Math in Daily Life. When you buy a car, follow a recipe, or decorate your home, you're using math principles. People have been using these same principles for thousands of years, across countries and continents. Whether you're sailing a boat off the coast of Japan or building a house in Peru, you're using math to get things done. How can math be so universal? First, human beings didn't invent math concepts; we discovered them. Also, the language of math is numbers, not English or German or Russian. If we are well versed in this language of numbers, it can help us make important decisions and perform everyday tasks. Join us as we explore how math can help us in our daily lives. Ready to get started?
Real World Math - Home. EducationWorld. By Wendy Petti Who needs math games when a world of meaningful real-life fun is beckoning? It's easy and rewarding to connect to the real world in math class. On the Information Highway," we can find online collections of real-world math activities, math activities with a specific real-life focus (including natural disasters), online data sources, portals for joining or launching collaborative math and science projects, and more. The real-world resources assembled here are sure to excite teachers and students alike.
Collections of Real-World Math Activities The math activity sites listed here are repositories of lesson ideas that can be explored offline without the use of computers. Math Goodies Their multi-media curriculum includes 168 in-depth lessons organized into instructional units. Mixing in Math This set of free activities helps teachers, parents, and after-school programs mix a bit of math into students' daily routines.
Online Math Activities with a Specific Focus. FREE Real World Math Problems for Homeschool. I’ve found that math can get rather boring if all you do is learn a problem style and then do a page of problems with that style, so lately I’ve been on the hunt for some free real world math problems that would stimulate curiosity in the kids. Here are my favorite sites that I’ve found with FREE problems. Source: cityyandcolour.tumblr.com via Nicole on Pinterest Figure This! This site has about 80 different Challenges that you can choose based on mathematical skill set necessary. We haven’t used these yet, but they are on our to try list.
Franklin Institute This site has quite a few different types of problems ranging from Melting Pot Math to Toothpick Puzzles. Real World Math: Using Google Earth in the Math Curriculum They have lessons based on concepts, project based learning, space, and more. Make it Real Math and States by the Numbers by Make it Real Learning So, what about you? PUMAS Examples (Pre-college) Great Maths Teaching Ideas. The Standards Unit are a collection of resources produced in response to the Smith Report by the Department for Education and Skills. They use ‘active learning’ strategies that were originally planned for use post-16 but have now been introduced into the secondary sector. The well known Dr Malcom Swann of Nottingham University played a big role in the development of the resources that span the whole secondary maths curriculum. I personally use these resources a lot and consider them to promote high levels of mathematical thought and making connections between topics.
In addition to the paper-based resources, the Standards Unit also features software applets. I have added as many of these that I can find to the list below, but there are more out there. If you find a link to a piece of software discussed in the Standards Unit and it isn’t included below could you please send me the link so I can make it available to everyone. Enjoy! Mostly Number N1 Ordering fractions and decimals Other.