Within this site you will find lesson ideas, examples, and downloads for mathematics that embrace active learning, constructivism, and project-based learning while remaining true to the standards. The initial focus will be for grades 5 and up, but teachers of younger students may be able to find some uses or inspiration from the site. Higher level thinking skills, such as analysis, synthesis, and creativity are encouraged as well as technology skills and social learning. The scope of this site is mathematics, but many lessons lend themselves to interdisciplinary activities also.
Gapminder is a browser-based application which presents international statistics (relating to health, wealth, population etc.) in a highly interactive graph. The aim of Gapminder is to promote a fact-based world view through increased understanding of socio-economic data.
An overview is provided of the importance and why writing in math is different. A recommended checklist is provided to help students write clear math papers.
Chuck Hoberman's inventions are more than just technological marvels; they're works of art. See how basic principles of geometry help him create extraordinarily strong, expandable structures.
Running time 2:29 minutes.
This lesson involves students in collecting data, organizing data into a line plot, discussing statistics, calculating mean, median and mode and consumer awareness.