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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPaper Pool
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Algebra & Functions, Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus, MathematicsThis student interactive, from Illuminations, simulates the behavior of a pool ball on pool tables of various dimensions. Studen...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPlanning a Trip
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Number Sense, History-Social Science, Mathematics, GeographyIn this eight-lesson unit from Illuminations, teams of students plan trips. To put together their best travel plan, students stu...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPlanning a Trip: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Number Sense, MathematicsIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use mathematical knowledge and skills developed in the pre...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkShorts and Shirts
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Mathematics, ProbabilityIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students are encouraged to discover all the combinations that can b...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMathematics and Environmental Concerns: Unit Overview
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 8Subjects: Mathematics, Ecology & Ecosystems, ScienceIn this five-lesson unit, from Illuminations, students participate in activities in which they investigate data in connection wi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUniverscale
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Mathematics, ScienceThis site from Nikon Japan shows the universe from a grand scale down to the nano scale from the standpoint of the observer.Contributor: Bonnie MarksViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSquares and Circles
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Number Sense, Geometry, Measurement & Geometry, MathematicsIn the game of Squares and Circles, reviewed for grades 3-5 by Illuminations, the student plays an on-line game (which requires ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTantalizing Tessellations
Grades: 5Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThis unit plan, from Math Central at the University of Regina, spans two weeks and gives students an opportunity to explore tess...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSquares, Circles, and Triangles
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement & Geometry, ProbabilityThis lesson, from the Cut-the-Knot Web site, provides an opportunity for students to build their reasoning ability in a game pla...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTangrams
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThese Math Forum lesson plans, reviewed for grades 3-5 by Illuminations, use tangrams to teach the concepts of congruence and ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThirteen! Oh No!
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Measurement & Geometry, MathematicsIn this activity, part of the Figure This! Web site, students determine whether or not there is a Friday the 13th every year. Th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThirteen Ways of Looking at a Half
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Mathematics, Number SenseThis interactive, from PBS Kids, helps students see that one half can be represented many different ways. Students then try to f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe MegaPenny Project
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Mathematics, Number SenseThis resource from Kokogiak, reviewed for grades 3-5 by Illuminations, is designed to help students visualize large numbers. The...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExploring Pascal's Triangle
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Number Sense, Algebra & Functions, MathematicsIn this activity from the Math Forum, reviewed for grades 3-5 by Illuminations, students work with a partner on an exploration o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTantalizing Tessellations
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Geometry, Measurement & Geometry, MathematicsThis unit from the University of Regina, reviewed for grades 3-5 by Illuminations, focuses on tessellations. Students investigat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMirror Puzzles
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Mathematics, GeometryReviewed for grades 3-5 by Illuminations, this Web site contains several challanging puzzles from Erich s Puzzle Palace. You ar...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0