math_webquest

Some Maths Based WebQuests

Stocks http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/stocks/ Weekend at Bernie's - budgets http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq103/index.htm Maths Webquests by the usually excellent "Edhelper" site http://www.edhelper.com/cat197.htm#wq A large number of WebQuests http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/curriculum/webquests.html#math Tessellations from Google - the links to tessellations and WebQuests. Holiday

How about planning a holiday using an airline websites etc. It could combine the mathematics necessary to work out the budget plus the timetabling aspect could take into account, time zones, 24 hour time, local transit timetables such as http://www.londontransport.co.uk/tfl/maps-home.shtml etc Entrance costs to certain exhibits are generally accessible on-line and you could even look at exchange rates. This site has links to lots of various WebQuests on different topics - worth a look.

http://www.teachnology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/math/

An excellent term's work produced locally by Chris Bennie at Glen Osmond PS. http://www.glenosps.sa.edu.au/livingfree/finance/Index.html At last a 17 year old has been allowed to move from home and go to Uni. But.............. A WebQuest guaranteed to get the discussions going!