Volume 7, Number 39
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30 September 2002 Vol. 7, No. 39
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
Taking America's Measure - NIST
Fermi Off-The-Wall Math League - Year 3 | Mathematically Sane
TAKING AMERICA'S MEASURE
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/kids/metric.htm
Celebrate National Metric Week, October 6-12, 2002, using
some of the resources on this web site sponsored by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Resources include:
- Metric Pyramid
- Metric Fast Facts for Sports
- Metric in the Kitchen
- All You Will Need to Know About Metric
- Metric Conversion Tools
- Word Find
- Hidden Pictures
- Riddles
- Word Scramble
- Metric Measures
- Crossword Puzzle
- Tall to Small Tale
- Snapshots in Time
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METRIC WEEK - T2T FAQ
Math Forum, Teacher2Teacher Service
http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.metric.html
From the Math Forum's Teacher2Teacher service, answers to
a frequently asked question: What are some activities I can
use for Metric Week?
Suggestions include techniques to use to help students,
archived T2T conversations on the subject, resources from
the archives of Ask Dr. Math, books for reference, and links
to relevant Web sites.
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FERMI OFF-THE-WALL MATH LEAGUE, YEAR 3
Minnesota Intermediate School District 287
http://www.int287.k12.mn.us/gifted/
Solve new open-ended problems every week, view hints, and
see outstanding solutions to previous problems.
A Fermi question
- is posed with limited information given
- demands communication
- utilizes estimation
- emphasizes process rather than "the" answer
Year 3, Session 1 will start October 7, 2002, and will run
for six weeks. To submit solutions online, register with an
entry fee of $25 per person per session. An individual, a
pair or a team of four may register for this Internet-based
project.
Fermi League Rules and Scoring
http://www.int287.k12.mn.us/gifted/fermirules.html
Fermi Tips and Links
http://www.int287.k12.mn.us/gifted/fermitips.html
Sample Fermi problems and unique solutions
http://www.int287.k12.mn.us/gifted/fermiarchive.html
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MATHEMATICALLY SANE - NEW ARTICLES
http://mathematicallysane.com
Mathematically Sane, a site promoting the rational reform of
mathematics education, has recently added these articles:
In the Trenches: Three Teachers' Perspectives on Moving Forward
An analysis by Susan Brown, Antoinette Seidelmann,
and Gwendolyn Zimmermann.
http://mathematicallysane.com/analysis/trenches.asp
The ARC Tri-State Student Achievement Study
A comparison of mathematics achievement of students using
reform curricula to those using traditional curricula.
http://mathematicallysane.com/evidence/arc.asp
The SAT Gap
An article from the New York Times outlining the continuing
improvement in mathematics achievement on the SAT and other
nationally-administered tests.
http://mathematicallysane.com/evidence/satgap.asp
Most Popular Articles
A list of the most popular articles on the site.
http://mathematicallysane.com/popular.asp
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