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I've decided to start a thread of online resources and virtual manipulatives for you also. I will add to this list as I get suggestions. Again I've included curricular areas and suggested a class level. See below! #edshareie #JuniorCycleMaths
I've decided to start a thread of online resources and virtual manipulatives for you also. I will add to this list as I get suggestions. Again I've included curricular areas and suggested a class level. See below! #edshareie #JuniorCycleMaths
This virtual manipulative for helping to teach Pi is excellent. Useful for 1st - 3rd year. It is an interactive demonstration showing how pi relates to the circumference of a circle. The area of a circle π r2 is also explained.
https://www.visnos.com/demos/pi
https://www.visnos.com/demos/pi
Trigonometry. This polygon explorer is useful for teaching angles. Suitable for 1st - 3rd year. The virtual protractor allows the students to practice measuring interior and exterior angles. https://www.visnos.com/demos/polygon-explorer
Linear functions (online graph plotter). Suitable for 2nd/ 3rd years. Allows students to graph linear functions, and can be used to identify and interpret roots, intercepts and turning points of quadratic functions graphically. https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Graph/Desmos.asp
Linear functions. Suitable for 2nd/3rd year. A series of 9 exercises which require students to graph linear inequalities. These are excellent!! https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Plotting_Graphs.asp
Linear Functions. Suitable for 2nd/3rd year. A series of videos on finding the slope of a line. Could be used as a quick revision resource.
https://virtualnerd.com/pre-algebra/linear-functions-graphing/rate-of-change-slope/finding-slope/slope-from-graph
https://virtualnerd.com/pre-algebra/linear-functions-graphing/rate-of-change-slope/finding-slope/slope-from-graph
Venn diagrams (two circles). Suitable for 1st years. Interactive tool which allows students to generate clear and easy to use two circle Venn Diagrams.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/venn_diagrams/
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/venn_diagrams/
Venn diagrams (three circles). Suitable for 1st/2nd years. Diagram can be easily edited, saved and embedded into a word document or other similar doc.
https://www.classtools.net/Venn/
https://www.classtools.net/Venn/
General Maths. Suitable for all years. Click this link to copy this google slide. You can then copy and paste these maths manipulatives into PowerPoint presentations etc. for use as you please!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YPmikhvd3aOT2Thm97qElPmgKTNitfkWCg2aXxBfkVY/copy
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YPmikhvd3aOT2Thm97qElPmgKTNitfkWCg2aXxBfkVY/copy
Geometry. Suitable for all years. Free online math tool for graphing/ geometry. Useful for teaching about the circle, angles and transformations.
https://www.geogebra.org/geometry
https://www.geogebra.org/geometry
Angles. Suitable for 1st year. Free online game where students have to estimate the angle shown. Could be used as a warm up activity or early finisher activity. https://nrich.maths.org/1235
All maths areas. Suitable for 1st - 3rd year. This is a series of 25 secondary school level maths games including ones that focus on algebra, geometry and developing problem-solving skills. https://nrich.maths.org/9465
Negative numbers. Suitable for 1st years. This game requires the student to perform multiplication and division with negative and positive numbers and understand why operations involving 2 negatives will produce a positive solution.
https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/games/pinatafever
https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/games/pinatafever
Reflections, rotations and problem solving. Suitable for 1st - 3rd year. A series of games that get progressively more difficult from simple shape rotations to reflecting a shape on a coordinate axes given only the equation of the mirror line.
https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/games/transtar
https://www.mangahigh.com/en-gb/games/transtar
Problem solving. Suitable for 1st - 6th year. This is EXCELLENT. A series visually compelling puzzles of varying difficulty. Some involve logic, others involve the application of theorems. You can select one based on the topic you are currently teaching.
https://mathpickle.com/organized-by-subject/
https://mathpickle.com/organized-by-subject/
This you tube channel from @FiachraSheridan (secondary maths teacher) has excellent videos explaining JC and LC maths, including LC applied maths! #leavingcertmaths #edshareie https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnnCYt0_9_4a-6ZjBJlajH-BfxRufemWi
Algebra revision skills tasks. Suitable for Junior Cert Higher Level and Leaving Cert Ordinary Level. Free but requires signing up to @tesResources. Credit for the resource is @onitmaths #edshareie @JctMaths https://tes.com/teaching-resource/algebra-revision-tasks-12460974
Laws of indices. Suitable for 1st year/ 2nd year. Free but requires signing up to TES. Thanks @onitmaths for sharing https://tes.com/teaching-resource/laws-of-indices-rag-task-ppt-11382973
