7th GRADE MATH  Teacher Resources

Connected Math Project—3rd year of implementation Data Around Us – (number   sense) Stretching and Shrinking   Filling and Wrapping (Geometry) Variables and Patterns Comparing and Scaling (Ratio,    Proportion & Percent) Accentuate the Negative What Do You Expect?   (Probability & Expected Values) Bits and Pieces II Miscellaneous/Homework Help

Connected Math Project—3rd year of implementation

1. Data Around Us – (number sense)

Estimation
Pumpkin Exploration -- an activity that has students working in groups to estimate several aspects of three pumpkins.
http://www.sedl.org/scimath/compass/v01n02/pumpkin.html

Data Collection and Graphing
A Data Collection and Analysis Class Experiment
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/hndsq.html

Students’ Task: Your mission is to examine patterns and fluctuations in temperature data from cities around the United States. Creating a model of the data will help you predict the times during the year that these locations would be nice to visit.
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbs/Academics/gbsmat/Internet%20Projects/temp/temp.html

Place Value and Rounding
Have your kids challenge themselves to games in a place value and rounding on Funbrain.com. Both sets of games include whole numbers and decimals and have four levels. (This site is also on the students' page.)
http://www.funbrain.com/tens/

The Place Value Game--The goal of the Place Value Game is to create the largest possible number from the digits the computer gives you. This is a computerized version of the old paper and pencil game and is a lot more fun!   (This site is also on the students' page.)
http://education.jlab.org/placevalue/

Rounding off whole numbers and decimals
Have your students practice their rounding skills with this game that they play on the  computer. Great game to put in a computer center. (This site is also on the students' page.)
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/rounding.html
 

2. Variables and Patterns

Variables and coordinate graphs
Coordinate points
This site explains graphs, their parts, coordinates of points, and how to plot points.  It also has practice problems.
http://syllabus.syr.edu/cid/graph/Unit2.html

Exploremath.com
Lines and Linear equations has many links that have to do with this topic.  This site shows the step by step process.
http://www.exploremath.com/activities/activity_list.cfm?categoryID=3

Interpreting Graphs
This lesson plan gives students a graph that they have to analyze
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/hndsq.html

Good News Bears (GNB) Stock Market Project
A Web-based Interactive Stock Market Learning Project specifically designed for middle school students and teachers. This site seems to have everything you would need to complete this project well. It’s well organized and complete.
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/rse/RSEyellow/gnb.html#top

Using graphing calculators
From PBS Teacher Source
Graphing Calculators
Students use graphing calculators to understand the math of Boolean logic.
http://www.pbs.org/wqed/lifebythenumbers/enhanced/teaching_resources/4_a_new_age/segment_file_1.html
 

3. Accentuate the Negative

Add, subtract, multiply & divide negative numbers; absolute value; inverse operations

Coordinate grids: quadrants, plotting points, scale intervals, ordered pairs; linear equations

Algebraic expression
Strategies for solving word problems with variables
http://www.sparknotes.com/math/algebra1/applicationsofsolvingequations/section1.html

4. Bits and Pieces II

Fractions (general)
The complete Fractions Page
Has links on everything you have to do when you learn about fractions.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/lessons/
 

5. Comparing and Scaling (Ratio, Proportion & Percent)
Ratio
Do your students need help with ratio?  They can check this site for an explanation and some practice problems.  Then they can click on the link at the left and take the quiz.
http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U2L1GL.html

Proportion
Do your students need help with proportion?  They can check this site for an explanation and some practice problems.  Then they can click on the link at the left and take the quiz.
http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U2L2GL.html

Distance, Rate, and Time
Do your students need help figuring out problems about Distance, Rate, and Time?  Send them to this site for an explanation and some practice problems.  Then they can click on the link at the left and take the quiz.
http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U2L3GL.html
 
 

Area of rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids
Dave's Math Tables--you can find the formulas for the area of all of these figures at this site.
http://www.sisweb.com/math/geometry/areasvols.htm

Circles; area, circumference, radius, diameter
Lesson Plan for Area of a Circle – includes printable worksheets, pages to use on the overhead, and challenge questions
http://www.highland.madison.k12.il.us/jbasden/lessons/circle_area.html

This site calculates the area, diameter and circumference of a circle.
http://www.coolmath.com/calculators/circle.htm
 
 

8. Miscellaneous
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
http://standards.nctm.org/index.htm

General – general site for middle school math teachers
http://mathforum.org/teachers/middle/

Cool Math4Teachers
http://www.coolmath4teachers.com/
http://www.coolmath4teachers.com/links.htm

Does one of your students need just one more lesson in a topic?  This site has links to middle school math topics and concepts.  It provides students with kid-friendly lessons, practice problems, and quizzes.
http://www.math.com/students/homework.html

Ask Dr. Math
Does one of your students have a math question? Let them ask Dr. Math.
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

Biographies of mathematicians--very large database
http://www.allmath.com/biography.asp

From Manipulative to Concepts -- a chart that displays manipulatives and some of the concepts that can be taught by using them.
http://www.tenet.edu/teks/math/resources/man2con.html

Math Challenge
Have your kids solve these monthly Math Challenge problems. They can send their solutions and this site will publish the most original and best worded solution, as well as the name/nickname of the best solver and his/her short bio. They will publish also the names/nicknames of the next 2 best problem solvers.
http://www.dositey.com/problems/mathchall58.html

The complete Fractions Page
Does one of your students need just one more look at fractions? This page links lessons on about 20 fraction topics--very student friendly.
Has links on everything you have to do when you learn about fractions.
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/lessons/

Internet Mathematics Library
http://mathforum.org/library/

PBS Teacher Source
Select a grade level, select a topic, and go.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htm

T2T (Teacher to Teacher)
Talk to other teachers about teaching math or post your own ideas on this discussion board
http://mathforum.org/t2t/

Math for Morons Like Us
Funny title, great site.  Lots of topics for 5-8 math educators.
http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/prealg/index.html

Middle School Problem of the Week
http://mathforum.org/midpow/

Geometry Problem of the Week
http://mathforum.org/geopow/

Brain Teasers for grades 5/6 and 7/8
A new BrainTeaser is posted each Wednesday for each grade-range. Solutions are posted a week later.
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/