Concerts for Elementary Schools

In the Fall of 2011 Joy of X  performed 11 concerts for elementary schools in Ontario, thanks to funding from the Fields Institute. More concerts are planned in 2012, with a final celebration on March 26, where Joy of X will be joined by Bob Hallett (Great Big Sea), Tracy Bone and J.C. Campbell,
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11 Songs from Classrooms

We have posted 11 professionally produced songs from classrooms (research performances) at http://researchideas.ca which you cand download for you mp3 player.

Low Floor, High Ceiling approach

The low floor, high ceiling approach we used in elementary school classrooms is described at http://researchideas.ca/lowfloor.html.

Parallel Lines Documentary

The parallel lines documentary, where grade 2 students explore spherical geometry, is now posted at http://researchideas.ca/parallel.html.

Making 10 documentary

The making 10 documentary, where grades 3-4 students explore linear functions, is now posted at http://researchideas.ca/making10.html.

Math Trains documentary

The math trains documentary, where grades 1-4 students explore linear functions, is now posted at http://researchideas.ca/mathwaves.html.

Math Waves documentary

The math waves documentary, where grades 3-4 students explore circular functions (an introduction to trigonometry), is now posted at http://researchideas.ca/mathwaves.html.
Included is a lesson plan (and handouts) and a link to a digital version of the math story used as a starting point.

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Please use this blog to share comments and start a discussion about any of the documentaries that interest you at www.ResearchIdeas.ca.
George