(#07) Math Lab
The easiest way to wrap your mind around a math concept is to first wrap your hands around it. In Math Lab your students will do just that: they'll build number sequences with pennies, create works of art based on the Fibonacci sequence, draw ellipses guided by thread and pins, outline parabolas with folded notebook paper, trace heart-shaped cardioids with drinking cups, and explore the one-sided topography of Mobius strips - all hands-on. Your students will crack bar codes, solve puzzles, and learn to generalize in a cautious, responsible manner. From limits to logarithms, Math Lab builds math confidence while teaching math skills in a totally enjoyable way.
(#07) MATH LAB is part of our Self-Directing Task Card Series. It is a 56 page soft-bound book organized into three main parts:
INTRODUCTION
* A TOPS Model for Effective Science Teaching * Getting Ready * Gathering
Materials * Sequencing Task Cards * Long Range Objectives * Review / Test
Questions
TEACHING NOTES (20 lessons)
* Penny Play * General Term * The Fibonacci Sequence
* Seashell Spiral * The Golden Mean * Circle Sequence * Pool Table
Induction * To The Limit * Circle * Ellipse * Parabola
* Cardioid * Interior Angles * Easy Addition * Prime Numbers
* Logarithms * Slide and Jump * Mobius Twist * Postal Bar Codes * Jigsaw
Puzzle
REPRODUCIBLE LINE MASTERS
* 20 Open-Ended Task Cards * Golden Rectangles * Centimeter Grid *
Cardioid Points * Number Sieve
______________________________
(#07) MATH LAB requires no lab equipment or unusual supplies. Just photocopy the 20 task cards, gather simple materials (like index cards, hand calculators, thread and pins), and you're ready to explore TOPS Learning Systems hands-on.
GRADE RANGE: 7-12
ORIGINS: written by Ron Marson / illustrated by Peg Marson / copyrighted
in 1994
by TOPS Learning Systems / ISBN 0-941008-77-0
ORDERING: Please print a copy of our order form, which lists all our titles. Use this form (or scratch paper) to track your ordering preferences as you browse our website.
#07 Math Lab @ $9.50
