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Challenge of the Week
November 26 – December 3, 2010 A teacher announces that a test will be given on one of the five days of next week, but tells the class, "You will not know which day it is until you are informed at 8 am of your 1pm test that day". The Challenge Problem is posted every Friday in the afternoon (every other Friday over the summer).
Secret Code Math is a set of printable (pdf) math worksheets. Each worksheet has math problems encrypted with a secret symbol code. Kids must use the symbol key to decode the numbers in the problem, then find the answer. Instantly download the pdf version of Secret Code Math right now! Since this is a digital file, you're not paying for printing costs, retail markup, or shipping fees.
Secret Code Math Worksheets - Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, & Dividing
Opening December 2012 Mathematics illuminates the patterns and structures all around us. Our dynamic exhibits and programs will stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of mathematics. The Museum will have its grand opening in 2012 at 11 East 26th Street in Manhattan. Thanks to all the amazing math teachers who applied for the Rosenthal Prize this year. The application window for the 2012 Rosenthal Prize for Innovation in Math Teaching is now closed and our judges are hard at work.
The Museum of Mathematics
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If, like us, you like fractals, then you will love the work of Frank Milordi, aka FAVIO . Milordi is a former Director of Engineering and Technology who creates mind challenging computer images based on the mathematics of chaos and fractals. You may be familiar with his work already, as one of his beautiful fractal images adorns one of the latest Plus postcards .
Create A Graph
Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world. NCES constantly uses graphs and charts in our publications and on the web. Sometimes, complicated information is difficult to understand and needs an illustration. Graphs or charts can help impress people by getting your point across quickly and visually.
Algebrahelp.com is a collection of lessons, calculators, and worksheets created to assist students and teachers of algebra. Here are a few of the ways you can learn here... Lessons Explore one of our dozens of lessons on key algebra topics like Equations , Simplifying and Factoring . Check out the entire list of lessons... Calculators
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This tool will draw 6 random numbers from 1 to as high as you like. The numbers are random and will be different every time. Makes a fun way to do probability exercises, extra credit questions where students have to guess the number(s) that will come up, and many other clever activities we're sure you'll think of. Have fun!
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For some, math education, whether it's in grade school or on the path to getting a bachelor's degree , is just plain dull. Yet math geeks know that the subject can be fascinating, beautiful and even awe-inspiring when it's presented in the right way. These lecturers know how to do just that, making everything from fractals to physics fun, interesting and just plain entertaining to learn to about, whether you're a math geek or a math hater. Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education : Whether you always knew you wanted to focus on a career in math, or were one of those students wondering where the heck you would ever use your newly-cultivated knowledge in real life, this lecture will speak to you. Benjamin offers up new, practical ways to make math education relevant in today's society. Margaret Wertheim on the beautiful math of coral : If you've ever marveled at the beauty and complexity of the coral reef, you'll enjoy this talk from Margaret Wertheim.
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Hunger Games is the latest popular movie to make a big weekend splash. Can you tell from its opening weekend how the movie will do in the long run? This activity can be done for any new movie on the scene. We’ve left blank spaces in our chart for students to add their favorites and we’ve told them where to find the data online. Peyton Manning and Albert Pujols signed big contracts during the winter of 2011-2012, paying each of them millions.
Yummy Math
Mathwire.com | November 2010
Review the Rubric with Students Most teachers use rubrics to score student responses to open-ended questions. Make sure students understand the rubric so that they know exactly what they must provide to get the best score. Teachers use a variety of strategies to provide this training:
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Watch free algebra tutorials about algebra, algebra basics, high school algebra, college algebra, beginning algebra, algebra flash, SAT, the SAT test, equations, ratio, proportion, inequalities, exponents, absolute value, polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, rational equations, functions, linear equations, quadratics and word problems.Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world. NCES constantly uses graphs and charts in our publications and on the web. Sometimes, complicated information is difficult to understand and needs an illustration. Graphs or charts can help impress people by getting your point across quickly and visually. Here you will find five different graphs and charts for you to consider.
Create A Graph
Welcome to the Interactive Zone — the auxiliary site to our content-rich OnlineMathLearning.com! Find engaging exercises for skill-building, worksheets with auto-scoring for quick feedback, games, puzzles, simulations and other fun stuff that help you to cement math concepts into enduring skills for higher level work. 2012-01-15: New game available in the Fun Stuff section: Safecracker. Guess the code in as few moves as possible, using sums of digits as your clues!
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