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Content Resources

Content resources are an important part for any educator to have. These types of resources allow educators to have extra resources to refer students to in order to reinforce content, as well as provides educators with new and innovative ways to teach the content to students. Some resources are good for an educator's personal research and allow educators to brush up on a skill or look up an equation or theorem that may not be saved to memory. This page is the beginning of a collection of resources that have been used in my lessons plans and as references to teach content.

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[|Dr. Math] Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions (the Dr. Math FAQ).

Students submit questions to Dr. Math by filling out the Web form. Answers are sent back by e-mail, and we then gather the best questions and answers into a searchable archive organized by grade level (elementary, middle school, high school) and topic (exponents, infinity, polynomials, etc.). We recommend using the Dr. Math searcher to find what you want (try keywords like Fibonacci, fractal, or proof), and investigating the Dr. Math FAQ (topics include prime numbers, pi, the golden ratio, Pascal's triangle).

[|ED Helper] A comprehensive search engine that provides mathematics worksheets, puzzle makers, test prep, activity ideas by grade level, themes to include in lessons, and math word searches, along with an uncountable amount of other resources to use in the classroom. Most likely, if you want it, they'll have it!

[|Learn Math] Learn Math provides five college-level math courses online that are used to teach elementary and middle-school teachers. The lesson plans provided by Learn math can be adapted and used in the classroom to help students explore content, provide a challenge, and attain deeper meaning in mathematics content. Each of the five courses is a ten-part series that instruct students through the main content within each category. Each course provides support materials and teacher talk links that help educators support their learning.

[|Khan Academy] The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.

All of the site's resources are available to anyone. It doesn't matter if the user is a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. The Khan Academy's materials and resources are available completely free of charge. Students can make use of the extensive video library, practice exercises, and assessments from any computer with access to the web. The Khan Academy provides a complete custom self-paced learning tool. It is a dynamic system for getting help and provides a custom profile, points, and badges to measure progress. A great resource for any student trying to learn mathematics.

[|Real World Math] This website is designed for educators who wish to extend the concepts of the math curriculum beyond the pages of the text. Google Earth is the dynamic tool that will be used to accomplish this. Google Earth provides startling clear satellite views of the globe in an interactive 3D environment. Beyond the visual, users can add placemarks, annotations, photos, and models, as well as measure distances and draw paths.

<span class="style_1" style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Within this site you will find lesson ideas, examples, and downloads for mathematics that embrace active learning, constructivism, and project-based learning while remaining true to the standards. The initial focus will be for grades 5 and up, but teachers of younger students may be able to find some uses or inspiration from the site.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Inside Mathematics] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Inside Mathematics has assembled multiple ways for educators to begin to transform their teaching practices. Educators might be in search of materials and tasks that can be used immediately with students. The website allows educators to search by grade level and content area below to find core mathematical principles as well as materials developed by the Mathematics Assessment Resource Service (MARS). If you want to develop your understanding of the national Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice, you can view connections between the standards and classroom videos. If you want to observe exemplar lessons in different content areas and grade levels, visit the public lessons page. If you are working to enact change in more than one classroom, visit the tools for coaches and tools for administrators sections.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Mr. Schlytter's Mathematics Site] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">A mathematics teacher's resource website. Organized by content, this educator has collected an abundance of rich web resources ranging from Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Data and Probability, as well as other "tools" that can be used. A great resource to use if you're in need of something specific!

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|AAA Math] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">AAA Math features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows through mastery of the concepts. A wide range of lessons (K-8) enables learning or review to occur at each individual's current level. The AAAMath.com site contains thousands of mathematics lessons.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Immediate feedback prevents practice and learning of incorrect methods, which is a common result of traditional homework and worksheets. Practice can continue as long as desired in a non-threatening format which helps build self-esteem and confidence. Lesson plans are sorted by subject by an easy-to-navigate side bar.

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Dan Myer's Math Blog] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">This resource, completed entirely by a mathematics teacher, has created a surplus of rich reference material and links to great sites, lessons, and activity ideas. This blog is not only usuable for Algebra, but also Geometry and Algebra II.

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Interactive Pythagorean Theorem Proof] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">This resource, created by NOVA, provides an interactive exploration to the Pythagorean Theorem. This is the introduction to the applet provided online: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">"Here's the deal: there was this Greek guy named Pythagoras, who lived over 2,000 years ago during the sixth century B.C.E. Pythagoras spent a lot of time thinking about math, astronomy, and music. One idea he came up with was a mathematical equation that is used all the time, for example in architecture, construction, and measurement.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">His equation is simple: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: small;"> //a//2 + //b//2 = //c//2.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Dan Myer's Math Blog] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">This resource, completed entirely by a mathematics teacher, has created a surplus of rich reference material and links to great sites, lessons, and activity ideas. This blog is not only usuable for Algebra, but also Geometry and Algebra II.

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Generate Data] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Ever needed custom formatted sample or test data, like, //bad//? Well, that's the idea of the Data Generator. It's a free, open source script written in JavaScript, PHP and MySQL that lets you quickly generate large volumes of custom data in a variety of formats for use in testing software, populating databases, and scoring.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">This site offers an online demo where you're welcome to tinker around to get a sense of what the script does, what features it offers and how it works. Then, once you've whet your appetite, there's a free, fully functional, GNU-licensed version available for download.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Probability Video] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">This video introduces probability in a student-friendly way, using their language and general knowledge of the world. The speaker does a great job drawing humor into his presentation, which make the discussion more interesting and engaging for all.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Estimating Probabilities Practice] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Probability is the chance that something will happen. Find out more about estimating probability in this interactive activity by applying the knowledge of probabilities to advance in the applet.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Probability and Statistics Activities] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Reasoning based on probability and statistics gives modern societies the ability to cope with uncertainty. It has astonishing power to improve decision-making accuracy and test new ideas. This page is aimed especially at AP Statistics students and explores many of its amazing applications.