What are some hands-on ideas for teaching math to high school students?
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The best and most overlooked way to improve classroom education of any kind is to introduce the use of boardgames. I have taught for over ten years all over the world, and only when I use boardgames do students voluntarily insist on extending their classes for two, three, even four hours. Not only that but they then show the most rapid improvement. \nCheck out the following websites for some useful background info.\n\nhttp://www.rpg.net/sites/edu/1-1.html...\n\nhttp://www.rpg.net/sites/edu/1-2.html...\n\nhttp://subscriptions.fasfind.com/wwwtool...\n\nhttp://www.gama.org/uploads/ns/xx/nsxx7l...\n\nGive it a try and you will be amazed. At least you will be helping to break the monopoly that the big textbook publishers have over the education industry.
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The only web site I know of is mathforum.org  Try to turn math into a game for her, rather than a chore.  There are some online math games she might like, or if she's doing division problems, you could even use cooking as an example, since measuring cups have division in it.  The trick is trying to make math seem like a fun thing rather than a chore.
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no, but i remember a (eccentric?) math teacher from high school trying to devise one wahahhaha!
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Here are a few website you could try:\n\nhttp://www.kidzone.ws/math/grade5.htm\n\nhttp://www.edhelper.com/math_grade5.htm\n\nhttp://www.tlsbooks.com/mathworksheets.htm\n\nhttp://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/\n\nhttp://www.busyteacherscafe.com/wspages/math.htm
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MATH, ACTIVITIES and FUN.\n\nhttp://mathforum.org/dr.math/\n\nKindergarten to 8th Grade Interactive Sites\n\nhttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th.htm\n\nhttp://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html\n\nhttp://www.kidsolr.com/math/index.html\n\nhttp://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/4.htm\n\nhttp://www.learningplanet.com/act/mayhem/index.asp\n\nhttp://www.mathisfun.com/\n\nhttp://www.sparknotes.com/math/\n\nhttp://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/studentsites.htm\n\nhttp://springfieldpublicschoolsmo.org/depts/edtech/Resources/Math/index.htm\n\nMATH WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS\n\nhttp://www.cumbavac.org/Math.htm\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Try the following sites, which offer free help and tutorials:\n\nwww.math.com\nwww.webmath.com\nwww.mathpower.com\n\nThere are also many help manuals you can buy at Barnes and Noble or Borders (or even amazon.com).
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I think most Math teachers show students how to do problems not why they're done that way.Once that building block isn't there they struggle especially in higher Math where your expected to be at a certain level of knowledge.
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Some units that I found very interesting for students was to use maps and describe geographical locations while pointing them out on the map. This is visual and comprehensible to students.\nI also used math problems. Again, this is a visual and comprehensible task. Students learn numbers and math symbols and terminology and can follow what you are doing. Try any activity where they are familiar with the information. Use language experience technique (provide the info, have the students state it back to use, write it down for them, have them copy, have them read. Finally, you can ask questions based on the information. EArly on, you can point to the answer. Later, they should be able to respond, although the response may not be in correct grammar. That is not important in the early stages of communication in a foreign language. Hope this gives you some ideas.
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There are many for example, one even from Yahoo:\nhttp://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/math_help/algebra1\nhttp://www.coolmathalgebra.com/\nhttp://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/high_algebra.html
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MATH.\n\nhttp://www.sosmath.com/wwwsites.html\n\nhttp://www.webmath.com/index.html\n\nhttp://mathforum.org/dr.math/\n\nhttp://www.tc.cornell.edu/Services/Education/Gateways/Math_and_Science/mathematics.htm\n\nKindergarten to 8th Grade Interactive Sites\n\nhttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th.htm\n\nhttp://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html\n\nhttp://www.kidsolr.com/math/index.html\n\nhttp://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/4.htm\n\nhttp://www.learningplanet.com/act/mayhem/index.asp\n\nhttp://www.mathisfun.com/\n\nhttp://www.sparknotes.com/math/\n\nhttp://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/studentsites.htm\n\nhttp://springfieldpublicschoolsmo.org/depts/edtech/Resources/Math/index.htm\n\nhttp://www.math.com/\n\nMATH WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS\n\nhttp://www.cumbavac.org/Math.htm\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Using the Fly Pentop Computer you can sketch a calculator and use the pen to solve basic math problems.\n\nYou can buy extra applications such as a math application for fourth- to sixth-graders.\n \nIt may be a while before the Wolfram Integrator is available as an application for this pen!\n\nSee a product review in the Source.
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I completely understand! I have high schoolers, and have to nearly re-learn to help them!\n\nYahoo education has help with algebra;\nhttp://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/math_help/chapter_list?id=minialg1gt \n\nSo does math.com:\nhttp://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/Algebra.html \n\nPhysics help:\nhttp://www.physics247.com/ \n\nGood luck to you!
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No one book can do that! You probably will have to buy several books for that; at least four. But you have to start somewhere so here it goes. Start with Everyday Math for Everyday Life by Mark Ryan. I recommend also that you visit the site of The Teaching Company and Barnes and Noble University and alsothe publishers Addsion-Wesley have some good books on the subject. B&N offers free courses periodically about Math and everything else in its web site. The Teaching Company sells a whole college Algebra course and one on Calculus quite cheap. You can find them also, used,even cheaper in Amazon.com. It so happens that now in my senior years I have become very much interested in Math and I began last year to buy all those books. Happy learning!
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for high school math proj \n\nvisit  www.columbia.edu/~umk1/\n\none more for school proj www.smpmaths.org.uk\n\nAlso here http://www.math.ca/Education/mpsf/\n\nthere s a math forum which u can join\n\nmathforum.org/teachers/mathproject.html\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nI hope this will be enough\n\nALL   THE      BEST
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These are some ideas aimed for pre-k, 1st and 2nd grade:\n*you can provide different geometrical shapes and have them sort them according to color, size, shape, etc.\n*with the same shapes have them complete a pattern you start for them ex. red circle, yellow square, red circle, yellow square, etc.\n*try looking for a game called "Tangram", I don't know if you can buy one already done or you can make your own in this site:http://www.tangram.i-p.com/\n*give students play money and have them solve problems using it.
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If you're talking about instructional aids that you can you use for students, I think I might be able to help you.\n\nThere are lots of instructional aids! Let's see...\n~There are simple, "duh! why didn't I think of that?!" ones, like overhead transparencies, videos, chalkboards, and other visual aids,\n~There are many games, for just about any subject,\n~There are computer activities, like School House Rock, \n~There are manipulative for math, like fraction cubes, clocks, or dice,\n~There are flash cards, puzzles, graphic organizers,\n~There are seasonal activities that can be used to enforce a specific concept,\n~And tons more!\n\nHere are a couple of sites to check out:\n~www.reallygoodstuff.com\n~www.educationalaids.com\n~www.pacon.com\n\nHope this helps!
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THis is a great site for students.\nhttp://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp  As you will see it's got a lot of stuff.  Also you need to let your teacher know that you are having difficulty. There maybe others who need him/her to go over something again also.  You would be a hero to them for having the courage to ask for help. \n\nAsk Dr. Math — Dr. Math to the rescue\nThe MathPage — This is a really great site from Manhattan Community College…a must see for people looking for basic math skills\nDan's Math@Home Page — Really great basic math skills here\nBasic College Mathematics — Interactive math problems…very good\nMath Stories.com — Very nice site with word problems for students grades 1-5\nWebMath — I use this for my math homework…it's great!\nMath.com Homework Help — Great help with pre-algebra, algebra and geometry\nAAA Math — If you want to have fun learning math, then try this site\nMath for Morons Like Us — Don't be insulted by the title…it is really cool! \nCool Math.com — Definitely cool!\nMath Homework Helper — Great math help for elementary and middle school students from Fact Monster\nFrank Potter's Science Gems - Mathematics — Don't miss Mr. Potter's sites\nQuickMath — Great for solving equations for algebra and calculus\nThe Math Forum — Wonderful math page with many math links and information\nTopics in Mathematics — Math Archives — You will find just about any kind of math here\nHarcourt Animated Math Glossary — A definitely cool glossary of math terms