Mathematic Patterns and algebra Activities

Mathematic Patterns and algebra Activities

TIMES Modules

TIMES Modules These modules are prepared by AMSI as part of The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) Project. The modules are organised under the strand titles of the Australian Curriculum. Number and Algebra Measurement and Geometry Statistics and Probability The modules are written for teachers. Each module contains a discussion of a component of the mathematics curriculum from early primary up to the end of Year 10. There are exercises that teachers may wish to undertake – answers are given at the end of the module and often screencasts giving a solution are linked and indicated by an icon.

Cool Interactive Algebra Units

Take a look at the Algebra Units on HippoCampus!

Get the Math

This is the preview website for Get the Math, a multimedia project about algebra in the real world. See how professionals working in fashion, videogame design, and music production use algebraic thinking. Then take on interactive challenges related to those careers.

Do you Believe in Algebra? (VIDEO)

Do you Believe in Algebra? (VIDEO)-       click to read the article by Karl Fisch

Fisch Algebra

Fisch Algebra -Reflections on teaching and learning.  Learn how Karl Fisch is teaching Algebra.

Shmoop- now has Pre-Algebra Resources

CHECK this out!!  Shmoop is a great resource for teachers and now is adding math!

Live Binder - Area and Perimeter

Live Binder - Area and Perimeter - Check out all the great resources- don't forget to click on the tabs on the top of the page.

Transparent Algebra

Transparent Algebra - Karl Fisch has been a teacher for twenty-one years. He has taught middle and high school math and is currently Director of Technology at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, USA. He is the creator of the youtube videos Did You Know and Shift Happens. Take a look at how he is changing Algebra.

Algebra in Wonderland

Algebra in Wonderland- Check out this article from the New York Times.

'Algebra-for-All' Push Found to Yield Poor Results

'Algebra-for-All' Push Found to Yield Poor Results - Spurred by a succession of reports pointing to the importance of algebra as a gateway to college, educators and policymakers embraced “algebra for all” policies in the 1990s and began working to ensure that students take the subject by 9th grade or earlier.

States raise bar in math

States raise bar in math - Students who fail Algebra I are 4 times more likely to drop out of high school than those who passed.