Presents activities that focus on the mathematical opportunities that abound as part of the Olympic Games. (KHR)

Features activities and problems designed to appeal directly to students and be relevant to today's world. (KHR)

This monograph was developed by the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District to introduce teachers to the goals, concepts and instructional objectives of a district-wide social science curriculum framework. The monograph is written to be used along with the California State Social Sciences framework. The framework's objectives for students…

This unit was designed to develop mathematical applications in relation to a community resource issue. It should both motivate mathematics learning and provide meaningful problems for reinforcing understanding of mathematics content and skills, including ratios and percentages, linear equations, exponential functions, graphing, and the reading and…