Lesson Plans for Secondary Math

Links verified on 8/13/2014

1. Accessing and Investigating Data Using the World Wide Web - students use census data available on the Web to examine questions about population
2. Applications of Culture in Mathematics - seven complete lesson plans and materials in .pdf format
3. Check Writing Skills - a template to print blank checks for practice
4. Fun and Sun Rent-a-Car - students use tables, graphs, linear functions to solve a real-world problem
5. Lemonade Stand - This is the web version of that classic game, with a few differences. For one, you have the option to advertise to try to attract more customers to your stand. You also have $.75 per day rent, which means every day you're not selling, you're losing money - just like real life. The Coffee Shop is similar
6. Making Money from Lemons - In this lesson, students set up a virtual lemonade stand. The game simulates customer behavior, and students record their decisions and outcomes in a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
7. Math In Daily Life: How do numbers affect everyday decisions - A complete math unit from Annenberg CPB
8. Mathematics Lessons - from Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) - the K-7 list is organized by Standard and the 8-12 list is organized by subject [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
9. Microsoft Lesson Plans - [Common Core Implementation Kit] a variety of math based lesson plans
10. Million Dollar Mission - a mathematics fantasy
11. NCTM Index of Lessons - elementary, middle school, and high school lessons are available
12. Search for WebQuests - select math and your level to begin searching
13. Taming Word Problems - A WebQuest about learning how to solve word problems.
14. Word Problems For Kids - Hosted by St. Francis Xavier University, this site features about 4 dozen word problems, and solutions, for each grave level from 5 - 12 [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]

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