Publishing Mathematics on the Web

Through GirlTECH and other training programs, teachers are creating web-based lessons and materials. Explore these lessons, and critique them 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 by Cynthia Lanius

• A Fractals Unit
  Students make fractals, study the properties of fractals, and explore fractal Internet resources in this unit for elementary and middle school students.

• No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In
  Students use pattern blocks to explore relationships between geometric figures.

• Geometry Online Hands-on activities from a geometry class. Includes a web-based history of Geometry, an SAT-type quiz that can be taken online, a non-Euclidean school-bus geometry, and more.

LESSONS by Molly Silha

• Cooking up Fractions Students learn fractions by adapting recipes. Students use the Internet to find recipes for adaptation.

• Learn Fractions with Cuisenaire Rods Students will learn fractions with the use of manipulatives. Using manipulatives such as Cuisenaire Rods will help the students visualize the problems, making them easier to understand and solve. Taken in order, these lessons will build upon each other and reinforce basic fractional knowledge.

LESSONS by Susan Boone

• 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.

• The Internet Pizza Server Students will create their own pizza using choices of toppings. They will be able to "order" their creation from the Internet and see their creation. They will use their order to calculate the area of various size pizzas, determine the "better buy", cost per topping. Students will also have to use research skills to answer questions pertaining to the Pizza Home Page.

• Pop Clock Students will review the census site on the Internet and gather data regarding trends in population. They will study this data and make predictions on future populations and compare their results with the information available on the Internet.

• More Mathematics Lessons by Susan Boone

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