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PUBLIC MARKS from knann with tags hslc & hs:math

February 2008

Interactives: Geometry 3D Shapes

This website offers motivational and interactive class activities to learn more about 3D shapes. It also shows how to calculate surface area and volume, as well as other mathematical properties about the 3D shapes. Specific topics include surface area and volume, platonic solids, Euler's Theorem, and several others. The Test Your Skills link provides an interactive quiz complete with photos, illustrations, and animations. The About This Interactive link provides standards, goals, lesson ideas, and more.

November 2007

Subject Matter Interactives

"Interactives" provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas.

September 2007

The Exponential Curve

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A teacher's blog about strategies to help share ideas for teaching high school math concepts to students whose skills are still below grade level.

ILoveMath.org

Lesson Plans and activities for High School and some Middle School Math. Some activities look good for differentiation. Mainly for Algebra but other math subjects available.

January 2007

BBC - Mathematics Skillswise -

Excellent site for older students to practice math skills. Only drawback is that money uses the British pound currency.

September 2006

Math Mnemonics Archive

Mnemonic: n. A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering. Provides a list of Memory aids for math formulas, concepts, operations, and more.