May 2006
Countdown
Math resource of video clips devoted to mathematics learning! Students call in to the tv host with a math problem. Together the problem is solved step-by-step.
December 2005
The Broken Calculator
(via)Use the broken calculator to solve your math problems in a creative way. Can you add 2+2 if the addition key is broken? Sure can..how about (3*2)-2 . The answer is the same! Create some challenges for you, your friends, and teachers!
CountOn - The Rules of Sudoku
The rules of the game are simple: each of the nine blocks has to contain all the numbers 1-9 within its squares. Each number can only appear once in a row, column or box. Every puzzle has just one correct solution.
Middle School Madness: Problems of the Week Archive
Challenging math problems for you to solve. Email your answer to find out if you are right!
Enriching Mathematics
Activities to explore and engage with mathematical ideas.
Provides challenging activities which provide students with opportunities to develop their mathematics.
A Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind
(via)After researching place value and numeration systems, students create a base-4 numeration system for a primitive alien tribe.
Searching for Solutions WebQuest
This web-based unit will introduce students to strategies and real-life practice activities for applying problem-solving skills. Students will investigate real problems through a variety of websites and group activities.
Discovering the Value of Pi
The students will measure the diameter and circumference of many circles and will estimate their relationship. By doing so, they should discover the approximate value of pi. By discovering it on their own they should feel rewarded and gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental concept of pi.
October 2005
Logic: Cannibals and Missionaries
Try this...not as easy as it looks! What's your strategy??
July 2005
Villainy, Inc. Middle School Math
(via)This site contains activities that explore statistics and probability, algebra, geometry, decimals, percents, negative numbers, and more. Students take on the role of a secret agent and use their math skills to thwart the corporate menace, Villainy, Inc!
Math TV Problem Solving Videos
Middle School problem solving videos. Click Rollem'em to choose from the different episodes. Could be used for individual, small group and whole class problem-solving activities. Demonstrates the reasoning needed to solve the problem.
Atlantic Challenge
Sir Richard Harmoat-Wilde plans to be the first to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon. Half way across disaster strikes - the balloon punctures and begins to lose height.
Pupils working together have to find out what the airship is carrying and jettison equipment in order to make it across.
Survivor
A thinking for learning activity to encourage group discussion and justification of decision making. 6 people are left on a liferaft, for the raft to stay afloat 2 people must be thrown off.Who will it be? Why? Is it fair? Who should go first? Are some lives less valuable than others?
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