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Some good sources of middle school math tasks (in no particular order):
Problem-Based Lesson Search Engine - Searches many of the sites listed below
101 Questions - Given an image, what is the first question that comes to mind?
Estimation 180 - Ideas to foster number sense
Tap into Teen Minds - 3 Act Tasks and other lesson resources to spark curiosity
Mr. Orr is a Geek - How to start a math fight and other ideas for getting students to remember what you are teaching
Visual Patterns- Visual patterns that can be used to determine a pattern.
Math Talks- Summary of how Pattern Talks (using the above Visual Patterns) and Number Talks can be done in middle schools.
Estimation 180 - Activities for building number sense
Problem Solving Book - Alicia Burdess' book on problem solving includes great problems and ideas
Math Assessment Project: Assessment tasks and lessons tied to CCSSM content and practices.
Open Middle - Challenging math problems worth solving
3 Act Math - Short videos to encourage question posing by students
Math Pickle - Math games and puzzles organized by grade or subject
Nrich: British website of rich tasks
YouCubed Tasks: Open-ended, low floor/high ceiling tasks organized by grade and concept
G'Day Math!: James Tanton's lessons on a variety of topics
NCTM's Illuminations: Lessons and interactives sortable by concept or grade level
Inside Mathematics: Lesson tasks, performance assessments, problems of the month
Illustrative Math: Tasks aligned to CCSSM standards.
Which One Doesn't Belong - Collections of four items (of mathematical nature). An argument for selecting any one of the four items can be made.
Robert Kaplinsky - Lesson seeds and blog
Howard County Public Schools - Routines, lesson seeds, videos... Organized by grade/course
Dan Meyer's Resources:
Manipulatives:
Algeblocks
Algebra Lab Gear
Algebra Tiles
Math-Specific Technology:
Desmos: Free lessons and activities using Desmos (free math software)
Geogebra: This free dynamic math software tool allows users to explore geometry, algebra, tables, graphing, statistics and other areas of math in one easy-to-use package.
Problem-Based Lesson Search Engine - Searches many of the sites listed below
101 Questions - Given an image, what is the first question that comes to mind?
Estimation 180 - Ideas to foster number sense
Tap into Teen Minds - 3 Act Tasks and other lesson resources to spark curiosity
Mr. Orr is a Geek - How to start a math fight and other ideas for getting students to remember what you are teaching
Visual Patterns- Visual patterns that can be used to determine a pattern.
Math Talks- Summary of how Pattern Talks (using the above Visual Patterns) and Number Talks can be done in middle schools.
Estimation 180 - Activities for building number sense
Problem Solving Book - Alicia Burdess' book on problem solving includes great problems and ideas
Math Assessment Project: Assessment tasks and lessons tied to CCSSM content and practices.
Open Middle - Challenging math problems worth solving
3 Act Math - Short videos to encourage question posing by students
Math Pickle - Math games and puzzles organized by grade or subject
Nrich: British website of rich tasks
YouCubed Tasks: Open-ended, low floor/high ceiling tasks organized by grade and concept
G'Day Math!: James Tanton's lessons on a variety of topics
NCTM's Illuminations: Lessons and interactives sortable by concept or grade level
Inside Mathematics: Lesson tasks, performance assessments, problems of the month
Illustrative Math: Tasks aligned to CCSSM standards.
Which One Doesn't Belong - Collections of four items (of mathematical nature). An argument for selecting any one of the four items can be made.
Robert Kaplinsky - Lesson seeds and blog
Howard County Public Schools - Routines, lesson seeds, videos... Organized by grade/course
Dan Meyer's Resources:
- Math Class Needs a Makeover TED Talk
- How to use Three-Act Math Tasks
- List of Three-Act Math Tasks
- Graphing Stories
Manipulatives:
Algeblocks
Algebra Lab Gear
Algebra Tiles
Math-Specific Technology:
Desmos: Free lessons and activities using Desmos (free math software)
Geogebra: This free dynamic math software tool allows users to explore geometry, algebra, tables, graphing, statistics and other areas of math in one easy-to-use package.
