Dmmetler Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 what would you get? One of my friends teaches a GT 5th grade self-contained class, with about 50% identified gifted kids and the rest being the highest performers on the state test. Math levels range from solidly on grade level to Algebra 2. She has $500 to spend on a project or projects for her kids this year. I figured that folks here would have a lot of great ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASHomeschooler Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I don't have any experience with it, but Zometool always looks cool to me. http://zometool.com/products/detail/advanced-math-bundle1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Projects as in math enrichment style? The TOPS math activity books perhaps? She just needs one book per topic and should be able to reproduce pages for the kids. She can purchase materials needed from TOPS too. Or something from AIMS? Personally, I would go for TOPS over AIMS. I agree with the question what is she interested in. She might have an area of interest/ expertise that might make an investment in say Mathematica, a much more fantastic experience for the kids vs activity books or boxes of math toys/ supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Her primary teaching area is science, and she's an amazing science teacher. They're in South Florida, so they do a fair amount of nature-type stuff, gardening, and so on in her class already. One advantage of teaching a class of identified GT and high performing kids is that the school gives her a lot of flexibility that she wouldn't have otherwise. She also coaches the MOEMS team. She's not "Crafty" at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Her primary teaching area is science, and she's an amazing science teacher. They're in South Florida, so they do a fair amount of nature-type stuff, gardening, and so on in her class already. One advantage of teaching a class of identified GT and high performing kids is that the school gives her a lot of flexibility that she wouldn't have otherwise. She also coaches the MOEMS team. She's not "Crafty" at all. Something like TOPS might be right up her alley. There's a good amount of applied math in the science books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Backyard Ballistics and The Art of The Catapult are both great books. The projects inside are extremely high interest physics projects. My husband and I teach Physics of Weapons to reluctant learners using them. Six foot catapults, spear throwing levers, and working trebuchet a are very difficult to say no to even if it means applying trigonometry. If she wants to get hands on, and is willing a trip to Home Depot, you could do quite a few projects of varying scales with 500 dollars and eager kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Oh my, my son would be ALL over the physics of weapons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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