Mathematics teachers and school library media specialists will
find this book a valuable resource for using the Web to promote
critical thinking in the high school mathematics classroom. It is
filled with instructional strategies and an expansive set of
activities that cover a broad array of mathematics topics spanning
from prealgebra through calculus. Teachers using the questions and
activities in this book will help their students meet the standards
set forth by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics.
Various types of mathematics related sources on the Internet are
outlined within this book, including data and simulations related
to real world situations such as saving funds and computing
interest earned for college, purchasing a home, or decoding train
and plane schedules. The author develops a framework for critical
thinking in mathematics and helps teachers create a supportive
classroom environment. Each activity highlights a web source, the
mathematics topics involved, the appropriate grade levels of study,
possible student investigations, and related web sources for
continued exploration, promoting a student-centered inquiry.
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