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Using Technology to Integrate Math and Literature
| Literature |
Math |
Technology |
Examples |
| Starry Messenger |
Conversions of Units |
spreadsheet |
Solar System (.xls) |
| Variables, functions, graphs |
spreadsheet |
Free Fall Distances |
| Snowflake Bentley |
Geometry: symmetry |
Geometer's Sketchpad |
Snowflakes |
| Danny, Champion of the World |
Patterns, factors, squares |
Problem of the Week |
The Indecisive Gamekeeper |
| Grandfather Tang's Story |
Geometry: 2-D shapes, area, symmetry, spatial reasoning, congruency,
similarity |
Problem of the Week |
Tangrams |
| Math
Tools |
Virtual
Tangrams |
| Spaghetti and Meatballs for All |
Geometry: area, perimeter |
Math Tools |
Virtual
Pattern Blocks |
| Functions |
Problem of the Week
Math Tools |
Teddy
Bear's Banquet |
| Aesop's Fables |
Functions |
spreadsheet |
The Great Race |
| Counting on Frank |
Volume, rate, scale, proportion |
calculator
spreadsheet |
How Old is the Boy? |
| Where the Sidewalk Ends: |
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"What's in the Sack?"
p 111 |
Volume, unit conversions, estimation |
calculator
spreadsheet |
Uncle Bob's Investigation (pdf) |
"Smart"
p 35 |
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"One Inch Tall"
p 55 |
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"Lester"
p 69 |
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"The Worst"
130 |
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Uncle Bob's Investigation (pdf) |
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