| Science and Math Connections |
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| Pumas PUMAS
is a collection of one-page examples of how math and science topics taught in
K-12 classes can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life. The
examples are written primarily by scientists and engineers, and are available
to teachers, students, and other interested parties via the PUMAS Web site. The
PUMAS goal is to capture, for the benefit of pre-college education, the flavour
of the vast experience that working scientists have with interesting and practical
uses of math and science... |
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| Nova
Online Nova
Online is a great place for teachers to find lesson plans for any grade level.
Most lessons deal with current scientific headlines. Teachers can introduce topics
such as oxygen depletion while climbing Mount Everest, or explain the techniques
used to "hunt for a serial arsonist" or discuss avalanches. There are
also a lot of online activities and a teacher's exchange page where teachers can
swap lesson plans with other teachers. |
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| Science
News Science
News is a great place for teachers to find headlines and links to science
news from over 1500 sources that can be integrated in lesson plans. |
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| The
Why Files Explore Why
Files to find well researched, educational descriptions of the actual science
behind current news stories. This Web site is easy to navigate, browse by subject
or theme and you can also find cool science images. |
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| New
Scientist Planet Science: The Last Word Explore The
Last Word Web site to find all sorts of fun facts and answers to questions
ranging from strange nature to gadgets and inventions.
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| Globe A
very practical way that teachers can become involved in contributing to understanding
about climate change is to become involved as a GLOBE
school. GLOBE is an acronym for Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the
Environment. It is based in Washington, DC but has schools around the world who
are involved in monitoring environmental measures related to climate change. Probably
the best way for schools to find out more about GLOBE is through their Web site. |
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| Science
Daily Magazine Do you want your student's to have up-to-date scientific
knowledge? Science
Daily Magazine is a very helpful website for teachers to find interesting
information that can be integrated in lesson plans. Search through thousands of
articles and find out how fascinating the world of science really is! |
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| PBS
Scienceline PBS
Scienceline is a great Web site for a wide range of interesting information
on science and technology that can be used in the classroom. |
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| NASA
Explores Lesson plans connecting math and science to space and Earth exploration.
NASA
Explores. |
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| Quirks
and Quarks CBC radio is home to a cool program called "Quirks
and Quarks". Current and past shows can be heard through Real Audio.
This website also has links to other websites that are sure to be of interest. |
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| Integrated
Newswire - Science and Technology Explore the Integrated
Newswire Web site to find up-to-date news articles that can be integrated
into your lesson plans or activities. Main focus is science and technology. Some
interesting articles include: "relating changes in living things to climate
change", "reading evolutionary road map for placental mammals",
or "sea levels could hold key to global-warming puzzle". |
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| Mathematical
Association of America Online Want to have concrete ways to tell you your
students how math is used in the real world? The Mathematical
Association of America Online Web site has an article describing studies which
show how non-mathematicians use or view mathematics in their jobs/disciplines,
and the possible implications for teaching. Topics covered include "mathematics
in automobile production", "proportional reasoning by Nurses",
"modeling the mathematics of banking", "mathematical models as
seen by Biologists", and "how do scientists interpret graphs". |
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Math League Help Topics At the Math
League Help Topics site you'll find a reference guide for math topics for
students in grades 4-8, complete with examples, definitions and explanations.
Great site to recommend to students that need extra help in math. |
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When Animals Use Science You've all heard
it at some point in teaching math and science: "But what am I ever going
to use this for?" Well, whether people realize it or not, we use science
and math everyday and apparently, so do some animals. Check out the When
Animals Use Science site. |
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Glenn Learning Technologies Project Here,
you'll find proficiency tests for students in grades 4, 6, 9 and 12. These tests
are designed to measure knowledge and skill in math and science. A great site
to find questions that you may want to use in class as warm-up exercises. |
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Village Science in Alaska The
Alaska Native Knowledge Network has a website where you can find some amazing
science resources. They have a searchable index of culturally based curriculum
resources. While some resources are written specifically to speak to students
in Alaska, many are applicable to students living in other parts of the North.
The resources are also wonderful models of how-to incorporate local customs and
knowledge into a science programme. Here are 2 great starting points: Village
Science: http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/matter1.html Alaska
Alive: http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/Alaska_Alive/aatoc.html |
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| How
Migrating Sea Turtles Find Their Way Loggerhead sea turtles migrate thousands
of miles through the Atlantic without getting lost. How? Earth's magnetic field
tells them where to turn. To learn more about it, click on :
http://whyfiles.org/shorties/088turtle_migrate/
index.html |
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| Spring
Acid Rain Watch Project Lakes are crystal clear but dead. Sugar maples
are dying. Frog species are becoming extinct. The culprit? Acid Rain. Where
does it come from? How is it formed? Are we humans responsible for this problem
?
Join in on this project in which schools across the province/country/world
try to find an experimental answer to this problem-question:
http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/cc/acidrain/index.html |
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| Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire? Ask your students to try out "Who Wants
to Win $1,000,000?" hosted by Science Education at Jefferson Lab.
In this game, recommended for grades 5-12, students answer 15 mathematics and
science questions that progress in difficulty with the dollar value.
Sorry, no real money is awarded. The Lab's Web site also offers other online games
such as Element Flash Cards, Element Math Game, and Element Hangman (visit their
Science Education Home Page):
http://education.jlab.org/million/index.html |
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| Math
and Science Lesson Plans Need math or science lesson plans?
If
you're a math teacher, check out:
http://www.lessonplansearch.com/Math/index.html If
you're a science teacher check out:
http://www.lessonplansearch.com/Science/
index.html |
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| Shark
Attacks Debate The recent increase in the number of shark attacks has made
us all worry about swimming in the ocean. There is much debate over "why"
sharks are increasingly attacking people. Check out:
http://whyfiles.org/139overfishing/index.html |
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The Science of Crime See how scientists
and forensic experts use technology to analyze evidence from crime scenes by checking
out The Science of Crime at:
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/014forensic/ |
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Mathematical Moments The American Mathematical
Society's Mathematical Moments is a series of illustrated "snapshots"
designed to promote appreciation and understanding of the role mathematics plays
in science, nature, technology, and human culture. Mathematical Moments
are in PDF format and may be freely downloaded in a standard or short version.
http://www.ams.org/ams/mathmoments.html |
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