- Web Links
- Curriculum Resources
- Education Topics
- Professional Development
- Resource of the Day
- New from ENC
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PAPER CUP MATHEMATICS
http://mathforum.org/pcmi/hstp/resources/papercup/
In this classroom activity, a PCMI Resource for Teachers,
students investigate whether paper cups roll out the pattern
of an annulus:
- How can you tell?
- How do the dimensions of the cup relate to the
dimensions of the annulus?
- Can you predict the annulus' dimensions from those of
the cup?
The lesson uses compass and paper activities as well as
Geometer's Sketchpad. See student worksheets on the web, or
download them in PDF format.
View other PCMI Resources for Teachers:
http://mathforum.org/pcmi/hstp/resources.html
PCMI is an outreach program of the School of Mathematics
at the Institute for Advanced Study. Geometry is the theme
of one of six working groups meeting this summer in July.
For more information on the program, view the
PCMI @ MathForum site:
http://mathforum.org/pcmi/
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SMART SKIES FLYBY MATH
http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/smart_skies/
FlyBy Math brings interactive real-life mathematics
applications to grades 5-9 with a series of six Air Traffic
Control problems. Using FlyBy Math, students learn to predict
air traffic conflicts using distance, rate, and time
relationships.
Students assume the roles of pilots, air traffic controllers,
and NASA scientists to conduct an experiment and to 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. Teachers can assign a variety of
mathematics problem-solving methods ranging from counting
to plotting points to graphing a system of linear equations.
The instructional materials include:
- Educator Guide
- Video clips to introduce air traffic control
- Teacher Guides including answer sheets, student
workbooks, and optional pre- and post-tests.
All FlyBy Math materials are free and available to download
from the FlyBy Math Web site, funded by NASA's Airspace
Systems Program and the Ames Research Center.
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