STEM4U

This activity is sort of like a lab for younger students in math class. In this activity students collaborate to measure large, circular and square shaped objects around them and determine the approximate values of pi and the square root of 2. It gives them meaningful practice in making measurements, reporting and recording numbers, and using calculators.

This is a project for high school math students where they learn how mortgages work. They try looking into their future, decide on a house they'd want to buy and calculate a monthly mortgage payment.

This is a simple project that students can do individually or in a group. It allows students to have a little fun with numbers and help them remember what prime factorization is. The posters can make excellent decorations in your classroom, and they are really easy to mark.

This is a questionnaire that can be attached as the last page of a unit test, midterm exam or final exam. The purpose is to cue students to reflect on what they've done in class, for homework and during the exam, and to provide the teacher with valuable feedback on how the students are doing in the class.

This is a speaking project that can be done in high school math classes. It gives students a chance to work on their communication skills and provides a human element to the math ideas discussed in class.

This is a fun way to introduce or review fractions. It describes the steps for the fundamental operations of fractions including common denominators, multiplicationa dn division, reducing fractions, converting fractions into decimals and vice versa, and changing between improper and mixed fraction form. Dress up like a wizard to enhance the experience.