Volume 3, Number 40
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5 October 1998 Vol. 3, No. 40
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
Secondary Math Units - Sinclair | Moneyopolis | October Math Hunt
SECONDARY MATH UNITS - Margaret Sinclair
http://mathforum.org/workshops/sum98/participants/sinclair/contents.html
Secondary-level units focused on using technology in the
classroom.
For grades 9 and 10:
- Data Collecting in the Classroom
Data collected by class members from class members,
used as a basis for analysis.
- Algebraic Problem-Solving using Spreadsheets
Why solve problems with spreadsheets? A week-long unit
on setting up formulas and problems, with samples and
classroom follow-up.
- Skydome Review Unit
Practice in basic skills through investigating facts
from a newspaper or Web site.
For grades 11 and 12:
- Three Days in the Lab
Sketchpad geometry assignments for when lab time
is short.
- Linear Transformations using Spreadsheets
Investigating the effect of a variety of linear
transformations on a unit square and a rectangle.
- Show and Tell for Big Kids
Math for using computers when lab time is limited:
topics for activity-based independent study.
- Investigating Functions using Spreadsheets
Why use spreadsheets to investigate functions? A unit
offering spreadsheets to download (ClarisWorks and
Excel), with lessons, question sets, and suggestions
for seminars.
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MONEYOPOLIS - Ernst & Young
http://www.moneyopolis.com/
A public service educational Web site created to teach basic
financial planning concepts to children in grades 6-8,
providing tools and programs for enhancing basic skills in
math, financial planning, decision-making (logic), reading,
and computer use.
The project centers around a financial planning game based
on a five-step process: assessment, goal setting, strategy
setting, implementation, and reviewing and adjusting.
Children move through various financial-planning centers in
a "virtual city," managing money and working toward defined
goals. Materials are available to support math teachers as
they help children use the site.
The Moneyopolis project can be integrated into classroom
activities through suggested lesson plans and related
activities. A financial planning curriculum is linked with
the math curriculum.
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MATH FORUM'S INTERNET MATH HUNT - OCTOBER 1998
http://mathforum.org/hunt/
The Internet Math Hunt consists of questions about math and
mathematicians. The answers can be found somewhere on the
Internet. Answers should be in three parts:
1. What did you find?
2. What is the URL (address) where you eventually found
the information?
3. How did you find that page?
The answers to the questions can be found on the World Wide
Web, although ftp and gopher solutions are acceptable.
If you find it on the Internet, it's legitimate.
A winner will be selected at random each month from all the
complete submissions. You could win a Math Forum t-shirt!
The OCTOBER 1998 MATH HUNT can be found at:
http://mathforum.org/hunt/current.html
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