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These activities and problems for grades 7-9 illustrate how math is used by professionals in journalism, meteorology, the snack food industry, the amusement park industry, and the fashion world. The site has interactive quizzes, animated diagrams, and background on various industries. The text often refers to teachers guides and videos that are distributed only in Ohio, but many of the activities can also be used independently.
Summary
| Subject keyword(s) | Careers, Consumer mathematics, Data analysis, Data collection, Engineering mathematics, Forces and motion, Fractal geometry, Geometry, Instructional materials, Manufacturing, Mathematics, Mathematics for the physical science, Number and operations, Physical science, product development, Real world applications, Statistics, Teaching strategies |
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| Grade level | Middle School, High School, Vocational/Professional Development Education |
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| Intended audience | Educator, Professional/Practitioner |
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| Resource type | Instructional Material |
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| Resource format | text, text/html |
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| Rights | Copyright 2000 - 2009 The Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation |
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| Title | Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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Ohio Math Works is an interactive, award-winning, multimedia project that shows students in grades 7, 8 and 9 how industry professionals use mathematics in their careers! Videos take students behind the scenes in companies and give students an opportunity to do the math-based tasks that are done by professionals on the job. In accomplishing these goals, students are taught the math concepts they find most difficult to master under the states ninth grade proficiency tests. Teachers incorporating Ohio Math Works materials into their classrooms have abundant support for their work, in the Teachers Instruction Guide, through professional development opportunities and here on the web. Ohio Math Works has received the 2001 CEN Education Award in the K-12 Non-Traditional Multimedia category and is a 2000 Eddie Award Winner in the Best Web-Original Content Category! CEN honors outstanding achievement in instructional television production. The Eddies honor exceptional K-12 online classroom content, as judged by an independent panel of teachers, educational researchers and professional association members. Ohio Math Works has been recognized by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (now www.goenc.com/) as one of several math sites that will engage your most resistant math student! Ohio Math Works is also available nationally as "Math At Work." Please contact us for more information. Ohio Math Works is a project of CET Learning Services, Cincinnati and ThinkTV, Greater Dayton Public Television. Ohio Math Works is made possible by a grant from the Ohio Educational Telecommunications Network Commission, in support of the Ohio SchoolNet Initiative. For information, call 513-345-6566 Copyright 2000 - 2009 The Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation
