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Constants, Units, and Uncertainty - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) A reference with three sections: Fundamental Physical Constants (values of the constants and related information, and a searchable bibliography on the constants); the International System of Units (in-depth information on the SI, the modern metric system), and guidelines for the expression of uncertainty in measurement. more>> How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement - Russ Rowlett; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A dictionary of both metric (SI) and English measurement units, with history, links to related sites, and a bibliography. more>> Introduction to Measurement for Primary Students - Varnelle Moore A Web unit designed designed to engage young children in a series of activities where they measure and describe the attributes of integer bars: building houses, short vs. tall, designing bridges, measuring using integer bars. Each lesson includes an interactive, manipulative-based project, technology, paper/pencil practice, and literature connections. Helpful links and teacher support extension ideas are also provided. more>> A Tour of Measurement - Math Forum A central resource for people teaching and learning about measurement. For teachers there are links to lessons and materials, questions and answers from Ask Dr. Math, and recommended software, grouped by level (elementary, middle school, high school). For students there are general reference materials and questions and answers from the Dr. Math archives. more>>

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19th Century Schoolbooks - University of Pittsburgh Search the full text of dozens of antique books used to learn and practice arithmetic and other mathematical subjects in the schools of 1800's America. Browse scanned images (gif or PDF) of centuries-old pages, or search for text within primers, readers, ...more>> 65-m.p.h. Speed Limits, Large Primes, and Japanese Exams (Math Chat) - Frank Morgan; Christian Science Monitor When a state increases a highway speed limit from 55 to 65 miles per hour, by what percent does the road capacity (in cars per hour) change? ...more>> ABCya.com - ABCya.com, L.L.C. Free educational math games that introduce basic computer skills: Geometry Practice, Addition with Manipulatives, Subtraction Match Game, Math Facts Basketball, Interactive 100 Number Chart, Math Bingo, Place Value Shoot-Out, Fraction Tiles, Tower of ...more>> Activating EnergyNet (Handbook of Engaged Learning Projects) - Bonnie Kuhrt; Carl Sandburg Junior High School, Rolling Meadows, IL Junior high students design resources for other students involved in the EnergyNet data collection and interventions project and create Web pages for a district energy program. Site contains a summary, scenario, student pages, and useful Internet links, ...more>> Activity Resources - Activity Resources Inc. Created by Mary Laycock for mathematics teachers, with the goal of providing a real understanding of mathematics through hands-on (manipulative) activities. Purchase books and manipulatives on arithmetic, base ten, red and blue blocks, Cuisenaire rods, ...more>> Adventures in Statistics - Scavo, Petraroja A Web unit preprint of a paper by teachers Tom Scavo and Byron Petraroja that describes a mathematics project involving fifth grade students and the area of classrooms, including measurement, graphing, computation, data analysis, and presentation of results; ...more>> Air Pollution: A Local and Global Problem - Karen Bardeen Students investigate the problem of air pollution in a given location and research possible solutions using a variety of tools (laboratory technology, Internet resources, multimedia technology, etc.). Mathematics goals include estimating, making, and ...more>> All Aboard! - Melanee Stearns, Libby Humason; SCORE Mathematics Students take a "train trip" to a city of their choice. They should have prior experience with telling time, reading charts and maps, using compass directions (NSEW), and calculating distances on a map. Upon completion of this activity, students will ...more>> A+ Math A site developed to help elementary school students improve their math skills interactively, offering: educational math games (learn basic operations and geometry by playing MATHO - bingo and math combined; Hidden Picture; and Concentration), Web flash ...more>> AMATH - AMATH Systems, Inc. Software for Building and Reinforcing Foundation Mathematics. AMATH is a simple, self-paced, self grading, computer-aided workbook created to combat the math literacy problem in the U.S. It covers 103 modules of foundation mathematics including: arithmetic, ...more>> Analysis & Knowledge - Sanford Aranoff Download data analysis software, such as Patterns, which analyzes and charts trends in stock market using Andrews concepts. See also this former Rutgers University physics professor and current high school educator's thoughts on teaching and help file ...more>> Andy Norton's Web Page - Dept. of Mathematics Education, Univ. of Georgia Illustrated essays and explorations of algebra and geometry using various technology, including TI-85 calculators, CBL's and computer software such as Geometer's Sketchpad (with sketches to download), Algebra Expressor, and Excel, by a grad student in ...more>> Animated Math Glossary - Math Advantage - Harcourt Brace School Publishers A K-8 glossary of common mathematical terms, categorized by grade. Each entry has an example, most of which are animated. An "other" section at the end of the alphabet gives tables of metric and customary measurements, time, formulas, and symbols. You ...more>> Area and Perimeter (SMILE) - Monica Starks, John Fiske Elementary A middle school lesson on measuring and calculating the area and perimeter of squares, rectangles, triangles, etc. From the Geometry and Measurement section of a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons by the Science and Mathematics Initiative ...more>> The Area of a Circle (SMILE) - Edwina R. Justice, Gunsaulus Academy A grade 8 lesson designed to teach the relation between circumference and diameter and how that relation, called pi, is used in the formula for the area of a circle. From the Geometry and Measurement section of a collection of almost 200 single concept ...more>> The Area of a Circle (Version 2.0) (SMILE) - Edwina R. Justice, Gunsaulus Academy A grade 8 lesson designed to review areas of plane figures; determine the relation between the circumference and diameter of a circle; show the geometric representation of the area of a circle as the shape of a parallelogram; and use the formula for computing ...more>> Asknumbers.com Online conversions between different measures of length, weight, temperature, pressure, energy, frequency and more. ...more>> Assorted Sports - Stephanie Loopstra; SCORE Mathematics You have played games all your life. You know some playing fields are larger than others. (Imagine playing football on a tennis court) You will discover the dimensions of the different sports and compute the area of the playing fields. Aligned to the ...more>> At Home with Math/Diez Actividades Cotidianas para Padres y Ninos - TERC, Inc, and Ceridian Corporation Ten activities designed to engage children in arithmetic, estimation, measurement, problem-solving, and other important math skills in the context of ordinary life at home. These activities are designed for children ages 5-11 and their parents, and are ...more>> Babylonian and Egyptian Mathematics - MacTutor Math History Archives Linked essay describing the character and accomplishments of these two early mathematical systems, with references and other related web sites. ...more>> Backpack Project - Germantown Academy Spurred by an orthopedic surgeon's report recommending how much weight a person should carry, teams of fifth and twelfth graders examined student backpack weights in relation to body weights in all three divisions of their school, weighing over 800 students ...more>> BasketMath Interactive - Robert Cummings, Science Academy Software Science Academy Software's BasketMath online interactive application drill and practice site offers auto-scoring questions in arithmetic, rounding and writing numbers, order of operations, factoring, adding or multiplying signed numbers, calculating perimeter ...more>> Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm (Funk & Wagnalls Multimedia Encyclopedia) - Lycos Zone: Mathematics A short biography of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846), the German astronomer and mathematician, best known for making the first accurate measurement of the distance to a star. ...more>> A Bibliography of Mathematics Education - Paul Ernest, University of Exeter, U.K. A 1994 electronic bibliography prepared for students at the University of Exeter, U.K. Contents: Society, Diversity And Mathematics Education; The Learning Of Mathematical Topics; The Psychology Of Learning Mathematics; Teaching Approaches And Resources ...more>> Blackline Masters - Savetz Publishing, Inc. Download free PDFs of black line masters for inch, polar, log, and semi-log grids. ...more>> Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library Learning Applications: a library of Internet-based instruction. Search for applications by grade level, application type, content area, Dewey number, and/or keyword. A Content Table shows the number of entries for each content area and application type ...more>> Bowland Maths - Bowland Charitable Trust Case study problems and lessons designed to develop thinking, reasoning and problem solving skills in UK math pupils ages 11-14. In particular, download series of stand-alone assessment items that challenge students to estimate the number of descendants ...more>> BrainPOP Math - BrainPOP, LLC Short animated films that are simple and easy to understand on elementary mathematics, as well as health, science, and technology. Films often accompanied by quizzes. ...more>> Bridges to Math Comprehension - Jan Rottner; SCORE Mathematics Collect statistics about 2-4 famous bridges to use in calculating geometric computations of area, and parallel and intersecting lines. Compare your results using less than, greater than or equal to skills. Extensions include exploring other Web sites ...more>> Building Homes of Our Own - National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) An interactive teaching tool for the middle and high school classrooms. The simulation presents a macro view of the entire home building process, from site selection to final sale. Students collect information, solve problems and make choices as they ...more>> Calculate the Distance Between Two Places - infoplease.com How far is it from one place in the U.S. to another? As you type, this form automatically completes the names of populated places, schools, "locales," parks, islands, bars, lakes, reservoirs, bays, gaps, dams, glaciers, streams, wells, mines, bends, valleys, ...more>> Calculators By Ken - Ken Prentice Calculators for Windows that convert between different units, create calendars, perform basic physical computations, and more. Read descriptions, or download sample programs. ...more>> Chips A Tally - Bayonne, NJ Board of Education - 5th Grade Teachers A collaborative math project to determine whether the number of chocolate chips in Chips Ahoy cookies is the same everywhere. Classes may submit data, and results will be posted November 30, 2000. Site includes: lesson plans that use statistics to analyze ...more>> CIESE Online Classroom Projects - Stevens Institute of Technology Projects that use realtime data available from the Internet, and collaborative projects that use the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world. The site lists currently sponsored projects by level, with an archive of past sponsored ...more>> Circles - Diameter, Circumference, Radius and the Discovery of Pi (SMILE) - Kathleen Ryan, Randolph Magnet School A 7th grade lesson designed to help students identify and measure the diameter, circumference, and radius of a circle. The students discover the approximate value of pi through the relation between the diameter and circumference. From the Geometry and ...more>> Circumferences, Diameters, and Radii (SMILE) - Dwayne Belle, Fuller School A lesson designed to teach students to measure circumferences in inches, and compute radii and diameters, given different circumferences. From the Geometry and Measurement section of a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons by the Science and ...more>> Classroom Projects - TEAMS Distance Learning, Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) A site for teachers looking for a content area project or contest for the classroom. Join a TEAMS project or browse a list of projects and contests sponsored by other organizations. Extensive list of upcoming, current, ongoing, and completed projects ...more>> Clocks - Bill Finzer, Key Curriculum Press Two sketches illustrating useful Sketchpad animation techniques. Shows how to move the hour and minute hands at different rates, and how to convert the analog motion of the clock into digital switches. ...more>> Coastal Computer Company An educational software company. Math titles, AlgebraMAKER and MathMAKER, drill students in basic skills, explaining the solution to each problem. Samples of these programs are available for download. ...more>> Coins and a Balance Scale - Bennett Haselton You have twelve coins and a balance scale. One of the coins does not weigh the same as the other eleven, but you don't know if the odd coin is heavier or lighter than the others. How can you determine, in three weighings, which coin is the odd coin? ...more>> Collaborative Maths Resources - Collaborative Learning Project Freely downlaod PDFs of "talk-for-learning" lesson plans such as "12 and 24 hour Card Sorting" (clock times), "Buy a Ted" (collect all the parts of a teddy bear, which introduces the concepts such as exact amounts and making change), "Factors Four in ...more>> Constant Perimeter and Constant Area Rectangles (Connected Geometry) - Daniel Scher; Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) Interactive Java animations accompany the article "Theorems in Motion: Using Dynamic Geometry to Gain Fresh Insights" by Daniel Scher in the April 1996 issue of the Mathematics Teacher. The article outlines how dynamic geometry software can be used to ...more>> Converting Tons to Pounds - NASA Lewis Learning Technologies Project A loaded moving van weighs 5 tons. How many pounds would 10 loaded moving vans weigh? A detailed answer is provided. From NASA's 9th Grade Math Proficiency Test. ...more>> CTAP Middle School Math Project - CTAP Region IV A database of online technology resources supporting California middle school math content standards for grades 6, 7, and algebra. Designed for use in classroom instruction or as homework helpers for students, the matrices resources align to state standards ...more>> Cuisenaire Math - ETA/Cuisenaire From the makers of Cuisenaire Rods: Connecting Cuisenaire Rods, Cuisenaire Roddles (board games and puzzles that emphasize spatial reasoning skills), Cuisenaire Rods for the Overhead, Magnetic Cuisenaire Rods, and other manipulatives. Publications include ...more>> Digital Math - Santa Barbara County Education Office A site to assist Algebra I, Grade 7, and Grade 6 students, their parents, and educators with the California State Mathematics Content Standards. Log in for Quicktime that provides step-by-step instruction to solve problems aligned with the mathematics ...more>> Disfruta Las Matemáticas - Rod Pierce, mathsisfun.com Spanish language version of Maths is Fun. ...more>> Distance, Rate, and Time - Math Forum, Ask Dr. Math FAQ Distance = Rate x Time: A discussion and two problems. ...more>> Domebook - Tom Camilli Cardboard and transparent plastic geodesic domes built by children. Students start by constructing paper models, then apply scale factors to construct domes of any size using cardboard or wooden dowels and plastic sheeting. See pictures of classroom projects; ...more>> Dositey.com - Dositey Corporation Interactive lessons, exercises and worksheets, educational games, open-ended questions in Math and Language Arts, and more. ...more>>

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