ApplicationsApplicationsBart Schedule
This is a simulation of the BART train system in San Francisco
and gives the user an idea of frequency of trains, speed, and
timeliness of the trains. The time of day is displayed and the
trains move on the map.
Chickscope
This is a site about embryology and chickens. Choose Explore on
the left, then choose Egg Math. There are many modules to choose
from such as the Shape of an Egg (Symmetry, cartesian ovals),
Spherical Geometry, Embryo Calculus (good APPLET on exponential
growth). The rest of the site is more about the biology of the
egg and embryonic development.
Dr. B's
Wide World of Web Data
This is a set of subject links for finding data. Arranged by categories
such as History, Children and Youth, Crime and Law, Recreation
and Medecine. Great resource for your math classes!
ENC
Reform in Action
This is the Eisenhower National Clearing House Link list. It is
organized by mathematics subject areas and is more user friendly
than it used to be. It also has "The Digital Dozen"
which are web sites that they have chosen as the best. Choose
"Math Topics", then look under Applied Mathematics or
Data Analysis.
Evan
Glazer's Networking Projects
This excellent site contains several projects that use the resources
of the internet. They include such topics as exponential, linear
and step functions. Some are very interactive, like "Telephone
plans" which is about step functions and explains step functions
before the students begin the project (this part is interactive!).
Other projects require students to gather information from the
net like "If Only Nice Weather Could Last Year Round"
which is a study of temperatures that involves sine waves.
The
Power and the Glory
This is a great data collection site that allows students to test
certain athletic skills such as reaction time (which is done interactively
on the computer), personal fitness using recovery times and others.
Explorescience
These are science experiments that contain a lot of mathematics,
such as projectile motion. They are all very interactive and most
need a shockwave plug in. There is now an Exploremath component
whose link can be found under Algebra.
Spreadsheets
and Science
Choose interactive then reaction time. There are two more reaction
time data collection activities using the mouse to test how fast
you can pack eggs in a crate and how fast you can track a moving
object.
Using Internet
Primary sources to teach Critical Thinking in Mathematics (Evan
Glazer)
This is the most comprehensive link list that I have seen on the
web that is categorized and easy to use. It has links to many
data collection sites, as well as sites that can be used in lesson
planning. I highly recommend this site!
