Happy Pi Day!
Learn more about Archimedes’ method for calculating pi with this interactive activity from NCTM Illuminations. Explore the relationships between a …
Category Archives: Grade 8 / Course 3
Graphing Linear Equations – Full Body Style
Get your students up out of their seats with this activity from the Teaching Channel that helps them to really …
Candy Pi Calculator
A sweet activity for Pi Day from the new Museum of Mathematics in New York City. Enjoy!
What Kids Don’t Know about Measurement Concepts
Click here for a handout from Carol Findell’s session at the 2012 annual conference of the National Council of Teachers …
Logic Games
Do you have students who tell you “I’m going to be a lawyer – you don’t need math to study …
New FREE product for practice with equality, mental math, algebraic thinking
Researchers have found that students often view the equal sign as a “do something” signal. What can we do to …
Fun and Learning on Pi Day
With March upon us, here are some ideas for activities and investigations on Pi Day (3/14): 1. Read The Greedy …
Are humans faster on land or in the water?
Dimensional Analysis is a powerful tool for anyone working with formulas and different units of measure. Sadly, our students might …
Teaching Math to the Core
Grab some popcorn, sit back, and relax while watching four math teachers who challenge and inspire their students to engage in …
Isosceles Triangles
Here’s a great problem for your students with isosceles triangles. You can click on the image to enlarge it. Send …
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