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Using The Change Agent in Math Class – Data
The SABES Math & Numeracy Team in Massachusetts started this online collection of math lessons and activities with connections to student articles from The Change Agent, a social justice journal written by and for adult education students and teachers. Explore the site and check out two recommended lessons to get started. Read More
Using The Change Agent in Math Class
The SABES Math & Numeracy Team in Massachusetts started this online collection of math lessons and activities with connections to student articles from The Change Agent, a social justice journal written by and for adult education students and teachers. Explore the site and check out two recommended lessons to get started. Read More
Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid, Part 2 – Data
In these materials, students will learn how to (1) plot points and interpret points on the coordinate grid; (2) draw lines and shapes on the coordinate grid; and (3) make sense of data on the coordinate grid (including scatter plots) and correlation. NOTE: There is a "Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid, Part 1" that helps students get comfortable with number lines. Read More
Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid, Part 2
In these materials, students will learn how to (1) plot points and interpret points on the coordinate grid; (2) draw lines and shapes on the coordinate grid; and (3) make sense of data on the coordinate grid (including scatter plots) and correlation. NOTE: There is a "Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid, Part 1" that helps students get comfortable with number lines. Read More
Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid, Part 1 – Integers
Every number can be thought of as a point on the number line. Because of this, number lines are important for all kinds of mathematics - they are used in algebra, geometry, statistics, and many other kinds of mathematics. In Part 1, students study (1) plotting points on a number line, including fractions, decimals, and signed numbers; (2) measurement and distance on a number line; and (3) absolute value. For teachers wishing to build on number line concepts to connect to the coordinate grid, there is a Part 2 for these materials. Read More
Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid, Part 1
Every number can be thought of as a point on the number line. Because of this, number lines are important for all kinds of mathematics - they are used in algebra, geometry, statistics, and many other kinds of mathematics. In Part 1, students study (1) plotting points on a number line, including fractions, decimals, and signed numbers; (2) measurement and distance on a number line; and (3) absolute value. For teachers wishing to build on number line concepts to connect to the coordinate grid, there is a Part 2 for these materials. Read More
The Power of Exponents, Part 1 – Introductory
In these materials, students learn about exponents and roots as well as how to break numbers down and examine how they work. Topics in part 1 include: (1) multiplication, including factors, multiples, and arrays; (2) characteristics of numbers, including factors, prime factorization, and finding common factors between numbers; (3) an introduction to exponents, square roots and cube roots, with connections to geometry; and (4) what it means when an exponent is 1 or less (fractional exponents, to the power of zero, and negative exponents). Read More
The Power of Exponents, Part 1
In these materials, students learn about exponents and roots as well as how to break numbers down and examine how they work. Topics in part 1 include: (1) multiplication, including factors, multiples, and arrays; (2) characteristics of numbers, including factors, prime factorization, and finding common factors between numbers; (3) an introduction to exponents, square roots and cube roots, with connections to geometry; and (4) what it means when an exponent is 1 or less (fractional exponents, to the power of zero, and negative exponents). Read More
Two-Dimensional Geometry: Pythagorean Theorem
In these materials, student explore concepts in two-dimensional (2D) geometry and measurement, including: categorizing 2D shapes; measures and units of length (perimeter and circumference); measures and units of area; where the geometric formulas come from; the Pythagorean Theorem; and scale factors. Read More
Two-Dimensional Geometry: Shapes
In these materials, student explore concepts in two-dimensional (2D) geometry and measurement, including: categorizing 2D shapes; measures and units of length (perimeter and circumference); measures and units of area; where the geometric formulas come from; the Pythagorean Theorem; and scale factors. Read More