MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 7, 2006 - No. 35 As you browse the catalog, please take a moment to rate, possibly comment on, or review a resource -- or start a new discussion! ***FEATURED ACTIVITY Activity: Graphing Points in the Plane Ursula Whitcher http://mathforum.org/mathtools/activity/22322/ Instructions illustrating how to graph points in the plane. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Chameleon Graphing Java Applet Pavel Safronov http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/22096/ This Java applet was written for Chameleon Graphing, a unit on coordinate graphing designed by Ursula Whitcher. Sam the Chameleon illustrates graphing points in the plane. When looking for a particular point, Sam moves along the x-axis to reach the point's x-coordinate and then sticks out his long tongue to reach the point's y-coordinate. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Math Doodles: Number Jump Daren Carstens http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/22354/ Smash the flies by maneuvering the ball along the number lines. ***FEATURED TOOL (Spanish version of Venn Diagram Shape Sorter) Tool: Clasificador de figuras o patrones en el diagrama de Venn Shodor: Project Interactivate, with translation by Eduteka http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/22262/ Consiste en clasificar formas coloreadas dentro de un Diagrama de Venn. Adecuado para los grados de primaria. ***FEATURED TOOL (English version) Tool: Venn Diagram Shape Sorter Shodor: Project Interactivate http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/22261/ Sort colored shapes into a Venn Diagram. Appropriate for elementary grades. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Math Doodles: Time Shuffle Daren Carstens http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/22359/ Navigate through a maze of clock faces to solve the puzzle. ***FEATURED DISCUSSION Graphing http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html?&do=m&thread=_____sh-15 DE explains, "I am looking for a program that I can give a few student who need to chart 3 different items, daily for 1-5 months, from a -10 to +10 scores. Does anyone have anything that would be easy enough to do, for a 5, 6, and 7th grade student?" CHECK OUT THE MATH TOOLS SITE: Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Register http://mathforum.org/mathtools/register.html Discussions http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html Research Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/research/ Developers Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/developers/ Newsletter Archive http://mathforum.org/mathtools/newsletter/ \`. .--------------.___________) \ |//////////////|___________[ ] `--------------' ) ( '-' The Math Forum @ Drexel -- 6 January 2006