Mathalicious!

Getting students interested in math by asking better questions

Former middle school math teacher Karim Kai Ani often faced a classroom full of bored students. But he couldn't get upset because he agreed with them - the lessons really were boring! That's why he became a math coach, a job that allowed him to help other teachers design better lessons. Then, in 2009, he founded the math-teaching website Mathalicious, so he could devote himself completely to designing lessons.

Unlike lessons in traditional math textbooks, Mathalicious lessons ask open-ended math questions with real-life applications.

For example: Do people with small feet pay more for shoes? How long must a person exercise to burn off a Big Mac? Each lesson includes handouts, a teacher's guide and a short multimedia presentation. Also, each lesson requires students to use specific math skills included the Common Core State Standards.

While the site does offer a handful of free samples, the lessons are based on payment. But for many math teachers, the cost is worth it. Mathalicious gives them the tools they need to turn bored students into inspired ones!

Info Cloud
bored adj.無趣的、煩人的、無聊的，
主詞要用"人"， 因為"人"才會感到無聊!
- I'm bored.
- She feels bored.
她覺得很無聊
- Karim Kai Ani often faced a classroom full of bored students.
Karim Kai Ani常常面對一整班感到無聊的學生
boring adj.令人生厭的、乏味的，主詞是"事物"。
- That's a boring book.
- The lessons really were boring!
課程真的夠無聊!
excited adj.興奮的，主詞要用"人"。
- I am so excited.
我感到很興奮
exciting adj.興奮的，主詞是"事物"。
- What an exciting movie!

Grammar Gym
while
1. at the same time
- Jim waited in the car while Teresa went to buy coffee.
2. although
- While the site does offer a handful of free samples, the lessons are based on payment.
- Although the site does offer a handful of free samples, the lessons are based on payment.
- While cats are generally known to not like water, tigers do enjoy swimming.
- While tourists are not allowed to walk into the palace, the palace gardens are open to the public.

Language Lab
open-ended 開放式的、沒有預設目標或結論的
- The meeting has an open-ended agenda.
這個會議沒有特定的討論議題
- This open-ended task requires independent thinking and the ability to solve problems.
這個可以自由發揮的任務，需要獨立思考和解決問題的能力。

application n.應用、運用；申請
- There are a lot of practical applications for what the students learned in their physics class.
物理課中，學生所學的有很多實際的應用。
- All scholarship applications need to be submitted by this Friday.
所有的獎助學金的申請書必須在週五前繳交

burn off = burn up 燃燒、焚毀
- Jogging regularly can burn off excessive calories.
規律的慢跑可以燃燒過多的卡路里
- Pamela went swimming after dinner to burn off the steak and potatoes she had eaten.
晚餐後，Pamela跑去游泳，消耗掉她吃的牛排和馬鈴薯。

inspire v.鼓舞、激勵、激發靈感
- My drama teacher inspired me to become an actor.
我的戲劇老師激勵我成為一位演員
inspired adj.啟發靈感的、得到啟示的
- This is a Japanese-inspired hotel.
這是一間具有日本風味的旅館


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