Math Forum: A Collection of Secondary Math Units
Here are some high-powered ideas for math units that incorporate real-world problems, computer use with Sketchpad, and work with spreadsheets. The teacher who developed these, Margaret Sinclair, clearly had a passion for mathematics and understood how to engage students in the explanation of sometimes esoteric ideas. The Skydome Review Unit is a great review unit that uses the newspaper to help students with basic math skills. The unit she outlined could be adapted for many situations. The way she asks students to generate their own questions makes the learning personal and real.
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