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Kissine, Barry – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2022
Barry Kissane describes a statistical modelling activity using a graphics calculator. Senior secondary students can explore Bureau of Meteorology data to determine whether the number of years with record breaking temperatures are more than expected--a sort of global warming null hypothesis.
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Statistical Analysis, Statistics Education, Secondary School Mathematics
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Garimella, Umadevi; Sahin, Nesrin – Science Teacher, 2021
One way to develop a cross-curricular lesson is to select the most common mathematical formulas used in science and carefully develop and implement tasks that allow students to make connections between the mathematical representations and theoretical/physical science concepts. The slope-intercept formula, which is used to study relationships…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Thermodynamics, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Concepts
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Madden, Sean; Hume, Olli; Booton, Jacqueline – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2021
Mathematics and technology serve the health sciences as demonstrated in this article, cowritten by one of our calculus students. Creating a lesson based on dosing an antibiotic allows teachers and students to see the immediate value of high school calculus and technology.
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Calculus
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Riske, Amanda K.; Cullicott, Catherine E.; Mirzaei, Amanda Mohammad; Jansen, Amanda; Middleton, James – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2021
In this article, the authors introduce the Into Math Graph tool, which helps teachers learn about their students' mathematics-related experiences and mathematical engagement by inviting students to define and graph their engagement over time. This tool documents and allows teachers to understand how and why students' engagement increases,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Graphs
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de Hoyos, Maria – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2021
The challenges experienced by schools as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic led to numerous changes and forced teachers to rethink the way teachers use technology, both to communicate with students and to support their mathematics learning. To illustrate these changes in curriculum, teaching, and assessment, the author uses the topic of rational…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Graphing Calculators, Educational Change