Escher
Art Gallery- This site not only shows you some of Escher's art work, but also shares some of
Escher's quotes and some ideas about each of the works shown. A contest is also mentioned at this
site!
Euclid's
Elements form one of the most beautiful and influential
works of science in the history of humankind. Its beauty lies in
its logical development of geometry and other branches
ofmathematics. This site uses Java Applets to illustrate the
concepts
A Fractals Lesson - A fractals lesson for elementary and
middle school students where students will draw a Sierpinski
Triangle and a Koch Snowflake while exploring the properties of fr
actals. Teachers notes are included.
Free
Standing Structure - This activity is designed to show
students that cost, time, planning, modeling, designs, teamwork,
and application are important in learning about "real world"
construction projects.
Global
Grocery List generates a living, growing table of peer
collected information to be used by classes of all levels and
subject areas. Lists have been used to enhance math, science,
social studies, health, and writing instruction. They can be used
to practice calculations, as an information basis to draw
conclusions, and as a springboard for writing assignments.
Good
News Bears - On line
interdisciplinary project specifically designed for middle school
students and teachers. This project revolves around an interactive
stock market competetition between classmates using real time
stock market data from the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
There are lesson plans, reproducible pages, and student forms.
Great
Penny Toss A simple yet powerful activity classroom activity on probability.
Nancy Powell is the Lead Teacher of the Mathematics Department at Bloomington High School
in Bloomington, IL
For more information or comments about this Web site, contact Nancy
Powell at npowell@bhs-ms.org
The BHS Mathematics Department would like to thank Dave's World (dave-world.net) for providing the
Web space for this site.