Math Teacher Resources
(from
Classroom Connection Connected Newsletter)
Here are some links to lesson plans that meet state standards.
Feel free to check them out.
Developing Estimation Strategies
http://www.standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.6/index.htm
This site demonstrates how a single
estimation problem can draw out the connections among number concepts, geometry,
data collection, and measurement.
Locker Problem
Activity
http://www.mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/locker.html
This lesson plan offers an optional
spreadsheet-based approach and a number of critical-thinking questions.
Rectangle
Pattern Challenges
http://www.math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/Patterns/rect.html
This site presents a seemingly simple
pattern that is the basis for an in-depth lesson on counting, symmetry and
algebraic expressions.
It’s a Wild Ride
http://www.intel.com/education/projects/wildride/index.htm
This is an interdisciplinary,
technology-based roller coaster design project that is a surefire motivator.
Although written for eighth grade, it can be adapted for other levels.
Fractals
http://www.math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/index.html
Here is a set of lessons that makes
fractals accessible while making the essential connections to the math
curriculum.
Make
These Designs
http://www.picciotto.org/math-ed/calculator/make-these/index.html
This is a lesson plan that taps into
the power of graphing calculators to explore the concept of slope.