INTERNET RESOURCES for MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATORS

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INTERNET RESOURCES for MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATORS

(1) Bookmarks for Science and Math Resources on the Web: Develop a set of web

bookmarks for sites that are useful to you in the teaching your specialization within

mathematics or science.

• Paste your bookmarks as active links in the appropriate folders on the newgroup. In

the message section, include a brief description of the resource

• Include screen shots of your contributions to the newsgroup here.

(2) Science and Math Software on the Internet. Download mathematics and science

software directly onto your disk. Eject your disk before attempting to run any of the

software. Re-insert the disk and allow the virus checking program to scan it for

viruses.

• Paste your bookmarks as active links in the appropriate folders on the newgroup. In

the message section, include a brief description of the software

• Include screen shots of your contributions to the newsgroup here.

(3) Science & Math Lesson Plans and State Content Standards: (a) Identify one of the

California State Content Standards that you wish to teach in your math or science

class. Paste the standard in the space below. (b) On the Internet, find a set of math

or science lesson plans that you can be used to teach to this standard. Paste the

lesson plans below with a brief description of how they may be used to meet the

standards.

(a) Standards:


CA- California K-12 Academic Content Standards

• Subject : Mathematics

• Grade : Grade Five By the end of grade five, students increase their facility with the four basic arithmetic operations applied to fractions, decimals, and positive and negative numbers. They know and use common measuring units to determine length and area and know and use formulas to determine the volume of simple geometric figures. Students know the concept of angle measurement and use a protractor and compass to solve problems. They use grids, tables, graphs, and charts to record and analyze data.

• Area : Number Sense

• Sub-Strand 2.0: Students perform calculations and solve problems involving addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication and division of fractions and decimals:

(b) Lesson Plans:


(4) Science & Math Video Resources: Obtain a science or mathematics video and

download the accompanying teacher or student study guide. Conduct a lesson in


your class using a portion and accompanying study guide. Describe how you

integrated the study guide and video clips in your lesson.

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(5) Literature Search: Use an electronic library resource such as ERIC to locate articles

that deal with the teaching of a specific concept in your discipline (for example,

"ecology is too broad", while "greenhouse effect" is sufficiently specific. (A)

Identify the concept, and (b) include a printout of the abstracts of THREE or more

articles.

A) Teaching the concept of Condensation.

B)

1)

2)


3)

(6) Professional Associations: Find TWO of the following


• Obtain information on the next local meeting of a prominent professional

organization in your discipline (NSTA, NABT, NCTM, etc.)

• Requirements for certification by your professional organization , California, or

another state

• Guidelines for manuscript submission to your professional organization's journal.

Next local meeting for California Science Teachers Association:

Requirements for becoming a California Clear Credentialed Teacher:


(7) Preparing Students Standardized Math and Science Tests: Locate any TWO of

the following. Specify the (a) resource you found, (b) the URL, and (c) a screen shot of a

sample question.

• Advanced Placement Exams in Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, Calculus,

or Computer Science.

• National Olympiad Exams in Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, or Physics

• Professional Exams: GRE, SSAT or Praxis questions in Mathematics or any of the

Sciences

• Academic Decathlon questions in Math or Science

• Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Stanford Achievement Test, or Iowa Test Questions

in Math or Science


(a) The resource includes samples of standardized tests from various states.

(b) http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_5th_original.htm

(c)

1. Mike has 12 Chicago Bulls basketball cards. Tyrone has 3 times as many Bulls

cards as Mike. Frank has 16 fewer Bulls cards than Tyrone. Which of these equations could correctly represent how many Chicago Bulls basketball cards Frank has?

Reporting Sets - 1, 3

12 + 3 + 16 = x 16 - (3 x 12) = x 3 x (16 - 12) = x (3 x 16) - 12 = x (12 x 3) - 16 = x


(8) Locating Resources for Teaching Mathematics or Science: Locate any FOUR of

the following. For each, specify the (a) resource you found, (b) the URL, (c) a brief

description of the resource and its value, and (d) a sample screen shot of the resource.

• Mathematics Timeline

• Multicultural Resources: Mathematicians or Scientists of various ethnicities and

cultures

• TI-CBL Calculator-based laboratory experiments in physics, chemistry, biology or

geoscience.

• A sample program for the TI graphing calculator

• Dynamic Periodic Table of the Elements

• Clip Art for science or mathematics

• Chemical calculator (yields, percent composition, etc.)

• MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for metallic sodium

• High School Laboratory safety regulations

• List of Root words for your discipline

1

(a) I found a mathematics timeline for Geometry

(b)

http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT668/EMT668.Student.Folders/Hix/EMT635/Subjects.tim

eline.html

(c) The resource I found had a timeline for Mensuration geometry, Euclidean geometry,

and other geometries. I can see that this would be useful to show how the study has

evolved over the hundreds of years.


(d)

2.

(a) Clip art for math and science

(b) http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_math.htm

(c) I found clip art for math and science. You could use this to dress up handouts, syllabi,

powerpoint presentations or worksheets.


(d)

3.

(a) High School lab regulations

(b) http://carnegieinstitution.org/first_light_case/horn/labsafety.html

(c) This can be useful for high school teachers that need ideas of rules and regulations to

run a lab class.

(d)

4.

(a) a dynamic periodic table

(b) http://www.dreamwv.com/primer/page/s_pertab.html

(c) I found a dynamic periodic table. This can be useful for me to introduce the periodic

table to my fifth graders.


(d)

(9) Acquiring Equipment for Teaching Mathematics or Science: Locate TWO of the

following and specify the (a) resource you found, (b) the URL, (c) a brief description of

the resource, and (d) a sample screen shot of the resource.

• Source of free materials (posters, videos, etc.) for teaching your subject

• Determine the cost of a piece of laboratory or teaching equipment you need from a

on-line vendor such as Fisher, Carolina, Flinn, Delta, Pasco, Edmund etc.

1.

(a) Free science posters

(b) http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/svl/posters/posts.html

(c) This website offers posters to teachers and their colleagues at no cost.


(d)

2.

(a) A set of measuring beakers

(b)

https://www2.carolina.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10101

&storeId=10151&categoryId=513&langId=-

1&parent_category_rn=82&pageNum=1&catLevel=1&bottom=Y&top=N

(c) I can use these to show my students the difference between measurements. I can use

these to perform class demonstrations of experiments.

(d)

(10) Identifying Enrichment Opportunities: Locate TWO of the following and specify

the (a) resource you found, (b) the URL, (c) a brief description of the resource, and (d) a

sample screen shot of the resource.

• Sample research ideas for a secondary school science or math fair.


• Obtain a list of rules for science/math fair entries

• Obtain information on a local, statewide or national math or science competition (e.g.

Westinghouse Science Talent Search).

• College Scholarships for students who excel in your subject

• Special Competitions for students who excel in your subject

• Summer Math/Science Programs (e.g. Johns Hopkins programs for the gifted,

California Museum of Science and Industry programs, etc.)

1.

(a) A list of rules for science/math fair entries.

(b) http://www.tntech.edu/scifair/Rules.html

(c) This is an excellent resource if you are trying to run a science fair. It gives good

sample regulations and requirements.

(d)

2.

(a) Sample research ideas for a secondary school science fair.

(b) http://www.sciencefaircenter.com/

(c) This site gives many different ideas for secondary students to research for a science

fair. This site can be very useful for students who do not really know what topic they

want to research.


(d)

(11) Obtaining Recent Information to Integrate Into Your Curriculum: Locate TWO

of the following and specify the (a) resource you found, (b) the URL, (c) a brief

description of the resource, and (d) a sample screen shot of the resource.

• Locate a current event from an on-line newspaper or magazine that directly relates to

your curriculum.

• Objectives for the upcoming Space Shuttle Launch

• The most recently discovered primer number (please print in exponential notation...

Don't print out the entire number!)

• Total daylight hours (Sunrise to Sunset) for today as well as the total daylight hours at

the spring equinox, summer solstice, fall equinox, and winter solstice for Anchorage

AK, Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA.)

• A satellite photograph of a recent storm in North America

• A map illustrating the location of the most recent earthquake in North America

1.

(a) A satellite photograph of Hurricane Rita.

(b) http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/satellite_picture_hurricane_rita.html


(c) The European Space Agency's Envisat satellite took this photo of Hurricane Rita on

September 22, 2005 as it was passing Southern Florida. Envisat can use its radar instruments to peer through a hurricane's clouds and measure the roughness of the ocean beneath it. This is how scientists can estimate the wind speed of the storm at various points. Rita is expected to slam into Texas or Louisiana early Saturday morning. (d)

2. (a) A map illustrating the most recent earthquakes in North America. (b) http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/ (c) This site shows when earthquakes have occurred and the magnitude of them in the United States up to the hour.


(d)

(12) Develop a Lesson Plan that Uses the Web: Develop a lesson for students in one of

your classes that requires them to access three or more URLs. The lesson plan

should include:

• Major concepts

• Performance objectives (what will students be able to do when the lesson is

completed?)

• Detailed handout that will lead students through the lesson

• A listing of URLs that will be accessed

• A sample of a completed lesson

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(13) Finding & Mapping Field Trip Locations: Locate the address of a local science or

mathematics field trip destination using one of the online search engines. Generate a

street and/or topographic map of your field trip destination.

California Science Center

700 State Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037-1210


(14) SED 646 Class Hypernews Discussion Group: Log on to news group created for

this class. Make your own significant contributions to the news group throughout the

semester. Please add only useful information or good questions.


(15) Subject Matter Newsgroup: Find and subscribe to a news group related to one of

the subjects you teach. (Examples: a newsgroup for Advanced Placement Biology

Teachers, or a newsgroup for those teaching integrated science).


I have subscribed to a Math Newsgroup for teachers who instruct grades 3-5. Each week they will send me suggestions of good sites to visit for mathematics and key issues in math education, or tips for what is available at the Math Forum and how to find it.

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