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Volume 9, Number 14

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5 April 2004                                  Vol. 9, No. 14

                  THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS

                      Sense and Dollars
        Scholastic - Lesson Plans - Math | Cool Cosmos


                       SENSE AND DOLLARS

         http://senseanddollars.thinkport.org/home.html

  The Sense and Dollars project helps middle and high school
  students learn about and practice effective ways of earning,
  spending, saving, and investing money in a safe, interactive
  environment. Presented by Maryland Public Television, the
  project's activities include:

  Earning Money
    - All About the Benjamins, Baby!
    - Be Your Own Boss
    - Makin' The Bacon

  Spending Money
    - Budget Basics
    - The Scoop on Credit
    - Time Warp

  Saving and Investing Money
    - Growing Money
    - What's Up with Wall Street?
    - Show Me the Money!

  Money Games
    - Check it Out!
    - Dream Prom
    - Charge!

  The site also offers support resources:

  Teachers' Guide
  http://senseanddollars.thinkport.org/info/teachers_guide.html

  Parents' Guide
  http://senseanddollars.thinkport.org/info/parents_guide.html

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                SCHOLASTIC - LESSON PLANS - MATH

    http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=3

  Lesson plans, activities, reproducibles, and thematic units
  appropriate for K-8 students are organized under the following
  topics:

    - Addition and Subtraction
    - Algebraic Expressions
    - Area and Volume
    - Charts, Graphs, and Number Lines
    - Consumer Math
    - Counting and Numbers
    - Data Analysis
    - Decimals and Percent
    - Estimation
    - Fractions
    - Geometry
    - Logical Reasoning
    - Measurement
    - Multiplication and Division
    - Patterns
    - Place Value
    - Probability
    - Problem Solving
    - Ratio and Proportion
    - Sets and Groups
    - Symmetry
    - Time

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                         COOL COSMOS

             http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/

  To communicate the world of infrared astronomy to the public,
  the Cool Cosmos web site offers:

    - Classroom Activities
    - Infrared Light Lessons
    - Infrared Astronomy Tutorial
    - Infrared Astronomy Timeline
    - Multiwavelength Astronomy
    - Ask an Astronomer
    - Cosmic Kids
    - Image Galleries
    - Videos
    - Cosmic Games
    - Educational Print Publications - download posters in
        PDF format to print or request hard copies
    - Educational Links
    - Infrared Links

  Cool Cosmos was written by the Education and Public Outreach
  group at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center and the
  SIRTF Science Center.

  Spanish resources:
  http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/espanol/edu/

  Another way to navigate the site:
  http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/sitemap.html
    
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