1 Building Boxes: Polynomials and Rational Functions Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 10–12 Professional Commentary: Students explore relationships between x-intercepts, factors, and roots of polynomial functions using the graphing calculator. Students also investigate rational functions, identifying the roots and asymptotes as well as holes (discontinuities) in the graphs.... 2 We're All Tuned In: Statistics Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Student groups assume the role of advertising agencies. Each agency has been hired by their client to make a recommendation as to the best radio station to air their advertisement.... 3 The Games Robots Play: Developing Applications to Enable Robots to Play Tic-Tac-Toe Resource Type: Lessons Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 6–10 Professional Commentary: Students learn how robots are programmed to play games. They then construct robot applications (basic computer codes) for playing tic-tac-toe using if-then logic sequences to reflect winning strategies.... 4 Investigations in Math Research Resource Type: Professional Resources Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 10–12 Professional Commentary: This program provides teachers with specific strategies for teaching research practices, finding topics, and assessing student work. The units in the course include "Writing Mathematics," "Conjectures and Proofs," "Finding a Topic," "Reading and Keeping a Research Journal," "Components of a Research Paper," and "Oral Presentations." The program enables students to stretch themselves mathematically.... 5 ODE Assessment Item, Grade 10: Bias in a Sample Resource Type: Assessments Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 8–10 Professional Commentary: Students must recognize potential sources of bias in a survey or sampling situation and explain their answer. This short-answer question is a sample item used in the 2004 Ohio Graduation Test (see Overview of Ohio's Assessment System).... 6 ODE Assessment Item, Grade 10: Evaluate a survey sampling design Resource Type: Assessments Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to design a sampling method for a survey about the route for a new highway. This short-answer question is a sample item used in the 2008 Ohio Graduation Test (see Overview of Ohio's Assessment System). The URL link (above) takes the user directly to the OGT test item (PDF), with access to performance data, complexity... Resource Type: Content Supports -- Reference materials Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: Students explore the lives and careers of women who have made historic and contemporary contributions to the fields of mathematics and computer science. College-bound students also investigate career possibilities and university programs in mathematics and computer science, and find out the high-school preparation needed to succeed in these fields.... 8 Tracing Math's Evolution Resource Type: Content Supports -- Reference materials Discipline: Mathematics Grades: Grades 8–12 Professional Commentary: Mathematics did not magically appear overnight in its present form. The talents and abilities of thousands of individuals have contributed to the development of mathematics as we know it today.... |