Week 17:

Tuesday, December 9: reading day office hours 9 am - noon, room 501 Boyd

Thursday, December 11: Final exam 3:30 - 6:30 in our usual classroom.

The final exam will consist of problems similar to problems in the following lists:

• chapter 2 problems,
• chapter 3 problems problems 7 - 27 only; also include exercise 3 on page 178 and problem 4 on page 182 of the text
• section 4.1 - 4.8 problems
• section 4.9 - 4.13 problems
• section 5.1 - 5.4 problems
• section 5.5 problems problems 1 -17 only.

Collection of websites found by Erica Cook:

Web Sites
http://www.aaamath.com/B/fra16_x2.htm – Anything that a middle school student needs to know about fractions is discussed on this website. This site is very user-friendly. It is quite easy to navigate. The site opens directly to the table of contents. From there the student can simply click on the link to move on to the lesson that they whish to view. All lessons are presented in a consistent manner. Each lesson consists of three parts: learn, practice, and play.

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/index.html – This site consists of fun activities related to fractions. The site is extremely kid-friendly, with bright colors and exciting graphics. Many of the activities are available in both English and Spanish.

http://www.funbrain.com – This website offers many interactive activities. This site is sponsored by the Family Educational Network. The activities are suitable for grades K-8 and offer colorful and fun activities.

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm – This website offers a wonderful game called “Multiflyer,” which works with multiplication tables. The games can be used individually or in pairs.

http://www.arcytech.org/java/b10blocks/b10blocks.html – This website offers an interactive way to work, electronically, with the standard base-10 blocks. The site offers several “backgrounds” to use the base-10 blocks on. There is a grid to use for multiplication and also columns to place the blocks in – using whole numbers and decimals. The site offers a detailed instructions page and a whole page of lesson plans. This site has really great resources for teachers, offering specific instructions for using all of the resources on the page to create a great image in the students’ minds of decimals. One drawback is that it requires extensive teacher interaction in order to get the students started on the page.

http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_resources_3.htm – Rather than this website just being one activity, it’s more of a collection of activities. Some of the activities are far superior to others, but overall, a great site. There are activities of differing intelligence levels, so this site can work for all levels within a classroom. This site also offers several two-player games.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/roundoff.html – This is a really funny site! It’s interactive in that you select and answer and Hypatia and Pythagoras let you know whether or not you are right. They are hilarious! There are three levels, with the third level having you round to significant digits. There are tips for students who need help. The interaction between the user and the computer is really comical and helpful.

http://www.mathdork.com – This site offers free interactive algebra tutorials are available to those who sign up, free of charge. There are many interactive games within the website.

http://www.mathdork.com/mathgames.html – This is the link to the games within the mathdork.com website. The games are highly interactive and engaging.

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ – This is one of the best sites that I have ever seen! This site offers animated, interactive explanations for common math terms along with activities that illustrate them.

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/toc_vol5.shtm – This site offers many helpful resources. This particular link deals with integers and how to teach them. This site is geared more towards teachers, with lesson plans included.