» Applying ICT to Mathematics

LESSONS

SECTION 1: TEACHER SUPPORT NOTES

• 8 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS
• 9 APPLYING ICT TO OTHER CURRICULUM AREAS
• 10 USING THE INTERNET IN CLASS
• 11 POTENTIAL PROBLEMS OF APPLYING ICT
• 12 GUIDELINES FOR WEB-BASED HOMEWORK
• 13 USEFUL WEBSITES FOR MATHS
• 14-15 MATHS PROGRAMMES OF STUDY GRIDS
• 16 ICT PROGRAMMES OF STUDY GRID

SECTION 2: WORKSHEETS TO AID COMPUTER-BASED RESEARCH

• 21 RESEARCH 1: WHAT'S ON THE NET? Students become acquainted with the main Internet applications..
• 23 RESEARCH 2: SEARCH ME! This page aims to provide students with an introduction to using search engines, focusing on the different techniques available and on how search engines compare with CD-ROM.
• 25 RESEARCH 3: INTERNET AND CD-ROM Students make a systematic comparison between information gathering on CD-ROM and Internet, and thereby make their own assessments of each.

SECTION 3: WORKSHEETS APPLYING ICT TO MATHEMATICS

Working with Logo:

• 31 COUNTRY COTTAGE Students use Logo to create a picture. (KS3)
• 33 WE ARE SAILING Students produce a simple design, using Logo. (KS3)
• 35 MATHEMATICAL WINDMILLS Students draw a variety of quadrilaterals, using Logo. (KS4)
• 37 MAKING ENDS MEET Students contrast polygons,using Logo. (KS4)

Working with Databases:

• 39 THE AVERAGE PERSON Students use a database to analyse statistics. (KS3)
• 41 WEATHER PATTERNS Students produce graphs from databases and learn which graphs are most suitable for different kinds of data. (KS3)
• 43 WIND AND RAIN Students produce scatter diagrams from databases. (KS4)
• 45 ON HOLIDAY Students extract and manipulate information from a database. (KS4)

Working with Graphical Calculators:

• 47 HALF MADE Students develop the four rules of fractions, using a graphical or fraction calculator. (KS3)
• 49 ALPHABET SPEED Students use a graphical calculator as a data analysis tool. (KS3)
• 51 ON LINE Students learn how graphical calculators and/or graph plotters can be used to solve quadratic and cubic equations. (KS4)
• 53 LINE OUT Students learn to use a graphical calculator and/or graph plotter to investigate lines. (KS4)

Working with Spreadsheets:

• 55 BACK TO YOUR ROOTS Students use a spreadsheet to find square roots, by trial and error. (KS3)
• 57 KEEPING STOCK Students learn how a spreadsheet might be used for stock control. (KS3)
• 59 GETTING CLOSER Students use a spreadsheet function as a tool to solve quadratic equations. (KS4)
• 61 BEST BUYS Students discover how a spreadsheet may be used for critical analysis. (KS4)

Working with Dynamic Geometry:

• 63 SNOWFLAKES Students use a dynamic geometry program to investigate angles and shapes. (KS3)
• 65 PARENTS' EVENING Students use a dynamic geometry program to investigate the idea of loci. (KS3)
• 67 GET AN ANGLE ON IT Students use a dynamic geometry program to develop angle in circle theorem. (KS4)
• 69 ANGLE MAGIC Students use a dynamic geometry program to develop angles in a circle. (KS4)

71-93 SECTION 4: SHEETS PROVIDING GENERAL ICT SUPPORT