National Center for Educational Statistics• 71% cannot calculate miles per gallon on a trip• 58% cannot calculate a 10% tip on a lunch bill• 78% of adults cannot explain how to compute

the interest paid on a loan

National Center for Educational Statistics

78% of adults cannot explain how to compute the interest paid on a loan

71% cannot calculate miles per gallon on a trip58% cannot calculate a 10% tip for a lunch bill

If you order the “Onion Soup” and “The Lancaster Special” compute the 10% tip you should leave.

Where is the Math?

MeasurementGeometry

EstimationReasonableness

Rates and ProportionsDensity

Data Analysisnumeric, graphic

Rate of Change

Statisticssamplingrepresentations of data (numeric/graphic)variability

ModelsOptimizationPredicting

ComputingProcedural Fluency Strand

•1/2 x 1/3 = 1/6

ApplyingStrategic Competence Strand

• “Charles went to the kitchen and saw that there was some pudding left in the pan. He noticed that about 1/3 of the pudding was left in the pan. He ate 1/2 of the remaining pudding. What fraction of the original pudding did he not eat?

ReasoningAdaptive Reasoning

1/2 plus 1/3 does not equal 2/5. Explain why this statement is true.

OR…

"Five out of four people have trouble with fractions.“

(Steven Wright) Explain how this quote is an example of irony.

EngagingProductive Disposition Strand

• “What good are fractions?”

• Math Across the Curriculum Resources• http://www.janbrett.com/activities_pages.htm Over 3,000 activities many

integrating math and literature.• http://hilbert.dartmouth.edu/~matc/eBookshelf/index.html A fabulous

well organized collection of resources from Dartmouth.• http://mathforum.org/~sarah/shapiro/ Geometry through art lessons and

links.• http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/ Daily math ideas.• http://www.district96.w-cook.k12.il.us/hauser/class.html Middle school

ideas.• http://www.district96.w-cook.k12.il.us/units/math/index.html Math

activities K-8.• http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr146.shtml An article with

great links to lessons.• http://www.newsofthecentury.com/teachkitcurriculum.html Integrated

lessons across the curriculum.