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"Math Projects for Science Fairs Introduction Numbers Scheduling Games Geometry"

"one of the most well-known Egyptian symbols. It's called the Eye of Horus. It's been in the background of plenty of mummy movies, and been turned into a lot of necklace charms. Some people think it's writing. Actually, it's math."

comprehensive post that looks at teaching and learning math and includes dozens of apps

open online math homework system (MyOpenMath.com) that David and other community college faculty have developed for faculty and students to use with open textbooks. For math teachers, a free and open textbook is great, but they can be hard to find, and hard to adopt if you're used to having publisher-provided online homework

"Math journals provide advantages for students to develop a better understanding of mathematics, with teachers learning their student's views and beliefs regarding math. "

"science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) software that bridges the gap between the excitement of gaming and the fundamentals of curriculum-based learning. We are an extremely passionate educational software company committed to one mission: creating relevant, exciting and useful educational software with the same level of quality found in entertainment titles. Our newest product, Time Engineers, teaches engineering, science, and math without leaving the fun of gaming behind. Students travel in a cool time machine to three different time periods and encounter typical engineering problems to be solved in order to build pyramids, irrigate farm land, command a WWII submarine, raise and lower medieval drawbridges, and much more."

Encouraging students to use critical thinking is more than an extension activity in science and math lessons, it is the basis of true learning.

""Students participate in teaching and learning beyond simply listening to lectures or witnessing demonstrations concerning science or math concepts.""

"Poetry in the Classroom - Math and Poetry "

presentation by Alison Blank promoting alternatives for teaching math. --g& - general interest, extensive advanced material

Introductory tutorial exercises using STELLA II for high school math. Involves distance, car depreciation and jumping out of an airplane.

List of 100s of math resources for teachers and students

GEMS (Girls Exploring Math & Science) summer camp and we're rolling out the red carpet with this year's theme, "The Science & Adventure of the Movies." Our camp is for any girl, ages 8-13, to explore math, science, and technology through fun, interactive activities.

Free math tutorials and problems to help you explore and gain deep understanding of math, calculus, trigonometry and geometry topics.

explore Math at MIT

"Living Math is a combination of a forum, a site summarizing the best of the forum, and Living Math Books with just a few titles addressing the needs of these several thousand family-centric educators: "

"Salman Khan, the lovable math nerd behind the much celebrated Khan Academy, in which students teach themselves math and other subjects via online videos, then work with their teachers individually on the bits they're struggling with."

"There are 11 after-school clubs at P.S. 1, including one that helps students produce their own videos. This year, they created a series of talk shows that focused on topics like math, bullying, health, happiness and peace."

"Whether your students are learning new and difficult math concepts or simple, basic ones, switching up the way you teach it to them can be beneficial. It is exciting to see lessons and concepts taught in a new way that is unlike the traditional. If students have access to the Internet, they can be exposed to some great videos that teach them tutorials or serve as a refresher of concepts they have learned in the classroom. "

"how to make the subject of Mathematics an interesting and relevant topic for kids. Now, Nokia's mobile maths project appears to have found a winning solution. The project, which is now in its third year of existence, has gathered evidence that overwhelmingly points to successful uptake and ownership by local learners who indicate a newly acquired enthusiasm and enjoyment of Maths. "