January 11, 2010
SKILLS REVIEW
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- “FAST MATH,” PP. 2–3
STUDENTS & TEACHERS: More information on the Boy Scouts’ Adventure Base 100, including a tour schedule.
http://scouting.org/100years/100years/AdventureBase100.aspx - “BAD ADS?!?” PP. 4–5
STUDENTS: Learn more about misleading ads with a fun cartoon from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/youarehere/site.html#/gr8gadgets-chopper-dan - “GIRLS GOT GAME TOO!” PP. 6–7
STUDENTS & TEACHERS: Practice creating line graphs and other graphs on this site from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/default.aspx
TEACHERS: Learn more about Title IX.
http://www.titleix.info - “A BIKE YOU’LL LIKE,” PP. 10–11
STUDENTS: Identify angles while playing a fun baseball game.
http://www.factmonster.com/math/knowledgebox/player.html?movie=sfw41448 - “TIME-TRAVELING FRACTIONS,” PP. 12–13
STUDENTS: Practice adding and subtracting fractions at three different skill levels with this soccer game.
http://www.funbrain.com/fractop/index.html - “CAITLYN LOVES AREA AND PERIMETER,” BACK PAGE
TEACHERS: An area and perimeter lesson plan from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L763
