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Interactive Activities for the Classroom

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Code Breaking - A Veterans Day Activity

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Involve your students in a celebration of Veteran’s Day by discussing the integral role of encoding and decoding messages in WWI (e.g. the Zimmermann telegram) and WWII (e.g. the Enigma code), and then challenging your students to decipher three

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Math, Social Studies - History, Critical Thinking

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Centers

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A Tale of Two Mathematicians - An interactive Play

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After my students completed the AP Calculus Exam during my first year of teaching AP Calculus, I continued covering material from our calculus text. However, the students struggled because the material was more difficult and, more realistically,

Subjects:

Calculus, Critical Thinking, End of Year

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11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Research, Activities

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Fractal Cuts for the Holidays

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Background: Many years ago while researching chaos topics that might be used in a new course offered at our high school, I came across Diego Uribe’s book, Fractal Cuts. I was so intrigued by his popup designs that I assigned my students the task of

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, St. Patrick's Day, Easter

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Activities

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Conic Sections Extension

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As a mathematics teacher, I have discovered that my students respond most enthusiastically when they can understand the rationale for studying new topics, when they recognize interesting applications of this subject material, and when they

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Critical Thinking, Algebra 2

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10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects, Activities, Centers

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Thanksgiving Olympiad Activity

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Interactive school posters offer students a variety of fun and interesting ways to apply their knowledge and insight in some of their classes. The Thanksgiving Olympiad Activity poster is geared for high school students with appropriate algebraic

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Critical Thinking, Algebra 2, Thanksgiving

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Activities, Posters

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Haunted Halloween House Activity - A Probability Game

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Starting in elementary schools, students are usually introduced to probability through experiments and definitions. As students mature intellectually, they are presented with probability concepts and methods of determining appropriate

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Math, Halloween

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Activities, Games, Posters

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Interactive Probability Poster Activities Bundle

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Please click on the " preview" button for a detailed look at one of the large printable interactive poster activities in this packet! Here's what's inside. 6 printable files of large wall display 26" by 34" one-sided posters Amusement Fun

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Math, Critical Thinking, Mental Math

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Activities, Games

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Chaos, Art, and Calculus

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As a calculus teacher, do you look for activities that present calculus concepts beyond what textbooks offer? If you do, then consider combining “Newton’s Method for Approximating Zeros” with Chaos Theory and the aesthetics of art in a student

Subjects:

Calculus, Visual Arts, Critical Thinking

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Projects, Activities, Centers

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$Math Investigations II (first Half with answers)$

Math Investigations II (first Half with answers)

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Math Investigations II is a continuation of the Math Investigations I curriculum, which exposed students to a variety of mathematics and mathematicians. But, Math Investigations I is not a prerequisite for the one-semester Math Investigations II

Subjects:

Math, Critical Thinking, Word Problems

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Centers

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Calculus Challenges and Excursions

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Accessibility to the Internet has had a significant impact on the way many of teach calculus as well as the way many of our students learn calculus. As teachers we can easily research information about current mathematics investigations or studies

Subjects:

Calculus, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

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10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Projects, Activities, Handouts

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Calculator Simulations for Probability and Statistics

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If you are obliged to follow a mandated math curriculum at your school, then I suggest you read no further because this site is probably not suitable for you. However, if you are looking for something that is different, yet might spark an interest

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Critical Thinking, Statistics, Problem Solving

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Simulations

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Logarithms Extension

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Certain images can evoke powerful emotional responses such as the picture of a devastating earthquake on the cover of this activity. Coupled with the fact that logarithms are used to define the intensity of earthquakes, this image might provide the

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Critical Thinking, Algebra 2

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Lesson, Centers

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Tribute to M.C. Escher

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Because many teachers are aware of the mathematical relationships involved in creating Escher-type tessellations, they are able to use his drawings to illustrate geometric concepts such as reflections, glide reflections, translations, and rotations.

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Math, Visual Arts, Critical Thinking

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10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

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Projects, Activities, Posters

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Infinity Unbridled

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Few topics in mathematics arouse student curiosity and interest as much as the notion of infinity. This enigmatic concept offers teachers a way to connect with students through a variety of sources that include literature, history, mathematics,

Subjects:

Applied Math, Calculus, Algebra 2

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects, Activities, Handouts

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$Math Investigations II (Second half with answers)$

Math Investigations II (Second half with answers)

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Subjects:

Math, Critical Thinking, Word Problems

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Centers

$25.00

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Top Secret Mission Activity - A Probability Game

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Subjects:

Math, Critical Thinking

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Games, Posters

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Treasure Quest Puzzle - An Enrichment Activity

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I offer this puzzle as a first day activity although it could be offered at other times for students who have completed geometry. This allows me to take care of other tasks while the students are involved in a challenging mathematical puzzle. The

Subjects:

PreCalculus, Algebra 2, Back to School

Grades:

10^th, 11^th

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Activities, Games, Posters

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New Pathways - Activities and Ideas to Engage At-Risk Students in Mathematics

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The 32 activities in this booklet are intended to offer at-risk students the opportunity to experience mathematics from a different perspective than from a traditional curriculum. Furthermore, they encourage teachers to become active participants

Subjects:

Applied Math, Basic Operations, Mental Math

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Worksheets, Activities

$6.00

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Memory Games - an Icebreaker Activity

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The first of six categories in Bloom's Taxonomy of cognitive learning involves the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns, and concepts that serve in the development of intellectual abilities and skills. Memory games can

Subjects:

Applied Math, Back to School, Mental Math

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Games

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In Search Of Newton Activity

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New: Included a pdf file for a colored 23 5/8 " x 33 " poster in addition to the original two 8.5" x 11" colored masters.The "In Search of Newton" activity is intended as a challenge puzzle for students who have completed geometry and a second year

Subjects:

Calculus, PreCalculus, Critical Thinking

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Research, Activities, Posters

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Chippewa Falls High School, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (AP Calculus, Pre Calculus, Trigonometry, Algebra II, Probability & Statistics, Algebra, Math Investigations, Applied Mathematics, Living Mathematically) United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (Pre Calculus, Problem Solving, Probability &Statistics, English for Mathematics) Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Analysis, Algebra) Department of Defense Dependents Schools, Osterholz, Germany (Calculus, Physics, Advanced Math, Geometry, Algebra, Basic Computer Language) University of Maryland, Overseas Division (Physics, Analysis, Trigonometry, Algebra, Mathematical Ideas) Boston University, Overseas Division (Graduate course in Math for Management)

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I believe teaching is an art, and that different individuals apply varying strategies and methodology, which suit their personality in order to achieve success in the classroom. So I am constantly searching for new ideas and resources that I can incorporate into my teaching style that will motivate and occasionally even inspire my students.

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