Volume 10, Number 29
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July 18 2005 Vol. 10, No. 29
THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS
Spam Email Attack | Creative Ideas from Ellison: Math
Connect-ME | Geometry Step by Step from the Land of the Incas
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CREATIVE IDEAS FROM ELLISON: MATH
http://www.ellison.com/creativeideas/?p=listideas&cat=1&subcat=5
Ellison Educational Equipment Inc. has a list of creative
math teaching ideas that use their Ellison Machine, which
cuts stock paper into a variety of shapes, letters, and
numbers. Some of the fifty-two ideas currently listed in the
math subcategory include:
- What Comes Next Sequencing
- Train Time
- Mathematical Pie
- Multiplication Fact Packs
- Equivalent Fractions Puzzle
- Fraction Dominoes
- Pattern Block Manipulatives
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CONNECT-ME
http://educ.queensu.ca/connectme/
Connect-M(athematics)E(ducators) supports early-career
elementary teachers with resources made by teacher candidates
and recent graduates of the P/J B. Ed. program at Queen's
University, Ontario, Canada.
Areas of the site include:
- Openers & Problems
open-ended problems, organized by strand and division,
to capture the attention and imagination of students
- Math @ Home Calendar
problem, riddle, math fact or activity for every day of
the year
- Weekly Updates & Bulletins
news and updates about the Connect-ME site as well as
information on workshops and other professional
development opportunities
- Shared Resources
on-line resources for teaching and learning elementary
school mathematics
- Web Links
links to sites on the web
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GEOMETRY STEP BY STEP FROM THE LAND OF THE INCAS
http://agutie.homestead.com/
Created by Antonio Gutierrez, Geometry Step-by-Step from the
Land of the Incas "provides an eclectic mix of sound, science,
and Incan history in order to raise students' interest in
Euclidean geometry."
The site includes links to:
- Problems
- Theorems
- Proofs
- Inca Geometry
- Cuzco
- Machu Picchu
- Nazca Lines
- Lord of Sipan
- Quizzes
- Puzzles
- Quotes
- Inspiration
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher is recommended and some
sections of the site require Flash Player, Java 1.3 or
higher and JavaScript.
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