PhET Interactive Simulations (https://phet.colorado.edu/), a project of the University of Colorado Boulder, provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations for use across, primary, secondary, and higher education levels. We extensively test and evaluate each simulation to ensure educational effectiveness. All simulations are open source and free to all students and teachers.
Number Sense for Primary Education with PhET Simulations
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
Recommended experience
15 hours to complete
3 weeks at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Develop familiarity with number sense through Number Play, Make a Ten, and Number Compare PhET simulations.
Reflect on strategies to teach number sense: number talks, small groups, demos, storytelling, and predictions, while maximizing student talk.
Reflect on equitable strategies to support multilingual learners as they participate in math discourse practices.
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July 2024
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There are 11 modules in this course
In this module, you will activate your prior knowledge of what it means to have number sense, and brainstorm ways to support all students.
What's included
2 videos9 readings8 assignments3 discussion prompts1 plugin
It is common for many students–and their teachers–to approach math with some trepidation. This module aims to help you unpack how you and your students might approach math, and what you can do to shift from math anxiety toward mathematical curiosity and joy.
What's included
1 reading1 assignment2 discussion prompts
In this module, you will learn the importance of providing a strong foundation of number sense for early mathematics learners, specifically to diverse populations.
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2 readings2 discussion prompts
In this module, you will learn how to effectively facilitate a lesson using the Number Play simulation.
What's included
8 videos19 readings1 assignment17 discussion prompts
In this module, you will learn about PhET’s teaching philosophy and how this philosophy is supported with meaningful sim-based lessons.
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1 video12 readings4 discussion prompts
In this module, we now return to sample lessons, with which you will learn how to effectively facilitate a lesson utilizing another simulation called Make a Ten.
What's included
4 videos15 readings10 discussion prompts
In this module, you will learn how to build effective sim-based lessons in different contexts.
What's included
17 readings6 discussion prompts
In this module, you will learn how to leverage the functionality of Number Compare to support students’ learning of how to compare numbers in multiple ways.
What's included
4 videos16 readings8 discussion prompts
In this module, you will learn about resources available on the PhET website that can support you as you plan to use simulations with your students.
What's included
7 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
This module is a summary and wrap-up of the simulations and resources with which you have engaged in this course. As you think about your experience with the simulations and accompanying lessons, reflect on ways the sims and lessons support student confidence, agency, ownership, growth mindset, and positive mathematical identity in all learners.
What's included
4 readings1 peer review2 discussion prompts
In this module, you will take appropriate steps to complete the course and download your certificate.
What's included
1 reading1 assignment1 plugin
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