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All chapter and lesson printable and digital Resources are embedded at point of use within the Learning Path . Knowing the options teachers can use with their class right in the moment simplifies planning and reduces time.
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Online Resources
The Resources tab includes the Resource Library, the gateway to the Big Ideas Math digital teaching tools. The Resource Library is responsive to the class the teacher has selected.
What are the Resources by Chapter?
The Resources by Chapter ancillary is provided to each teacher as part of their resource package. The high school ancillary is a valuable addition to the teaching materials and contains Family Communication Letters, Start Thinking, Warm Up, Cumulative Review Warm Up, Practice, Enrichment and Extension, Puzzle Time, and Cumulative Review worksheets. The middle school ancillary includes Family and Community Involvement, Start Thinking! and Warm Up, Extra Practice, Enrichment and Extension, Puzzle Time, Technology Connection, and Project worksheets. The Resources by Chapter is available in print and can also be found in the online teacher Course Resources.
The Resources By Chapter
The Resources by Chapter is available in print and can be found in the online teacher Course Resources at the chapter and section levels. The Resources by Chapter are available in PDF and Microsoft Word.
Resources
What does the Big Ideas Math Website include? Student Dynamic eBook The Student Dynamic eBook is an electronic version of the Student Edition that includes interactive digital resources. The eBook allows students to navigate through the textbook and add notes or bookmarks. With a data or internet connection, students can access embedded digital enhancements. Dynamic Assessment System The Dynamic Assessment System allows teachers to track and evaluate their students’ advancement through the...
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What does the Big Ideas Math Website include? The entire Big Ideas Math program is available digitally to allow schools with any technological setup to use the program's assets in the way that works best for them. The website includes a built in assessment and progress monitoring tool which allows teachers to track and evaluate their students' advancement through the curriculum. This technology provides teachers and students an intuitive and state-of-the-art tool to help students effectively...
How can I order Braille or large-print resources?
To obtain Braille or large-print resources, please visit http://www.nimac.us/. Big Ideas Learning sends all files to NIMAC, which houses a searchable online file repository of textbook content in the XML-based NIMAS format.
Print Resources
Related information What is the Teaching Edition? What is the Pupil Edition? What are the Resources by Chapter? What are Chapter Openers? What is the Chapter Review? What is an Essential Question? What is the Student Journal? What is the Assessment Book? What is the Basic Skills Handbook? What is the Skills Review Handbook? Print Assignments What is the Mid-Chapter Quiz? What is the End-of-Chapter Quiz? What is the Chapter Test? What are Exercises? What is the Alternative Assessment? What is...
Accessing Free Resources
To gain access to the Big Ideas Math website, you can use your login information at www.BigIdeasMath.com . If you do not have login credentials, you may access free materials by choosing your grade, state, and clicking on the Easy Access to Book link at the bottom of the login screen.
Accessing Free Resources
To gain access to the Big Ideas Math website, you can use your login information at www.BigIdeasMath.com . If you do not have login credentials, you may access free materials by choosing your grade, state, and clicking on the Easy Access to Book link at the bottom of the login screen.
What does Big Ideas Math do to provide Study Help?
Students are provided with Graphic Organizers and other study tools to assist in concept mastery and promote positive organization and study skills. Middle school teachers can find the Graphic Organizers by searching the online Course Resources and students can find them as an embedded link in their eBook on the Study Help page prior to the chapter quizzes, or in their Resource Library. High school teachers can find them under Math Tool Paper in the online Course Resources, and students can find them in their Resource Library. High School students also have Study Skills tips on every mid-chapter What Did You Learn? page before the chapter quiz.
The STEM Videos
Every chapter in the Big Ideas Math program contains a Real-Life STEM Video allowing students to further engage with mathematical concepts and relate them to real life scenarios. Students learn about the Parthenon, natural disasters, solar power, and more! The STEM Videos are available in the online student resource library, the online teacher Course Resources and in the eBook.
The STEM Videos
Every chapter in the Big Ideas Math program contains a Real-Life STEM Video allowing students to further engage with mathematical concepts and relate them to real life scenarios. Students learn about the Parthenon, natural disasters, solar power, and more! The STEM Videos are available in the online student resource library, the online teacher Course Resources and in the eBook.
Can you access the Dynamic Classroom from all books?
The Dynamic Classroom can be accessed from the Featured Resources and the Course Resources. It is available in the Course Resources at the chapter and section level.
How do I download the Student Dynamic eBook app as a teacher?
Teachers can download the Big Ideas Math Student Dynamic eBook app by selecting the Apps icon in the Featured Resources or by searching the Course Resources at the book level for Apps.
The Assessment Book
The Assessment Book can be found in the online teacher Course Resources at the book and chapter level and is available in print.
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans can be found in the online Teacher Course Resources by searching at the Chapter or Section level. Complete, editable Lesson Plans are included for every lesson in the program.
The Dynamic Classroom
The Dynamic Classroom is an online interactive presentation tool which provides teachers with a mechanism for teaching their lesson, in a 21st century classroom. Teachers can present their lessons and can access all the online resources that supplement every section of the program at point of use, such as Dynamic Investigations, Real-Life STEM Videos, and Lesson Tutorial Videos.
Chapter at a Glance
The Chapter at a Glance shows teachers everything that is available for the chapter in the various ancillary and online support materials, including sections and page numbers when applicable. The Chapter at a Glance can found in the online teacher Course Resources at the chapter level.
Math Tool Paper
The Math Tool Paper contains resources to make lessons go smoother for teachers and students. Using the Math Tool Paper , students do not need to take time to create input-output tables, number lines, grid lines, or 3-D objects, among others.
What Are Pacing Guides?
Course pacing guides can be found in the front of the print and online Teaching Editions. Chapter pacing guides can be found on the first page of each chapter in the Teaching Edition, as well as online. Additionally, variants to the pacing guide for block or trimester scheduling can be found by searching for the Pacing Guides in the online Course Resources.
The Pacing Guide
Course Pacing Guides can be found in the front of the print and online Teaching Editions. Chapter Pacing Guides can be found on the first page of each chapter in the Teaching Edition, as well as online. Additionally, variants to the Pacing Guide for block or trimester scheduling can be found by searching for the Pacing Guides in the online Course Resources.
What is the Pupil Edition?
The Pupil Edition was designed using the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines (CAST © 2011) and features carefully chosen images that increase student engagement and enhance the mathematical content. The Pupil Edition is available in print and online in the teacher Course Resources or in the student eBook app.
What support is there for Differentiation?
The Big Ideas Math program completely supports the 3-Tier Response to Intervention model through print and digital resources. Using research-based instructional strategies, teachers can reach, challenge, and motivate each student with high quality instruction targeted to individual needs.
How do I access the online Student Dynamic eBook?
The Student Dynamic eBook provides students with embedded 21st-century learning resources and is available as an online web reader or as a downloadable app with a data or internet connection. Students not only have access to the complete textbook, but they can also explore robust, interactive, digital enhancements, including English and Spanish audio support, Dynamic Investigations, and Lesson Tutorial Videos.
Student Dynamic eBook
The Student Dynamic eBook is a complete version of the student text that includes interactive digital resources. It is available online at www.BigIdeasMath.com and can also be downloaded as an app. The app can be accessed offline, but digital enhancements require a data or internet connection and include English and Spanish audio support, Dynamic Investigations, and Lesson Tutorial Videos.
What is the Record and Practice Journal?
This student-friendly, all-in-one workbook for middle school contains Fair Game Review worksheets, Activity Recording Journal, Extra Practice worksheets, Glossary, and Activity Manipulatives. The Record and Practice Journal is available in print and online. For students, it can be found as an embedded link in their eBook app. It is also available in the online Course Resources for teachers.
Student Dynamic eBook
The Student Dynamic eBook is a complete version of the student text that includes interactive digital resources. It is available online at www.BigIdeasMath.com and can also be downloaded as an app. The app can be accessed offline, but digital enhancements require a data or internet connection and include English and Spanish audio support, Dynamic Investigations, and Lesson Tutorial Videos.
What is the Teaching Edition?
The Big Ideas Math Teaching Edition is unique in its organization. Throughout the book, master educator Laurie Boswell shares insights on Learning Progressions and Mathematical Practices. Laurie includes connections to previous learning, support for the Mathematical Practices, and closure opportunities for the entire Student Edition. The Teaching Edition also provides Differentiated Instruction, Response to Intervention, and English Language Learner support. The Teacher Edition is available in print and can also be found in the online Course Resources.
How do I access the online Student Dynamic eBook?
The Student Dynamic eBook provides students with embedded 21st-century learning resources and is available as an online web reader or as a downloadable app with a data or internet connection. Students not only have access to the complete textbook, but they can also explore robust, interactive, digital enhancements, including English and Spanish audio support, Dynamic Investigations, and Lesson Tutorial Videos.
What is the Basic Skills Handbook?
The Basic Skills Handbook provides a reference and practice worksheets so students and educators can review below grade-level math skills. This resource is available in print and online for middle school programs.
How do I download the Student Dynamic eBook app as a student?
Students can download the Student Dynamic eBook app using the Apps icon in the Resource Library.
What is the Skills Review Handbook?
Similarly to the Basic Skills Handbook, the Skills Review Handbook provides practice worksheets for previously learned skills. It is an excellent review tool for back-to-school to ensure students have not lost basic concept understanding over an extended classroom absence. This tool is accessible through the online Resource Library for middle and high school programs and in print for middle school programs.
Add a Big Ideas Math Resource to a Canvas Course
Big Ideas Math content links can be added to Canvas using Modules.
The Graphic Organizers
The ready-to-use Graphic Organizers assist students with organizing key ideas and concepts of the chapter.
The Multi-Language Glossary
The online Multi-Language Glossary includes a comprehensive list of mathematical terms in English, Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
The Skills Review Handbook
Similarly to the Basic Skills Handbook , the Skills Review Handbook provides practice worksheets for previously learned skills. It is an excellent review tool for back-to-school to ensure students have not lost basic concept understanding over an extended classroom absence.
The Answer Presentation Tool
The Answer Presentation Tool can be used to review homework in class.
Differentiating the Lesson
The Big Ideas Math program contains a multitude of Differentiating the Lesson worksheets to assist teachers in using differentiated instruction to reach all students.
The Basic Skills Handbook
The Basic Skills Handbook provides a reference and practice worksheets so students and educators can review below grade-level appropriate math skills.
The Vocabulary Flash Cards
Vocabulary Flash Cards are available online and can be easily printed to help students practice vocabulary. The flash cards include pictures where appropriate.
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Performance Tasks
The Performance Tasks allow students to apply their knowledge of multiple content standards and work through realistic scenarios.
The Graphic Organizers
The ready-to-use Graphic Organizers assist students with organizing key ideas and concepts of the chapter.
What are Performance Tasks?
The Performance Tasks allow students to apply their knowledge of multiple content standards and work through realistic scenarios.
The Worked-Out Solution Key
The Worked-Out Solution Key contains all of the textbook answers with step-by-step solutions. These solutions also contain sample answers whenever students are asked to "Explain."
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The Solutions App
The Big Ideas Math Solutions app provides access to the worked-out solutions of odd exercises in all Big Ideas Math high school programs. Step-by-step solutions help students find and fix their own mistakes and grow as independent learners.
Accessing Big Ideas Math Over the Summer
Accessing Big Ideas Math Over the Summer Self-Registration and OneRoster Users Teachers can continue to use their self-registered accounts all year. Students must be registered to an active class to access the Big Ideas Math online resources. An active class has an end date that is not in the past. Teachers can create new classes for the summer or extend the expiration date on existing classes so their students can access the content over the summer. Single sign-on, Canvas, Classlink, &...
The Game Closet
The Game Closet provides many free games that students and educators can utilize to enhance the classroom experience or to practice concepts at home in a fun, low-pressure way.
The Videos App
The Big Ideas Math Videos app provides videos for every Extra Example in all high school programs as well as the common core 2014 and A Bridge to Success middle school programs. The videos can be played in either English or Spanish.
Where can I locate the Big Ideas Math ExamView test banks?
ExamView can be found by clicking on the ExamView button in your Featured and Course Resources.
The Vocabulary Flash Cards
Vocabulary Flash Cards are available online and can be easily printed to help students practice vocabulary. The flash cards include pictures where appropriate.
Print Assignments
Related information What is the Mid-Chapter Quiz? What is the End-of-Chapter Quiz? What is the Chapter Test? What are Exercises? What is the Alternative Assessment? What is the Cumulative Assessment?
The Solutions App
The Big Ideas Math Solutions app provides access to the worked-out solutions of odd exercises in all Big Ideas Math high school programs. Step-by-step solutions help students find and fix their own mistakes and grow as independent learners.
The Game Closet
The Game Closet provides many free games that students and educators can utilize to enhance the classroom experience or to practice concepts at home in a fun, low-pressure way.
The Videos App
The Big Ideas Math Videos app provides videos for every Extra Example in all high school programs as well as the common core 2014 and A Bridge to Success middle school programs. The videos can be played in either English or Spanish.
ExamView
The ExamView Assessment Suite includes all of the tools educators need to create and administer paper-and-pencil tests or online tests over a LAN. Educators can utilize the online testing features to save time grading tests as many of the question types are automatically scored.
Homework App and the Student Experience on BigIdeasMath
HW App icon When a student has downloaded an assignment to their device via the Homework App, an icon will appear next to that assignment. Resuming a Downloaded Assignment on BigIdeasMath.com Students will lose any unsaved progress that has not been uploaded if they resume the assignment at BigIdeasMath.com. Upload the assignment in the app before resuming online at BigIdeasMath.com to avoid losing any work.
How do teachers and students access the online materials over the summer?
Students will only be able to access the Big Ideas Math content if they are assigned to an active class. An active class has an end date that is not in the past. If a student is not in an active class, they can still view their book on our free Easy Access Materials webpage.
Lesson Tutorial Videos
Two- to three-minute Lesson Tutorial Videos provide video and audio support for every example in the textbooks. These are valuable for students who miss a class, need a second explanation, or need extra assistance with a homework assignment. Parents can also utilize the tutorials to stay connected or to provide additional help at home.
Teacher Support Videos
Big Ideas Math has created teacher support videos aimed at informing instructional practices.
The Alternative Assessment
The Alternative Assessments provide teachers with the opportunity to assess students on the same content in a variety of ways.
The Chapter Review
The Chapter Review can be found in the Student Dynamic eBook in middle school and high school programs before the Chapter Test as well as in the Dynamic Assessment System.
The Chapter Test
Chapter Tests provide an assessment tool for educators to measure chapter concept mastery and allow students to review the chapter materials prior to an in-class chapter test developed by the educator.
The Cumulative Assessment
The Cumulative Assessment can be found at the end of every chapter following the Chapter Test online in the Student Dynamic eBook and in print in the Student Edition. In the middle school programs, these can also be found in the Assessment Book for each chapter. In the high school programs, these can be found as quarterly assessments in the Assessment Book in print and online.
The Dynamic Investigations (Desmos® & Geogebra®)
Dynamic Investigations, powered by Desmos® and GeoGebra®, challenge and motivate students. Teachers and students can integrate these investigations into their discovery learning to interact with the mathematical content in Big Ideas Math Activities and Explorations. The Dynamic Investigations can be found in the online teacher Dynamic Classroom or as embedded links in the student eBook app.
The End-of-Chapter Quiz
Similarly to the Mid-Chapter Quiz, the End-of-Chapter Quiz provides educators with an opportunity to assess student concept comprehension for the second-half of the chapter. The End-of-Chapter quiz can be found at the end of every chapter in the middle school textbooks. There is also an end-of-chapter quiz online for the middle and high school programs in the Dynamic Assessment System.
The Homework App
The Big Ideas Math Homework App allows students to work on assignments via supported devices. Students must first download the assignment to their device.
The Interactive Whiteboard Lessons
Teachers can present any lesson from an interactive whiteboard using Big Ideas Math standard lessons or customizable templates. The lessons are easy to use and are compatible with SMART®, Promethean®, and Mimio® technology.
The Mid-Chapter Quiz
The Mid-Chapter Quiz provides teachers with an assessment on the first half of each chapter. These quizzes provide educators with built-in concept checkpoints and can highlight potential problem areas prior to end-of-chapter testing.
The Record and Practice Journal
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The Student Journal
Student eBook app
The Teaching Edition
The Big Ideas Math Teaching Edition is unique in its organization. Throughout the book, master educator Laurie Boswell shares insights on Learning Progressions and Mathematical Practices. Laurie includes connections to previous learning, support for the Mathematical Practices, and closure opportunities for the entire Student Edition. The Teaching Edition also provides Differentiated Instruction, Response to Intervention, and English Language Learner support.
What are Chapter Openers?
Chapter Openers, called What You Learned Before in middle school or Maintaining Mathematical Proficiency in high school promote the development of the habits of mind mathematically proficient students demonstrate. The Chapter Openers review skills students need for developing the new concepts in the upcoming chapter. In the textbook, these can be found at the beginning of every chapter. Similar exercises can also be found online in the Dynamic Assessment System.
What is an Essential Question?
Each lesson begins with an Essential Question focusing students' attention on the big ideas of the lesson.
What is the Assessment Book?
The Assessment Book is provided to both middle school and high school teachers to aid them in assessing students throughout the year.
What is the Chapter Review?
Students have the opportunity to review skills and concepts learned in the chapter in the Chapter Reviews. Students can utilize the exercises to prepare for the chapter test. The Chapter Reviews can be found in the textbooks before the Chapter Tests. Chapter Review also provided online in the Dynamic Assessment System.
What is the Student Journal?
As high school students work through discovery Explorations and direct instruction Lessons, this consumable workbook serves as a valuable component where they can work extra problems, take notes about new concepts and classroom lessons, and internalize new concepts by expressing their findings in their own words.
What are Activities and Explorations?
Each section in the program begins with a discovery Activity or Exploration that encourages conceptual understanding. These provide students with the opportunity to explore, question, explain, and persevere as they seek to answer Essential Questions that encourage abstract thought.
What are Direct Instruction Lessons?
The direct instruction Lessons follow each Activity or Exploration and give students the opportunity to develop procedural fluency and to use clear, precise mathematical language. The Lessons also give teachers opportunities to use class discussion, flexible grouping, and other delivery methods in their classrooms.
What are Exercises?
Questions build in complexity requiring students to communicate precisely, use appropriate tools for problem solving, and ultimately construct viable arguments to defend their results. The Exercises can be found after every Lesson in the textbook, as well as online in the Dynamic Assessment System. The online exercises correlate with the exercises from the textbook as closely as possible, so teachers can assign homework from the textbook or online, and students will have very similar experiences.
What is "What You Learned Before"?
What You Learned Before reviews skills necessary for the upcoming chapter. Students can review material essential for the new content, while educators are able to pinpoint problem areas and review past concepts if necessary. In the textbook, these can be found at the beginning of every chapter. Similar exercises can also be found online in the Dynamic Assessment System.
What is Maintaining Mathematical Proficiency?
Maintaining Mathematical Proficiency reviews skills necessary for the upcoming chapter. Students can review material essential for the new content, while educators are able to pinpoint problem areas and review past concepts if necessary. In the textbook, these can be found at the beginning of every chapter. Similar exercises can also be found online in the Dynamic Assessment System.
What is the Alternative Assessment?
The Alternative Assessments provide teachers with the opportunity to assess students on the same content in a variety of ways. These tests can be found in the Assessment Book for every chapter in print and online.
What is the Chapter Test?
Chapter Tests provide a formative assessment tool for educators to measure chapter concept mastery, and allow students to review the chapter materials prior to an in-class chapter test developed by the educator. The tests can be found at the end of every chapter in the textbooks. There are also two versions of the chapter tests in the Assessment Book, as well as two versions of the Chapter Test online in the Dynamic Assessment System.
What is the Cumulative Assessment?
A Cumulative Assessment is included in every chapter. The questions in each assessment were carefully chosen to represent problem types and reasoning patterns frequently found on standardized tests. The Cumulative Assessment can be found at the end of every chapter following the Chapter Test in the Student Edition. In the middle school programs, these can also be found in the Assessment Book for each chapter. In the high school programs, these can be found as quarterly assessments in the Assessment Book in print and online.
What is the End-of-Chapter Quiz?
Similarly to the Mid-Chapter Quiz, the End-of-Chapter Quiz provides educators with an opportunity to assess student concept comprehension for the second half of the chapter. The End-of-Chapter Quiz can be found at the end of every chapter in the middle school textbooks and Assessment Books. There is also an End-of-Chapter Quiz online for the middle and high school programs in the Dynamic Assessment System.
What is the Fair Game Review and Maintaining Mathematical Proficiency?
The Fair Game Review and Maintaining Mathematical Proficiency can be found at the end of every section in the Exercises. Here students have the opportunity to practice prior skills necessary for the upcoming lesson.
What is the Mid-Chapter Quiz?
The Mid-Chapter Quiz provides teachers with an assessment on the first half of each chapter. These quizzes provide educators with built-in concept checkpoints and can highlight potential problem areas prior to end-of-chapter testing. These quizzes can be found in the textbook around the middle of the chapter, as well as in the Assessment Book. There is also a second version of the quiz online in the Dynamic Assessment System.