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Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Multicultural Math Fair: Navajo Burntwater Designs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Simple lesson designed to help students learn the geometric concepts of translation, reflection, and symmetry by creating Navajo weaving patterns. Includes templates and instructions and is available in English and Spanish....
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Multicultural Math Fair: Srinivasa's Spheres

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Straightforward instructional activity that introduces young scholars to pi by letting them measure real objects and solve a challenge problem. Includes instructions and a "Data Sheet" for keeping track of measurements. Available in...
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Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Suzanne Alejandre: Factor Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will discover factoring through the area of a rectangle.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Greatest Integer Function

For Students 9th - 10th
A short tutorial from the Math Forum on the greatest integer function. The site includes an on-line practice set.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Analytic Geometry Formulas, Hyperbolas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At this site from the Math Forum, a brief overview on calculating various measures of segments, like the transverse and conjugate axes and the distance between foci, is given. Additionally, equations of hyperbolas in general, standard,...
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Parabolas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief overview on calculating various measures of segments, like focus to vertex and vertex to directix, is given. Additionally, equations of parabolas in general, standard, and vertex forms are listed.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Analytic Geometry Formulas, Ellipses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief overview from the Math Forum on calculating various measures of segments, like major and minor axes and distance from focus to center, is given. Additionally, equations of ellipse in general and standard forms are listed.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Circles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Various forms of equations of circles are presented at the Math Forum: center-radius form, general form, diameter form, three-point form, and parametric form.
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Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Types of Degernate Conics

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math, in response to a student question, provides insight into degenerate cases of conic sections.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Algebra Problem of the Week

For Students 9th - 10th
This Math Forum resource poses a weekly problem to students. If desired, students may submit their answers. Solutions are published the next week.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: The Beginnings of Topology Leonard Euler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a general description of one of Euler's contributions, topology. It also presents one of the more famous problems of mathematics, The Bridges of Konigsberg.
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Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Conic Sections/circles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a catalog of Web sites and Web pages that deal with circles.
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Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Interest: Definitions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site gives an explanation of compound interest and explains how to use it.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Finding a Term of an Arithmetic Series

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Math Forum contains a common question asked by students learning about arithmetic series which is answered by Dr. Math in a format that is understandable for all ages.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Geometric Sequence?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, set up as a question format to ask Dr. Math, concerns itself with the fundamentals and basics of geometric progression.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Bricks Activity: A Variation on Polynominoes

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity similar to polynominoes to complement a study in geometry.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Increasing Wall Area

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a problem at a museum that has one large square gallery. The director wants to divide this room down the middle into four smaller square rooms.
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Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of a Cylindrical Tank

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site involves calculating the volume of a cylindrical tank that is on its side.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: What Is a Regression Line?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page is an answer to an email question that someone wrote in and it explains what a regression line is.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Radical Equation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site gives an example of solving radical equations.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Equations With Absolute Value

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math explains how to solve equations with absolute values using an example a student posed for the Doctor to solve.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Oblique Drawing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Web site provides an explanation for what oblique drawings are. Compares oblique drawings to isometric drawings.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Solving a Logarithmic Inequality

For Students 9th - 10th
"Dr. Math" from Drexel University responds to a student question about solving a logarithmic inequality.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Solving Inequalities W/ Absolute Values

For Students 9th - 10th
In responding to a student question on how to solve absolute value inequalities, "Dr. Math" explains why it is necessary to solve two inequalities.