David Wetzel on December 28th, 2009

World Math Day is coming on March 3, 2010.
World Math Day has been created for students 5-18 years old.
Mark this world wide event on your calender or in your teacher plan lesson book.
Millions of students from around the world will be participating.
About World Math Day 2010
The students play against each other in mental arithmetic games. [...]

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David Wetzel on December 28th, 2009

When there is more than one operation involved in a mathematical problem, it must be solved by using the correct order of operations.
When using a calculator, it will perform operations in the order which you enter them. Therefore, you will need to enter the operations in the correct order for the calculator to give you [...]

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David Wetzel on December 22nd, 2009

Students use hands-on inquiry based science to investigate the water distillation process using solar energy.
The purpose of this experiment is to determine if pure water can be distilled from dirty water.
Materials: (Per Group of Students)
1 Large Clear Plastic Container
1 Small Glass
1 Small Rock
1 Tablespoon
2 Tablespoons of Dirt
Clean Water
Duct Tape
Clear Plastic Wrap
Hands-On Procedures:
1. Tape the empty [...]

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David Wetzel on December 20th, 2009

Vector Kids provides opportunities for elementary and middle school math students to strengthen their basic math skills using interactive math games and tools.
Interactive Math Activities and Games
The following are examples of interactive math content areas included in Vector Kids:
Divisibility Rules: students learn divisibility rules through an interactive game.
Time Flash Cards: students try to solve as [...]

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David Wetzel on December 1st, 2009

Christmas Gifts for that science person in your life!

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