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The NSDL Middle School Portal is hosting this blog to help middle school math and science teachers find the best online resources on the web. These posts reflect the topics that are being searched for in the Middle School Portal site. We start each post with a rationale for the topic, typically connecting the topic to the national math or science standards. Each resource is hot-linked and accompanied by a brief description by which you can quickly judge whether it's a resource that is likely to be useful to you in your teaching.

Grade 11 and 12 resources for the maths and science class for cellphones. Cooooooool

Mindset Learn is aimed at high school learners and teachers in Grade 10, 11 and 12. Content is curriculum aligned with a specific focus on Mathematics, Physical Science and English.

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Hippocampus: Free Multimedia Lessons in Math, Science, History & More!

Visit the Wolfram Educational Portal has many useful applets that can be used as starting points for explorations, making conjectures, illustrating concepts, etc. Wolfram Research is dedicated to the advancement of science and mathematics education. For both students and educators, this educational portal contains a collection of resources spanning all precollege grade levels, including dynamic classroom Demonstrations from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project. Explore the topics below to find Demonstrations for your classroom or for individual study

PLus Magizine asked the question to the renowned cosmologist John D. Barrow, Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge, and here is his answer. If your mind starts to bubble, don't worry, so did ours!

"GeoGebra (www.geogebra.org) is free dynamic mathematics software for all levels of education that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus in one easy-to-use package. Interactive learning, teaching and evaluation resources created with GeoGebra can be shared and used by everyone at www.geogebratube.org. GeoGebra is the world's favorite dynamic mathematics software, has received numerous educational software awards, and supports STEM education and innovations in teaching and learning worldwide. Join us. Dynamic Mathematics for Everyone. * Free to use software for learning, teaching and evaluation * Fully interactive, easy-to-use interface with many powerful features * Access to an ever-expanding pool of resources at www.geogebratube.org * Available in many languages * A fun way to really see and experience mathematics and science * Adaptable to any curriculum or project * Used by millions of people around the world"

Journey North is a world-wide project in which K-12 students track wildlife migration and the changing the seasons, share their data with other classrooms, and learn about science, math, and the world around them in the process. "Journey South" (tracking fall's progress in the northern hemisphere) is beginning now, and you can use that program to prepare for spring's Journey North in your classroom. Free registration is required to share data online. The general public is welcome to participate. The site offers standards-aligned lesson plans and resources for teachers, as well as a portal for kids.

This unit gives a historical background to mathematics education in South Africa, to outcomes-based education and to the national curriculum statement for mathematics. The traditional approach to teaching mathematics is then contrasted with an approach to teaching mathematics that focuses on 'doing' mathematics, and mathematics as a science of pattern and order, in which learners actively explore mathematical ideas in a conducive classroom environment.

Our activities during Mathematics Week focus attention on Mathematics and Mathematics Education with the aim of making Mathematics more interesting, attractive, relevant, challenging, rewarding and engaging to learners and the community at large, e.g. by highlighting the impact of Mathematics on our daily lives and stressing the importance of Mathematics as a foundation for careers in science, technology and managerial jobs. Mathematics Week is a vehicle to popularise Mathematics and to increase public awareness, understanding and appreciation of Mathematics.

What an awesome idea. Would be a great motivator for learning. 

A new tool. Lets give it a try!

Excelente serie!!