Volume 9, Number 38
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20 September 2004 Vol. 9, No. 38
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
The Noon Day Measurement Collaborative Project | Class2Class
The Maths File Game Show | Metric Mania Lessons
THE NOON DAY MEASUREMENT COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
http://www.ciese.org/noonday/
Over 2,000 years ago, Eratosthenes made a remarkably
accurate measurement of the earth's circumference. This
project is a recreation of that experiment and invites the
collaboration of students living at different latitudes to
take measurements of shadows, share data, use a spreadsheet
(optional) to make comparisons, and then share their results.
- Grade Level: Grades 5-12
- Time Frame: September 7 - October 8, 2004
- Target Measurement Week: September 20 - 27, 2004
The Noon Day Project is sponsored by the Center for Improved
Engineering & Science Education (CIESE). They also sponsor
and design interdisciplinary projects that teachers
throughout the world use to enhance their curricula through
compelling use of the Internet.
http://www.ciese.org/currichome.html
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CLASS2CLASS
http://mathforum.org/class2class/view.taco?class_id=104
Do you have a project like the "Noon Day Measurement
Collaborative Project"? Want to go beyond the walls of the
classroom for participation in your data-collecting
experiment, peer tutoring opportunity, or keypal exchange?
We invite you to share your projects by submitting them to
Class2Class, a clearinghouse designed to facilitate student
and class participation over the Internet.
http://mathforum.org/class2class/
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THE MATHS FILE GAME SHOW
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml
Each game from the BBC Education's Maths File Game Show
explores areas of the British National Curriculum. Use them
in the classroom, to introduce a new topic; or after school,
for individual practice.
Topics include:
- Number
- Algebra
- Shape, Space & Measure
- Data Handling
Visit other areas of the site:
- Print Offs
print-ready puzzles
- Teachers
curriculum alignment of the puzzles
answers to print offs
- Help
link to download the free Shockwave plug-in
general information to help navigate the site
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METRIC MANIA LESSONS
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classmetric.html
Tracy Trimpe's metric unit includes labs on length, mass,
volume, density, and temperature, as well as conversions
(metric to metric and metric to English). The labs give
students many opportunities to work with rulers, triple-beam
balances, and other science equipment as they learn the metric
system of measurements.
Student worksheets are provided in PDF format under these
topics:
- General Lessons
- Mass Mania
- Mystery Canisters
- Conversion Practice
- Metric System Lesson Plan Links & Online Resources
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