19 July 1999 Vol. 4, No. 29
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
Pieces 'n Creases - ThinkQuest Jr. | Serendip |
TIMSS Database
PIECES 'N CREASES: A FUN GUIDE TO ORIGAMI - ThinkQuest Junior
http://tqjunior.advanced.org/5402/
A 1999 award-winning "Best of Contest" entry by four
5th-graders from Vidor Middle School in Vidor, Texas.
The site offers an introduction to the history of origami;
information on its uses and benefits; terms, symbols, and
tips; a page on origami and peace; poems about origami;
activities, and resources for folding paper.
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SERENDIP - Bryn Mawr College
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/
A forum for exploring and supporting intellectual and social
change in education and social organization. Subject areas
include: Brain and Behavior, Complex Systems, Biology, Genes
and Behavior, Science and Culture, and Science Education.
Each area contains exhibits, articles, links to other
resources, and a place for comments and discussion.
Interactive games of interest to students of dynamical
systems include:
- The Game of Life: order without a planner
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/complexity/life.html
a Java game about a world consisting of locations that
may or may not be occupied by life
- The Magic Sierpinski Triangle: order dependent on
randomness
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/complexity/sierpinski.html
an exploration into how vertex choice affects the
Chaos Game
- On Beyond Newton: from simple rules to stability,
fluctuation, and chaos
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/complexity/newton/
an interactive exhibit on homeostasis/autonomy/chaos
centered around population dynamics
- Chaotic Dynamical Systems, by Prof. Victor J. Donnay,
his students, and colleagues
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/chaos/
three different types of dynamical systems to play
with: Billiards, the Phase Space Game, and Iteration
of a point on the real number line
Resources for Education and Technology are listed as part
of Serendip's area on Science Education:
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/sci_edu/technology.html
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TIMSS UNITED STATES: INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE STUDY
Michigan State University
http://ustimss.msu.edu/
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study
represents the most extensive investigation of mathematics and
science education ever conducted. Approximately 50 countries
participated in this comparative survey of education focusing
on students ages 9 and 13, and those in their last year of
secondary school.
The US TIMSS National Research Center at Michigan State
University offers papers and publications, a newsletter,
press releases, overheads, and the files for the
INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM ANALYSIS DATABASE (you may download
all the database files, or individual files by country):
http://ustimss.msu.edu/cdata.html
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