DECAHEDRON DICE
- Coloured translucent (10 sided)
Generate all the 10 digits (0-9) with the ten-sided dice, not just 1-6
as on the ordinary ones.
Pkt of 10 Decahedron translucent colour
$8.95 DM12880 No longer in stock Try Supreme School Aids
Edited by Jean Kerr Stenmark
Years 5-10
Each task is intended to stimulate discussion and thinking, both oral and written without prescribing the direction of a thoughtful conversation.
It is envisaged that the problems will be solved in a variety of ways depending on the experiences and knowledge of the students. This will allow the teachers to encourage all students to be part of the problem solving process.
EQUALS, No longer in stock will order on indent, EQ9502
Grades 4-9 (years 5-10) Proportionality success with fractions depends on the ability to visualise fractional parts as they are identified, added, subtracted,multiplied, renamed etc. Five effective models are used to provide visual imagery and bring clarity to fractions, decimal equivalents, proportions, and percents: circle sectors, sets and subsets, and AIMS supplemented pattern blocks to represent 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6 and 1/12: unit squares, including transparencies for showing multiplication; and representations on co-ordinate graphs. Extensive practice provided.
$51.50 AIM1717
AWESOME
ADDITION AND SUPER SUBTRACTION
builds the foundation for greater understanding of addition and subtraction
through: building a strong sense of place value, developing meaning of
the operations with and without regrouping, exploring money in the context
of a base-ten number system, using addition and subtraction in problem-solving
situations, and engaging in playful and intelligent practice with a focus
on 100 percent accuracy
$51.50 AIM1120
Tips, techniques & tools for learning Co-operatively
Plan and introduce cooperative learning in YOUR classroom in a manner and at a pace that suits the individual circumstance. By conducting experiments, solving problems, discussing assignments, resolving conflicts and reaching agreement, students learn important co-operative skills as they better master academic material. As mentioned in 'Developing Maths Programmes' MOE 1997.
192pp, Latitude, $20.00 Last four copies, LP07573
Blockout activities provide intensive practice with basic addition facts in a problem-solving mode stressing mental computation. Students "blockout" sets of adjacent addends totalling a predetermined sum, covering each set with markers of a different colour or shape. The challenge is to select sets so all the addends are covered, making the activity self-correcting. Leaves no trace of error.
$28.35 AIM2011
An overview of assessment techniques that promote learning.
'EQUALS' (Lawrence Hall) Note that this book is a beginning, not an end. It is about alternatives to standardised testing - a review of methods to assess students' real mathematics achievement, including looking at students' completed tasks or products (portfolios, writing, investigation, and open-ended questions) and at students' performance or how they are working (through observations, interviews, and questions). Also discusses student self-assessment, gives sample problems, and raises issues that need to be considered.
EQUALS, $2.00 Last 14 copiesß, EQ9501
Years 5-10
MathMath World is a publication by the Mathematical Association of Western Australia for the enjoyment of upper primary and lower secondary students.
*Over 50 reproducible pages from Magic squares to Codes and Ciphers: Pascals triangle to Guzintas.
31x A4 pp, Paul Swan, Out of print, SW9701
A follow up to the 'Equals Handbook' with further activities to encourage the participation of girls in mathematics.
EQUALS, $5.00 Last 2 copies, EQ9001
A guide to presenting Bubble Activities in a Learning Station Format.
Years 1-8
This 'GEMS Festival' guide includes 12 classroom table top activities with set-up instructions. Learning stations encourage independent thinking and cooperative learning, bringing fun and excitement to the classroom. From 'Bubble shapes' and 'Bubble Measurement' to 'Bubble Skeletons' and 'Body Bubbles'. The guide includes suggestions to assist teachers in flexible presentations, tips on classroom logistics, and how to set up an all-school Bubble Festival.
GEMS, No longer stocked, GE9401
10 sessions
Years 6-10
Six activities combine fun with an exploration of important concepts in chemistry and physics through imaginative experiments with soap bubbles. Students devise an ideal bubble-blowing instrument; test dish washing brands to see which makes the biggest bubbles; determine the optimum amount of glycerin needed for the biggest bubbles; employ the Bernoulli principle to keep the bubbles aloft; use colour patterns to see when the bubbles will pop; and create bubbles that last for days. Background section included.
GEMS, $12.00, GE9402 No longer in stock Try Supreme School Aids
