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May 21st, 2012Free Pascal’s Triangle Lessons & Activities!
May 14th, 2012Hi! It’s Monday, May 14, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Pascal’s Triangle
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision)
This website is part of the massive MathForum.org and offers free lessons and activities to explore Pascal’s Triangle, a math resource known for patterns and applications in several areas of mathematics.
Named after seventeenth century mathematician, Blaise Pascal, the triangle’s properties made use of and further explored the already known array of binomial coefficients originally developed in Persia and China.
When you get to the website you’ll see a menu divided into three sections by grade level:
- K-4
- 5-8
- 9-12
Click on “Lessons” to find an array of activities for elementary through advanced learners that include lessons, problems to solve, and printable worksheets.
When you are through exploring Pascal’s Triangle, head to the “Browse and Search the Library” page where you can find many more free math resources, materials, and activities for all grade levels and math topics:
- Arithmetic
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Pre-Calculus
- Calculus
And much more!
Free Math & Engineering Lessons for K-12
April 30th, 2012Hi! It’s Monday, April 30, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Teach Engineering
Age Range: 5-18 (Designed for Grades K-12; the majority of the material is for Grades 3 and up, with parental supervision.)
Get free, open-ended, hands-on lessons and activities to stimulate your students’ interest in math and science through engineering. As explained at the website, “engineers have a hand in designing, creating or modifying nearly everything we touch, wear, eat, see and hear” in the real world. The free K-12 engineering curricula at this website integrates math, science, and technology through exploration of the “built world” around us so that it’s relevant to the lives of young people.
The idea here is to encourage students to pose questions about “why things work” and then gain skills and use their imaginations to create innovations that improve the world for everyone.
When you get to the website you’ll see the featured “Editor’s Pick.” Above it is a menu that says “Browse.” Below it, you can click on menu items to find curricula sorted by:
*Activities - In my opinion, this is the place to start because the stand-alone, hands-on, fun experiments are sure to engage your kids’ interest and may springboard you to further learning. There are over 600 activities (that include a materials list and instructions) covering a range of possibilities such as the exploration of acids and bases, designing a bicycle helmet, learning about kidney filtering, investigating Ohm’s Law, playing “Rock Jeopardy,” making Yogurt Cup Speakers and more.
*Lessons – Get over 380 different lessons that meet content standards on topics that include Air Pressure, Ampere’s Law, Art in Engineering, Animals in Engineering, Friction, Magnetics, Mar s, Rivers, Rocks, Paper Airplanes, Water, and much more.
*Subject Areas – Find out all of the math topics covered including Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Number and Operations, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof. You’ll find lots of science content as well.
*Curricular Units – These theme-based learning experiences are composed of multiple lessons designed to take place over several weeks in a classroom environment. There are units on asteroid impact, bridges, cells, energy, floaters and sinkers, marine mapping, natural disasters, rockets, simple machines, weather and more. They can be tweaked for the homeschool learning environment.
All of the lessons and activities include the estimated time it takes and the approximate cost for the materials.
Teach Engineering is a terrific resource so bookmark it to return often!
Free “Family Math Night” Activities!
April 23rd, 2012Hi! It’s Monday, August 13, 2007 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Math Night Modules
Age Range: 6-13 (with parental participation and supervision)
“Math Night” is a fun event, supported by the National Science Foundation, that was created for kids in elementary school and their parents. On Math Night, families go to school together and explore math displays (similar to a science fair), make math crafts, and compete in games to solve math problems.
Now, homeschoolers can join in the fun too! At this website you can get free access to the Math Night resources including math displays, crafts, games, and activities. You can print them out and use them to enjoy fun math projects at home.
When you get to the site just click on any item on the icon menu that includes:
- Abacus Arithmetic
- Topology Tricks
- Wrapping Paper Symmetry
- Math is a Piece of Pi
- Bridges of Koenigsberg
- Binary Numbers
- Geometry Gems
- Algorithms, Braids, and Kolam Figures
- Clock Arithmetic
- Secret (and not so secret) Codes
- Construction by Instruction
- Mathematics of Music
- Methods of Multiplication
- The Slide Rule
- Cake Walk Math
- Mirror, Mirror
- Make a Mountain Out of a Map
- Math ‘N Music Notes
- You Can Count On It!
A new page opens with a virtual trifold display about that activity. Use the menu at the top of the screen to learn about the module and access the printable materials you’ll need.
Want to try other activities? Look on the menu on the left side of the screen to access some “Pencil and Paper Games” as well as the rules for playing “Math Jeopardy.”
Free K-8 Math Games & Worksheets!
April 16th, 2012Hi! It’s Monday, April 16, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Dositey.com
This ad-supported and commercial website offers some free interactive games and printable worksheets that help kids practice their math skills.
When you get to the site you’ll see a menu divided by grade level as follows:
*K-2 – Match numerals with number words and practice multiplication facts to 20.
*3-4 – Practice rounding numbers, add 3-digit numbers, and practice division.
*5-8 – Match fractions to their decimal equivalents, play games to learn the metric system, explore negative numbers, and solve some short word problems.
*All Ages – Some math games for ages 5-105.
When you click on a menu item a new page opens with a menu of the free math games. Be sure to click on “See more Math” to access the printable worksheets.
You’ll also find some free Language Arts games that help kids develop reading skills.
This site offers the free math activities with the hope that you’ll like them enough to purchase a subscription that will allow access to all of the games and resources in a given category (without any advertising). You don’t have to purchase a thing to try the free games and worksheets.
Free Live Expedition to Arctic & Antarctic Poles!
April 10th, 2012Hi! It’s Tuesday, April 10, 2012 and time for Science at Clickschooling!
Recommended Website:
STEM Academy: Virtual Arctic Expedition
Age Range: 11-18 (about grades 6-12 with parental supervision)
This coming Thursday, April, 12th, at 1:00 PM (ET) you can take the ultimate virtual expedition to explore the Arctic and Antarctic poles with scientists from Discovery Channel’s groundbreaking series, Frozen Planet. This broadcast is sponsored by the STEM Academy. (STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.)
Scientists will talk about their experiences in the polar regions and the work they are doing each and every day to study the evolving landscape and ecosystems there.
As explained at the website, researchers “will discuss how their career lets them make a positive impact on the environment every day, and what students can do to make a difference.”
Registration is required but no special equipment is needed to view this event online. All you need is an internet connected computer.
Those that register for the event will be notified when the archive is available soon after the live event. So, if you can’t make the date/time for the live event, you’ll be able to watch the broadcast when it’s convenient.
Enjoy!
Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
http://www.ClickSchooling.com
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