MPJ's Ultimate Math Lessons

Chris Shore

Math Projects Journal | 2011 | 294 páginas | rar - pdf | 22 Mb


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MPJ's Ultimate Math Lessons is a resource for teachers of Algebra, Pre-Algebra, and Geometry in grades 6–12. It contains 80 innovative lessons and 27 thought-provoking articles taken directly from theMath Projects Journal, a periodical that, for more than six years, has helped teachers around the world improve student performance in mathematics.

Contents
Introduction
The MPJ Story
Acknowledgements
PRE-ALGEBRA LESSONS
How Big is Barbie
M&M Count and Crunch
Counting Fish
Donlt Break my Stride
4-Digit Problem
Wallflowers
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Piggy Banks
Candy Bars
Brownies
Beef Jerky
Playing with a Full Deck
ALGEBRA LESSONS
Number Tricks
11m Thinking of a Number...
Pig Pen Algebra
Rule Quest
Rising Water
The Student-Generated Word Problem
Algebra Walk
Staircases & Ramps
Tumbling Cars
Monster Cars
The Jogging Hare
CoolShoes.com
Land Cruiser
Stixture Problems
The Tortoise and The Hare
Rescue Mission
The X-Files
Olympic Swim Times
Robotic Disney
The Migratory Paths of Birds
Empty Box
The Pizza Box
Pool Decks
The Coin Fountain
Parabolic Pizza
Town Grid
The Billabong and the Bush
Zeno's Bouncing Ball
Calculator Logos
Original Works
GEOMETRY LESSONS
How High: Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt
How High: The Right Stuff
How High: Surveyor1s Trig Trick
How High: Do You Have the Inclination?
How High: The Chinese Difference
The Mason's Secret
The America1s Cup Sail
The Fire-Fish Story
Baseball Congruency
Shipping Conundrum
The Gum Drop
A Slice of Pi
Poison Weed
Polygon House
Swimming Pools
King Tut
The Luxor
The Shopkeeper1s Jar
Super Size ItI
Can There Be Giants?
Whatever Floats Your Boat
Shot Put Arc
Strike a Chord
Reflection Golf
Kaleidoscope
William Tell
The Selling of America
The Vector Map
Princess Dido and the Ox Skin
ARTICLES
QM14.5
TIMSS: A Call for Substance
TIMSS: A Tale of Three Countries
TIMSS: A TIMSS Primer
A Mountain of Vision
Portfolios
A Struggle Among Equals
Nuts & Bolts
Kicking the Habit
On a Good Day
Sleeping with the Enemy
Inside & Out
Measurement
Teaching Backwards
Ultimate Cosmic Power
Cannonballs and Concepts
Graphing for Meaning
Beavis and Barbie
Still All Full of Stuffinl
Godzilla or Godzuki
Sculpting Young Thinkers
Christmas Carols and Disco Tunes
Martian Math
The Economy of Thought
Universal Remote
The Railroad and the Kayak
Fluff-n-Stuff
Lesson Studies
Inspiration, Perspiration, Desperation
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
The Dentists Puzzle
Psychic Probability
Around the World
Red Dot - Green Dot
The Tic-Tac Equation
The Handyman's Math Trick
Brother in the Box
Mega Translation
Age Trick
Math Walk
Twenty-One
Wipeout
Index