If you’re a teacher, you probably know that time lines are actually a Social Studies standard, not math. However, that seems like splitting hairs to us. We’re all about teaching math in context and we know from experience that many students struggle with timelines that have dates before the year 0.
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| Time line with BCE – Addition of negative values using timelines for clarification IN SPANISH: Línea de tiempo con AEC |
Time line with BCE – Addition of negative values using timelines for clarification IN SPANISH: Línea de tiempo con AEC |
Using Timelines in Video
Just to make it even clearer, here are some videos explaining timelines with examples. The first video works through an example solving a timeline with dates after the year zero in our current calendar.
Because we know that students often have more difficulty computing the time between dates before and after the year 0, that is using a timeline with B.C.E , we have two videos explaining this concept.
End your class with style learning about timelines, Latin American history, fractions and basic statistics by playing AzTech Games
AzTech: The Story Begins
Whether you are teaching English language learners, want a fun app to expand your Spanish vocabulary or simply want to learn math fills the bill. Packed with videos and activities, players solve problems with simple equations. They’ll also be introduced to Latin American history as they use their knowledge of math to survive.
| Recommended for | Grades 5-7 |
| Math topics | Fractions and Statistics |
| Culture | Latin America, Maya |
| Available for | iPhone, iPad, Web |
AzTech: Meet the Maya
In the heart of the Mayan jungle. In this fully bilingual game, players learn and apply skills from how to read timelines to understanding distributions to reading pictographs (and more!).
| Recommended for | Grades 5-8 |
| Math topics | Statistics |
| Culture | Latin America, Maya |
| Available for | iPad |