West Virginia Department of Education
Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
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University of Chicago: Everyday Mathematics: Glossary
A 60-page illustrated glossary of math terms for Grades 4-6.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Prove a Mathematical Theory
Explore mathematical proofs and how they are used in our everyday life with this animated video. [4:39]
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Everyday Math Gr5 1.1
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson was made to compliment Everyday Mathematics Grade 5, Lesson 1.1. It includes the poem, Arithmetic, math boxes with added materials, and High Number Toss math game.
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Math I Ly: Discrete Mathematics in the Real World
This resource provides short descriptions, with links to longer explanations, of examples of discrete mathematics as applied to our everyday lives and as used in important and interesting research and corporate applications.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Bobbie Bear's Buttons
The purpose of this task is for students to find different pairs of numbers that sum to 4. Students will solve an everyday problem in their head and then model their solution using counters. They can represent their solutions using...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Chem Prime: Creating a Connection Between Everyday Life and Stoichiometry
Students learn about stoichiometry, and make the connection between stoichiometry and when they use the same mathematical process during their every day life.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Survey Questions
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can answer the survey questions to supplement the Everyday Mathematics program. Students can practice analyzing the data gathered from their friends.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Is Math Discovered or Invented?
Would mathematics exist if people didn't? Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the world around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself? Jeff Dekofsky traces some famous arguments in this ancient...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Everyday Math Lesson
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is for fourth grade Everyday Math Unit 5 Lesson 1.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Math for Everyone
Provides online programs and explanations on everyday math: calculating a tip at a restaurant, determining the sale price of an item, finding the odds of winning a lottery, computing simple and compound interest, and more.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: New in Math World
Almost everyday, Wolfram updates this site with mathematical news and activities.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Math of Physics
Students study the relationship of mathematics and physics in this interactive learning module. Activities include readings, practice problems, and interactive self check questions.
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The Futures Channel: Problem Solving
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Dinosaur Shadow Box
Create a series of shadow boxes to form a complete silhouette of a dinosaur with this challenge. To complete this challenge, students will use everyday materials and this site to document their process.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Hydroelectric Waterwheel
Can you generate electricity from the flow of water by designing a waterwheel? In this challenge, students will be using everyday objects to create their waterwheel. This site contains a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a No Wire Circuit
A challenge for students to design and build a circuit using conductive everyday objects. This site also includes a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer a Communication Network
Using some everyday household materials, students are challenged to design and build a network to send communication signals in multiple directions to multiple people. To help students accomplish this challenge there are tips, a lesson...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Unsure of Which Telephone Plan to Choose?
This online activity will help you use step functions as a means of determining the most appropriate calling package for your household.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Interior Angle
This site gives a decription of interior angles along with a visual representation. Be sure to use the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving interior...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Performance of "Mathemagic"
Arthur Benjamin talks about mathematical quandries in our everyday lives. See if these have any effect on how you feel about math.
abcteach
Abcteach: Math: Measurement
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find a variety of worksheets, booklets, conversion charts, warm-up activities and more on measurements. There is even one activity that could be used in a French language class which...
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Helping Your Child Learn Math
In this resource, parents are asked to consider how they feel about Math, then are presented with lots of ideas for mathematical activities they can try with their children.
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The Futures Channel: Proportional Reasoning
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
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