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* * Mathematics **

A wealth of mathematics materials is available on the Internet accessible from many educational databases. To appreciate the variety, look at these excellent examples. As you do, critique the lessons in the following areas.
  • accuracy
  • creative activities
  • attractiveness
  • graphics
  • print-outs
  • use of the Web
  • links to related sites
  • teacher instructions
  • assessment of student learning
The best lessons will have all of these attributes!
LESSONS

  • A Functional Housing Market
    Students will access the Internet to search for housing prices in Houston, Texas, (the location can be changed to accommodate any location) and compare the prices to the number of square feet found in the living area of a house. A linear equation will be derived from this data on a coordinate plane using the "best-fit" method. Using information from the graph of the data and the equations of the function, students will answer questions about housing prices.

  • A Fractal Lesson
    Students make a Sierpinski Triangle and a Koch Snowflake and explore fractal resources on the Internet in this lesson for elementary and middle school students.

  • Three Door Puzzle
    A great site! The problem is meticulously posed, the graphics are excellent and it is fun to "play". The is a full explaination of the solution and nice generalization of the problem for n doors.

  • Playing the Market
    This lesson uses the Internet to research a company in the stock market. Students find a description of a company and its products and a report of its earnings during the past year. They track stock data and analyze and graph it using Mathematica.

  • Chaos in the Classroom.
    Robert Devaney, a professor at Boston University creates a lesson on fractals and chaos.

  • Geometry on the Sphere
    John Polking, a professor at Rice University, designs his on the geometry of the sphere.

    Educational Databases

  • GirlTECH Math and Science Lessons
    These teacher-created lessons are designed to use the Internet as an integral resource.

  • The Spanky Fractal Database
    This is a collection of fractals and fractal related material for free distribution on the net.

  • The Galveston Bay Project
    Browse this collection of Science and Mathematics WWW sites.

  • The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
    This site is a wealth of resources.

  • The Mathematics Science and Technology Center at UIUC
    Many mathematics lessons are indexed here

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