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A Picture is Worth a
Thousand Words
On this an
interactive site,
students can collect
statistical
information/data to
analize and graph.
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Aunty Math's Daily
Math Problem
This is a
student activity
site that features a
daily math challenge
for K-5 learners.
Students are given a
problem to solve and
the basic
information needed
to solve; the
student collects and
organizes the data,
solves the problem,
and can email the
solution to Aunty
Math. Also has past
challenges available
for students to
solve.
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Area Probability -
Throw Darts!
Outstanding -
This site
includes
student-based
activities in
collecting data,
testing, and
predicting outcomes
using variables, by
throwing either 100
or 1000 darts
(electronically) at
a changeable dart
board. Also has a
link to lesson plans
for the teacher,
accessed through
free
sign-up/membership.
Activities address
several standards
and benchmarks.
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Best Weather - Math
Webquest
This is a
complete webquest of
math activities
revolving around the
collection of
weather data from
various locations to
determine, based
upon the data, the
best city to live
in. A very
student-oriented
activity, should
make for an
interesting class
project and
introduction to
webquests. Meets the
criteria for
Standards 1,2, and
3, with many of
their required
benchmarks.
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Best Weather - Math
Webquest
This is a
complete webquest of
math activities
revolving around the
collection of
weather data from
various locations to
determine, based
upon the data, the
best city to live
in. A very
student-oriented
activity, should
make for an
interesting class
project and
introduction to
webquests. Meets the
criteria for
Standards 1,2, and
3, with many of
their required
benchmarks.
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Coin Toss
This site offers
a lesson plan using
coin tosses to
collect, record, and
analyze data;
variables are
introduced to
facilitate
predicting and
inferring. Very
simple site, but
effective.
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Create a Graph
This
interactive site
explains four
different kinds of
graphs. The
students also have
the opportunity make
their own graphs on
this site.
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Creepy Class
Creatures
Students survey
their classmates to
find their favorite
creepy creature and
construct a bar
graph of the
responses. They
could then present
and explain the
graph to their
classmates. Teacher
lesson plan only.
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Data Analysis,
Probability, and
Discrete MathThis
is an interactive
site that has
activities for
working with
coordinates and
graphing for K-5.
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Graphing, Data
Collections and
Coordinate Points
This site
provides information
about the kinds of
graphs. It offers
sites to complete
graphs with
information given.
There are
interactive sites
where the answers
you give help you to
complete a graph.
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Let's Do Math!
This site is
interactive for
students with real
world
problem-solving.
The problem works
through the process:
collect, organize,
and present data.
They do the problems
on the computer or
try it on their own.
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Let's Graph
On this
interactive site,
students to can
solve, change and
design a math
problem.
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M&M's; Line Plots
and Graphing
Outstanding -
Very
interesting site
with both teacher
lesson plans,
student activities,
and a variety of
data recording forms
to explore data
collection,
organization, and
presentation of
colors of M & M's in
individual bags.
Originally part of
an Internet data
collection project,
it can be used as a
stand-alone set of
activities.
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Make a Living Graph
Make a living
graph allows the
student to choose
what things they
would like to graph
and make a
hypotheses and then
graph the topic.
Teacher lesson plan
only.
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Pan Balance Test
Page
This is an
interactive site for
students to
manipulate objects
for balance. The
site uses a balance
scale to represent
algebraic concepts.
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Snake Patterns
Students use given
rules to generate
several stages of a
pattern and predict
the outcome for any
stage. The teacher
guides students
through a discussion
to probe their
understanding of the
patterns and
introduce symbolic
representation.
Grade level 3-5 will
be able to download
the activity sheet
and complete the
project.
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Solving Equations
With Alge-Tiles
This site gives
ideas about teaching
beginning algebra
using tiles. Even
though the site may
be trying to sell
tiles, it appears
any classroom tiles
may be used. This
site is not
interactive for
students, but will
give teachers some
interesting teaching
ideas.
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The Million $$
Mission
Outstanding -
This is
both a teacher
lesson plan and a
student activity
site, featuring a
very real-world
problem for students
to solve by
collecting and
analyzing data, then
predicting the
outcome and final
results. Very
interesting site!
