-----Original Message----- From: owner-k-12update@copernicusnet.com [mailto:owner-k-12update@copernicusnet.com]On Behalf Of Copernicus Education Gateway Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 11:33 AM To: k-12update@gocopernicus.com Subject: K-12 Update: Mathematics ========================================================== K-12 Update Visit EdGate's Copernicus Learning Communities at: http://www.EdGate.com ========================================================== June 4, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------- This Issue's Theme: Mathematics News in this issue: +CHECK IT OUT! +WHERE ON COPERNICUS? +SUPER SITES: Mathematics Primary Elementary Middle School High School +SPOTLIGHT SCHOOL +TEACHERS SAY ========================================================== CHECK IT OUT! Looking for a way to show students practical applications for math skills? It is never too soon to start teaching students of all ages money management skills. EdGate, in partnership with VISA, provides an excellent money management curriculum package. The Practical Money Skills program helps parents and educators teach students about personal financial responsibility. The curriculum includes games, calculators, step-by-step lessons, and contests to test student knowledge of making, managing, and using money responsibly. A Spanish version is available. To find this resource, go to your Copernicus Learning Community, or visit http://www.edgate.com, and click on the Practical Money Skills icon. ========================================================== WHERE ON COPERNICUS... can you find excellent mathematics resources from trusted sources? No need to search the Web for math resources. EdGate has done the hard work for you. Visit EdGate's Copernicus Learning Community Research Center for best-of-the-Web math resources, reviewed and summarized for you by EdGate's team of educators. Visit http://www.edgate.com/ed_research_math.html to access these materials. ========================================================== SUPER SITES: Mathematics Primary Thematic Units for Primary Grades http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Unitlink.htm >From the classes of Elizabeth Miller, an instructor at the University of South Carolina, comes a collection of thematic lessons for primary students, each with a math component. Math Stories: Children's Books http://www.mathstories.com/Children_Books_Math.htm These math problems are based on popular children's books and grouped by grade level. PrimaryGames.com: Math http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm The great thing about the primary math games on this site is that none of them require special plug-ins for your browser. Elementary AAA Math http://www.aaamath.com/ As long as you have access to the hundreds of basic math problems on this site, you'll never run out of practice sets. Practice problems and math games are grouped by grade and math topic, and each includes an explanation to help clarify the skill. This site requires a Java-enabled browser. BBC Online: The Maths File http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/ Hosted by the characters Hypatia and Pythagoras, this fun site contains printouts and games from BBC Online. To enjoy all the excitement, you'll need the Shockwave plug-in. Math Forum Grade 3-5 Teachers' Place http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/elem/3-5/ Everything you need for your math classroom is gathered on this easy-to-use Web site. Find ideas and resources for teaching math, lesson plans, puzzles, suggested links, and even reviews of educational software. Be sure to visit the lesson plan links. U.S. Treasury Currency Information Page http://www.ustreas.gov/currency/ This is a great site for teaching measurement, time, and money standards. It includes pictures of U.S. currency denominations, as well as links to information about the presidents pictured on the bills. Middle School Math Forum Middle School Teachers' Place http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/middle/ Visit this site to find ideas and links for your students and tips and advice for your teaching. Mathematics History http://library.thinkquest.org/22584/ This South Korean student ThinkQuest project recounts an extensive history of mathematics. The excellent site includes, among other items, biographical information about a number of important mathematicians. NCTM Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org/pages/68.html The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Web site includes activities, resources, and lesson links for the middle-school math teacher. High School ExploreMath.com: Multimedia Activities http://www.exploremath.com/activities/index.cfm Add excitement to your math class using educational activities for algebra through pre-calculus. Help students investigate and experiment with math equations using a real-time, interactive graphing program. The Shockwave plug-in is required. Math for Morons Like Us http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html This good-natured site simplifies math concepts that may be confusing to many students. Handling topics from pre-algebra to calculus, this interactive ThinkQuest Web site makes math less intimidating and more interesting. Math Forum High School Teachers' Place http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/high/ Improve your classroom teaching with the links and lessons on this site, or improve your teaching techniques by browsing the list of "Career" resources. NCTM Illuminations: Grades 9-12: http://illuminations.nctm.org/pages/912.html Similar to the middle-school site, this National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Web site includes activities, resources, and lesson links for the high-school math teacher. ========================================================== SPOTLIGHT SCHOOLS The spotlight is shining on Alma Elementary School in Gaffney, South Carolina! Alma Elementary School was the first in Cherokee County to have all of its teachers using SchoolNotes, thanks to its dedicated teachers and staff. After initial Copernicus training in September 2000, participants from Alma Elementary School were hooked. Under the direction of Ms. Donna Lee Houle, Alma's Computer Lab Manager and Webmaster, the school organized in-school training in October and the teachers and certified staff members were soon on their way toward integrating Copernicus's Internet-based communications and learning tools into the classroom. Alma Elementary School's teachers and staff are required to produce weekly class newsletters. SchoolNotes has become the basis for those newsletters. Teachers edit and maintain newsletters online, then print them out for students who do not have Internet access at home. In their newsletters and on their SchoolNotes pages, Alma Elementary School teachers include links to Copernicus resources, so students and parents can enjoy them together. Some of their favorite links have been from the Copernicus Discovery Adventures page and other resources found on Copernicus, such as FunBrain. In addition, every teacher's SchoolNotes page contains links to the school-wide newsletter and district Web site, so parents enjoy a one-stop information network! ========================================================== TEACHERS SAY In the "Teachers Say" section of K-12 Update, EdGate gives you a chance to ask and answer questions posed by EdGate or other newsletter subscribers. We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to share your experiences and expertise with others by emailing us your suggestions and questions. Don't be shy! The next issue of K-12 Update will concentrate on science resources. Help us answer this "Teachers Say" question: What is your best idea for integrating science into other subject areas? Email your responses to EdGate at newsletters@edgate.com . Include your name, grade, school, and state. We'll post selected responses in the next issue of K-12 Update! Or, if you're not comfortable including your name or school, simply tell us your grade and state. ***It is important to note that by submitting comments to EdGate, you grant EdGate permission to publish your remarks in its newsletters.*** ========================================================== HOW TO CONTACT US Send us feedback or recommend your favorite educational Web links at http://www.EdGate.com/contact . To change your subscription status or delivery address, or to read past issues, visit EdGate's Newsletter Center at http://www.EdGate.com/edunews . To create a customized Copernicus Learning Community for your school or district, contact EdGate Customer Care at customercare@edgate.com . Copernicus Learning Communities offer easy access to best-of-the-Web resources for K-12 educators, students, and parents. Visit our Web site: http://www.EdGate.com . © 2001 by EdGate.com, Inc. All rights reserved. ==========================================================
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