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| Site
name |
Plane Math |
| URL |
www.planemath.com |
| Publisher |
InfoUse and NASA |
| eCUIP
Location |
Mathematics
Web Guide |
| Description |
Learn to fly a rescue helicopter, build a kite, design an airplane,
and learn some math in the meantime! |
| Review |
This site was designed in cooperation with NASA and it is immediately
noticeable. There are teacher/parent guides for each lesson, which
are fully interactive with the children. Remember, this site has
a dual focus of aeronautics and math, so the students will get
a healthy dose of learning the basics of flight. It was originally
designed with physically handicapped students in mind, but it
is meant for all students. These lessons have been designed by
real teachers and have already been evaluated according to NCTM
(National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) standards. This
is a great site for any teacher interested in letting his/her
students apply math to real world applications.
The site is divided into three different sections: Applying Flying
(4th Grade), Pioneer Plane (5th Grade), and PlaneMath Enterprises
(6th-7th). Applying Flying is divided into nine short sections
each with a different mission for the student to complete such
as determining the shortest distance to fly from San Francisco
to New York. Pioneer Plane is divided into two sections. The first
section, one based on Amelia Earhart, allows the students to watch
a movie about her and then do activities based on her life. The
second section, Mission Possible, demonstrates how some of the
parts of the plane were invented and then allows the students
to operate a helicopter. PlaneMath Enterprises teaches students
how to build various parts of the plane.
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| Topics |
Problem solving, Reasoning, Whole Numbers, Geometry, Measurement,
Statistics and Probability, Fractions and Decimals, Patterns and
Relationships |
| Grade
level |
4-7 |
| Teaching
Guide |
Yes, http://www.planemath.com/planemathteacher.html#contents,
also, each activity has an individual teaching guide |
| Activities |
Includes 20 activities of varying difficulty. Each
activity is online and highly interactive. Some of the activities
include directions for offline activities, such as building a kite. |
| Technology
required |
Shockwave
Player necessary for two of the three sections. |
| Standards |
5th grade [matrix]
- State Goal 6 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C, CAS D)
- State Goal 7 (CAS A, CAS B)
- State Goal 8 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C, CAS D)
- State Goal 9 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C, CAS D)
- State Goal 10 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C)
6th grade [matrix]
- State Goal 6 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C, CAS D)
- State Goal 7 (CAS A, CAS B)
- State Goal 8 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C, CAS D)
- State Goal 9 (CAS A, CAS C, CAS D)
- State Goal 10 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C)
7th grade [matrix]
- State Goal 6 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C)
- State Goal 7 (CAS A, CAS B)
- State Goal 8 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS D)
- State Goal 9 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C, CAS D)
- State Goal 10 (CAS A, CAS B)
8th grade [matrix]
- State Goal 6 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C)
- State Goal 7 (CAS A, CAS B)
- State Goal 8 (CAS A)
- State Goal 9 (CAS A, CAS B, CAS C, CAS D)
- State Goal 10 (CAS A, CAS B)
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