Saturday, August 28, 2021

Math Links for Week Ending Aug. 27th, 2021

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If you haven't looked at the dynamic stuff that @TimBrzezinski does with both @Geogebra and @Desmos then you are missing out. Put him on your follow list. Here is some stuff with radian measure. 
Curriculum Tags: MHF4U
https://twitter.com/TimBrzezinski/status/1430917072003821570
https://twitter.com/TimBrzezinski/status/1430842069342380032

Resource Links
Do you want some resources for the new Ontario Gr9 Math course. This resource might be the thing for you. So much to choose from from many strands and many modes.
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W

Article Links

An older article about logarithms from @StevenStrogatz but still good 
Curriculum Tags: MHF4U
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/power-tools/

Video Links

I love a good infinite proof video. I think students of all ages should see something like this
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1431045772972150784

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Are you doing any sort of number pattern work with numbers? Then this is a neat question.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MTH1W
https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1430722198201769985


Friday, August 20, 2021

Math Links for Week Ending Aug. 20th, 2021

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Lots of stuff this week to support the newly released Grade 9 Math curriculum. Firstly a new (to me) resource BHNMath that has all sorts of resources for Ontario secondary school students, parents and teachers. For example, there are a lot of references to story telling in the new grade 9 curriculum and so here is a resource for topic ideas for those expectations. Thanks to @RobinMath3 for pointing this resource out. 
Curriculum Tags:All
https://www.bhnmath.ca/teachers/courses/mth1w1/tell-a-story/

Resource Links

It seems that @HTheijsmeijer has been working hard coming up with resources for specific expectations for the new Grade 9 course connecting to the cultural context and she's sharing them and asking for feedback to make them better. Check them out here
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
Golden Ratio: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WoAlTL-c2UZmAV_wID1S4e8oP4N5rYkNiZOKoMULh24/edit
Right Angled Triangles: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-XrQIBcwlSpBUORoB-AtEKy7LSGljv36wrdH6TO6vg/edit
Number Systems: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ja6uzkfJFhb8N34BdA0YYn_k1kHiFWLFmo7Eh2Fgq9k/edit

I've mentioned this coding resource specific to Grade 9 Math before. Now all the weekly challenges are there. So check them out. 
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://sites.google.com/apps.hpedsb.on.ca/codingchallenge/home

Here's a great @OpenMiddle interactive for sum of angles in a triangle
Curriculum Tags: Gr8, MTH1W
And speaking of @OpenMiddle, here's another for graphing. 
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8


And @NatBanting says that creating interactive resources using @Mathigon isn't terrible. Check this one out for beginning probability. 
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://mathigon.org/task/ace-in-the-hole

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And some more for the new Grade 9 math curriculum it's @Jason_To talking about destreaming and anti-racism.
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-100-ottawa-morning/clip/15861138-teachers-grade-9-math-curriculum


Need a visual on the sum of a series?  How about this one from @TedG on sums of powers of 3s?
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IAm75UY2U8


And it seems that @Howie_Hua continues to give us great short videos on math topics. This time it's the Birthday Problem. 
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1427798204305743876

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Got some kids who need a mental challenge? Ask them to explain this one dealing with imaginary numbers and everyone's favourite math theorem
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MHF4U
https://twitter.com/pickover/status/1428504250867494913




Friday, August 13, 2021

Math Links for Week Ending Aug. 13th, 2021

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I have mentioned GraspableMath before but it's come up in my feed from a few different places so I thought I would mention it again. If it's new to you then check it out, you'll love this dynamic algebra system. If you already know about it then you know what I'm talking about. 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://graspablemath.com/

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Though I think this was meant for math teacher, I think many of the suggestions here could be for any subject area. New or old, I think any teacher could make use of some of these suggestions. 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://www.fawnnguyen.com/teach/dear-new-teachers

Video Links

Nice, @3Blue1Brown interviews @StevenStrogatz
Curriculum Tags:All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUMLKweFAYk

Some great dynamic geometry animations here:
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/MagicPi2/status/1424063460166537223


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It's the last week of #MathPhoto21. So have fun
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/DianeDevine18/status/1425811428066406400

    

Friday, August 6, 2021

Math Links for Week Ending Aug. 6th, 2021

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Last week I shared a video where @DavidPoras hinted at some new 3D geometry tools and now @Mathigon has released them. They are pretty easy to use (here I made an incomplete and complete net and it was easy)
Curriculum Tags: All
https://mathigon.org/polypad/

Resource Links

I always like hands on activities and especially if it's for statistics. 
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W, MDM4U
https://mathequalslove.net/candy-grab-lab-for-linear-regression/

@MathEqualsLove has really been on fire lately with new blog posts
Curriculum Tags: All
https://mathequalslove.net/five-arrows-puzzle/

And although this is an old post from her, this is a fun matching activity for your kids
Curriculum Tags: All
Even if you don't directly participate in the #MatchMyCL challenge, you may still want to follow the hashtag to get some good beginning of the year goodies. 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/mrchowmath/status/1422590841286107136

Video Links

Some topical probability discussion here
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1421502809862664197

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The second to last week for #MathPhoto21 has the theme of #Compliments
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/maths_kath/status/1423226076856082434

Friday, July 30, 2021

Math Links for Week Ending Jul. 30th, 2022

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If this wasn't already the case when we started the year last year (because of our end of the previous year lockdown), it's probably more the case now. That is, the idea with @DDMeyer's post on advice on how to handle the fact that students may be coming into our classes this year on the deficient side. So I appreciate the analogy to "Previously on..." TV shows. 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://danmeyer.substack.com/p/surviving-this-next-school-year-with

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Just a reminder that there are now 15 pentagons that will tile the plane. And check out the reminder from @DavidPoras in the comments with a reminder that they all exist in Polypad
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/panlepan/status/1420846181081563136

Here's a neat little hack for the Desmos Graphing calculator for scientific notation
Curriculum tags: All
https://twitter.com/fnoschese/status/1418968332884193289

Some hands on activities for coterminal angles from @MathEqualsLove
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MHF4U

Article Links

Mathematicians, they are everywhere. Even winning gold at the Olympics
Curriculum Tags: All
https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/anna-kiesenhofer-mathematician-amateur-cyclist-olympic-champion/


Video Links

I love all the geometry that can be done on Polypad. In this webinar from @DavidPoras, you can see how to use them including a preview of some of the new, very cool, 3D features at around the 32 minute mark. So excited about the dynamic 3D nets.
Curriculum Tags: All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQKK18qa1OI


There is definitely some math happening in and around the Olympics
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/panlepan/status/1418988744544329729

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This week for #MathPhoto21 it's #conics. Take your pictures and post them with the proper hashtags
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/MrsTangmath/status/1420712020748513284

I think this would be good for data management (maybe about making a better representation) but I also think it would be good for talking about orders of magnitude
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MDM4U
https://twitter.com/simongerman600/status/1420828985978667017

I think I would like to have the actual data for this and have kids play with shifting things around. 
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MDM4U
https://twitter.com/MarkChubb3/status/1419002380696309764

Of course there is data in Legos
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MDM4U    
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/oqhkv2/oc_distribution_of_lego_colours/




Friday, July 23, 2021

Math Links for Week Ending Jul. 23rd, 2021

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Last week we found out that there was some language removed from the new Grade 9 Ontario Math curriculum about being culturally responsive and dealing with equity. Check out last week's post for more. This week, here are the responses from the OAME and the OMCA. And again, if you are not OK with this, contact your local MPP. 
Curriculum Tags: All 
https://twitter.com/OAMEcounts/status/1417486089321914368
https://twitter.com/OMCAmath/status/1416431553522114563

Resource Links

I have said it many times that I am a fan of matching activities. This one comes from @MathEqualsLove, someone who is no stranger to matching activities. In this case it's a twist on a worksheet with complex exponent simplification questions. Here students have 20 expressions to simplify to match up with one of 4 simplified expressions. Read on for more info and the downloads. 
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W, MPM2D
https://mathequalslove.net/exponent-rules-match-up-activity/


Speaking of equity, the folks at Desmos are very committed to their equity principals. And if you have ever use their activities in Anonymize mode, you know that students' then get renamed as a current or historical mathematician. Well they have just updated their list to be more inclusive than it already was and you can read about their thought process (and see the entire list) here.
Curriculum Tags: All

As many of us will be transitioning from online learning back to face to face, @MrValencia24 has some ideas of how he will continue to use what he's learned online in his face to face classes. 
Curriculum Tags:All

Article Links

A new study exploring cognitive ability and math anxiety
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/maanow/status/1417635587490828292

Video Links

Currently there is some concern about breakthrough cases of C19 but I like this explainer in this thread of Tweets that shows that comparing the right things is important. Be sure to look at the whole thread
Curriculum Tags: MDM4U
https://twitter.com/LucyStats/status/1417276625146851340

You can count on @JamesTanton to give us examples of beautiful math. In this video from 5 years ago, he shows us how making things visual can make things more visual with this problem that starts with an array of dots. 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80mINNY_zps

They keep adding more features to Polypad. This time, here's some info on creating systems of equations with balance beams.
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D
https://twitter.com/davidporas/status/1416391248462729218

Dynamic Tessellation.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7
https://twitter.com/nicolasdnl/status/1416123666585239552
Some deep thinking here about Godel's Incompleteness Theorem
Curriculum Tags: All


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My personal favourite would be za-BO-ba fak-TOH-ah
Curriculum Tags:All
https://xkcd.com/2492/


#Sportsmath is the latest theme for #MathPhoto21
Curriculum Tags:All
https://twitter.com/mrscoxey/status/1418321103257100289

Friday, July 16, 2021

Math Links for Week Ending Jul. 16th, 2021

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If you follow Ontario math at all this week then you know that a bomb dropped in the area of equity and culturally responsive curriculum. That is, somehow, some of the language about these things that was in the front matter of the new grade 9 curriculum was quietly stripped out. However, people noticed. You can see exactly what the changes were in this Tweet and the associated comments (some of the comments further down the list as well). And even though this directly affects the current Gr 9 curriculum, this really affects all future curriculums. Let your local MPP know that you are not OK with this. 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/realJ_Mitchell/status/1415285871415373831

Resource Links

It's always nice to have a list of "go to" sites for resources. This list was curated by @JRappaport27. You an also see my list on this blog in the Best of the Web tab. 
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/JRappaport27/status/1415702732124590081

I like these two from @MathTechCoach on probability. This first one on randomness
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MDM4U
https://twitter.com/MathTechCoach/status/1413970469334798337
And I really like this one that is dealing with the idea of informal language with probability. It would be a great activity to use when just starting out.
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MDM4U
https://twitter.com/MathTechCoach/status/1414294401380241416

Opinion Links

And I would have been shocked if @MathGarden wouldn't have weighed in on this week's curriculum shenanigans. Given the title: "White Supremacist Ideology Influences Ontario Math Curriculum: Outcome is Inferior Mathematics." he clearly lets the people in power have it. Too bad they likely won't see this.
Curriculum Tags: All
https://sunilsingh-42118.medium.com/white-supremacist-ideology-influences-ontario-math-curriculum-outcome-is-inferior-mathematics-39ab900ed91d


Video Links

A nice video and interactive from @TimBrzezinski on the area of a Trapezoid
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/TimBrzezinski/status/1413662639830482947

And this time one for the area of a triangle
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/TimBrzezinski/status/1413307284369854464
And here is another triangle area video and interactive
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/dment37/status/1414124122687381506

One of the expectations in the new Ontario Gr9 curriculum is about circle properties. So this video and interactive would be perfect. 
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://twitter.com/TimBrzezinski/status/1415121531374538758

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Given that we had an equity issue here in Ontario this week, the week 6 theme of #MathPhoto21 seems particularly on point
Curriculum Tags: All
https://twitter.com/hashtag/MathPhoto21?src=hashtag_click&f=live

A nice tessellation 
Curriculum Tags: Gr7
https://twitter.com/PolygoniaDsgns/status/1413496457164955654

Here's a nice problem dealing with the area of circles. 
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8
https://twitter.com/fermatslibrary/status/1413119456532959233