MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - APRIL 12, 2010 - No. 86 ***Can You KenKen with the Math Forum at NCTM? http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/exhibit.html http://mathforum.org/kenken/ Visit KenKen @ The Math Forum to learn more about this exciting partnership. You'll find lots of KenKen puzzles you can print out or use with students online, as well as lesson plans and activity ideas for using KenKen puzzles as a natural way to get students thinking, talking, writing, and doing math. Be sure to stop by the booth to solve some KenKen puzzles with us, and have the chance to win great prizes from Nextoy and the Math Forum. ***NCTM Meet and Greet: Drexel Online Master's Degree http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/jason.html Learn more about Drexel University's Online Master's Degree in Mathematics Learning and Teaching at the upcoming NCTM conference, in the Exhibit Hall, booth 337. - Thursday, April 22 at 2:30 PM - Friday, April 23 at 10:00 AM Join Dr. Jason Silverman, Program Director of the Mathematics Learning and Teaching program, for an overview of our innovative online master's degree and certificate programs. These programs bring together the best of the Math Forum's 20 years of experience in online mathematics education and teacher preparation with the expertise of Drexel's nationally ranked School of Education, a leading provider of online teacher professional development. \|/ As you browse the catalog, please take a moment to rate a resource, comment on it, review it -- join an existing conversation, or start a new discussion! ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Plop It http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/94513/ The Concord Consortium See how changing the data in a set affects its mean, median, and mode. Modifying an original creation of The Shodor Education Foundation, this Concord Consortium tool lets you add and delete data graphically. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Mental Division http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/94631/ BBC: Skillswise The Mental Division module can be used as a starting point for learning different methods of mental division. Linked resources include factsheets, games (fridge magnet and conveyor belt games), quizzes, and worksheets. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Negative Numbers http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/94635/ BBC: Skillswise Use these factsheets, worksheets, and game to review and practice negative numbers in practical contexts. ***FEATURED ACTIVITY Activity: Comparing Measures with the Proportioner http://mathforum.org/mathtools/activity/94516/ The Concord Consortium In these activities, you'll predict and compare various dimensions of objects on a theatre stage, using the Proportioner tool. ***FEATURED ACTIVITY Activity: Building Data Sets http://mathforum.org/mathtools/activity/94514/ The Concord Consortium In this activity, you will order and characterize data using measures such as mean, median, and mode. You'll use the Plop It! tool to build your own data sets to satisfy specific criteria and describe relationships among the elements. ***FEATURED ACTIVITY Activity: Solving Linear Equations with the Function Analyzer http://mathforum.org/mathtools/activity/94145/ The Concord Consortium These activities use the Function Analyzer tool to reveal the connection between symbolic and graphic representations in equation solving. The document includes a series of exercises for single equations and a series for simultaneous equations. 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 -- 12 April 2010