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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Prob/stat Classroom Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides links to lesson plans, example problems, and software sites for probability and statistics.
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LD Online

Ld Online: 10 Tips for Software Selection for Math Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Article at LD Online provides 10 tips to guide teachers and parents in selecting instructional math software. The focus is on instructional software such as concept development, drill and practice, tutorial and simulation software rather...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Computer Software Engineer

For Students 6th - 9th
For those students interested in developing cool video game software for computer or those who enjoy applying their compter science skills to solve problems, a career as a computer software engineer might be worth examining. This Science...
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ACT360 Media

Act Den (Digital Education Network) Software Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
Free online tutorials for computer software, including FrontPage, Office, PowerPoint, and Outlook Express are generously offered at this website. Students will find it easy to follow Agent Max Millennium as he guides them through...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Slates, Slide Rules and Software

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you learn to calculate using a 7-foot-long slide rule? Did you learn about the properties of numbers using brightly colored Cuisenaire rods? Ever wonder who invented the graph paper you used in geometry class? Go back to the...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Software Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester

For Students 9th - 10th
If you like to have your computer software work perfectly, it's because of the software qualitiy assurance engineer and tester that makes that happen. Read the career profile of the software engineer and the education requirements for...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Suzanne Alejandre: Pirate Diamond Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An interesting small-group activity that will engage middle schoolers in problem solving, reasoning, and communicating their mathematical thoughts with eachother. The materials needed for the project and the steps the teacher should...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Archive of Cabri Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This Math Forum site is a page that is linked to Cabri sites. Cabri is a geometry software package. The sites include lesson plans, lessons, and more.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Finding the Roots of a Cubic Equation Math History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Derive activity, students understand how the software solves cubic equations and relate it to contributions made by del Ferro, Tartaglia, and Cardan in finding the method of solving cubic equations.
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GeoGebra

International Geo Gebra Institute: Geo Gebra

For Students 9th - 10th
The free mathematics software creates interactive learning material that combines geometry, graphing, tables, algebra, statistics, and calculus. Teachers can download the free open source software to enhance their mathematics lessons. A...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Geometry Turned On

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Math Forum site contains many mathematical and geometric explanations and proofs of many different topics that have been done using a geometry software called Geometer's Sketchpad. The explanations are very detailed and clear;...
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Other

Ray's Educational Software

For Students 9th - 10th
A personal site that contains free educational software for children of all ages. Topic areas include math, spelling, and science.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Math Is Functional

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is a technology-based activity in which students extend graphing of linear functions to the use of spreadsheet software. After students have become proficient in constructing a table of values, students are able to...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Calculating Musical Tempo

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity, students calculate the beats per minute (BPM) of songs in different tempos. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Geometer's Sketch Pad: An Introductory Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a five part tutorial to get started using Geometer's Sketch Pad. The tutorial goes through things such as setting up to install GSP, the tool box, other functions, graphing,and more.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Constructionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The activity is designed to help learners create constructions using Geometer?s Sketchpad. The geometry tutorial consists of definitions and pictures of mathematics terms.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Projectile Motion With Angry Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze the path of a bird's flight as it attempts to obliterate pigs in the well-known game, Angry Birds. Comes with lab activities, a video, and a simulation. The latter requires software called Tracker, which is free to download.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Far Does the Robot Go?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice their multiplication skills using robots with wheels built from LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kits. They brainstorm distance travelled by the robots without physically measuring distance and then apply their math skills to...
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Other

Transformational Geometry & Iteration in Mangbetu Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Mangbetu art shows the use of all four geometric transforms: Reflection, Translation, Rotation, and Scaling. This website will provide you with some cultural background on the Mangbetu and their art. The software will allow you to...
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Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Linear Equation Programs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a downloadable tool that can solve up to 30 simultaneous linear equations in 30 unknowns.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Math Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has been created to show some of the features available within the software to support math.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...
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Other

The Mathematical Association of America: Career Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers dozens of essays written by people who use math in their careers, providing practical answers to the question: 'Why should I study math?'."
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Video Tutorial Installing Apps Into Ti Smart View

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This tutorial shows you how to install Apps and new operating systems in the TI-SmartView software.

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