MATH WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Access these sites through your
computer’s Internet connection. Open the
underlined address (URL).
Information can be printed or downloaded to your computer. Be sure to follow links to other sites and
find your way back with the “Back” button. This list contains links to Thinkquest
sites. The Thinkquest library has been
available on and off recently so you may need to try more than once. Also, we note where we found broken links in
our sampling of links within a site.
Teachers will need to replace these links with their own. Keep in mind that online lessons and
webquests may appear on more than one site.
All of the sites listed were
active as of
A+ PLUS MATH
A fun site where kids can learn math interactively. Sections: Game Room, Flash Cards, Homework Helper and Worksheets. Excellent
AAA MATH
A huge site for basic math skills. Set up by grade level or math topic. Challenges and games. Excellent
ALLMATH.COM – MATH SITE FOR KIDS
A huge site with problems, calculators, converters, flash cards and more. Sections: Math Tools, Flash Cards, Metric Converter, The Magic Square (game), Math Glossary, Multiplication Table, Metric Conversion Factors and lots of links. Excellent
COOLMATH.COM – AN
Calculators, games, worksheets, word problems and more. Sections: Too Cool to Miss; Fractals; Math, etc.; Math Lesson, etc.; Coolmath Link Center; Fractions; Calculators; Graphing Calculators and more. A fun site that helps kids learn. Excellent
http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Services/Edu/MathSciGateway/math.asp
A huge number of math links. Excellent
CURIOUS MATH.COM
A collection of math tips and tricks. Better than it sounds. Excellent
ENC K-12 MATH AND
A collection of resources for teaching K-12 math and science. Includes lesson plans, curriculum resources, links and more. Excellent
EQUIVALENCE – AN I-MATH INVESTIGATION
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/across/balance/index.html
An online math game on equivalence. “In this i-Math Investigation, the concept of equivalence is explored within the algebra strand initially using a virtual representation of a physical pan balance and gradually moving towards more abstraction.” Excellent
ESCAPE FROM PLANET KNAB NEW!
http://www.escapefromknab.com/
Escape from Planet Knab by correctly figuring savings from wages. Excellent
THE EXPLORER
http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/
“The
ExplorerTM is a collection of educational resources (instructional
software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12
mathematics and science education. You may browse through mathematics and
science education curricula (we plan to expand to other curricula) or conduct
searches that focus on specific interests. Many resources are available in the Adobe
Acrobat format that is readable by Macintosh, Windows and other
FACTOR GAME
http://illuminations.nctm.org//imath/6-8/FactorGame/index.html
A math game. “The Factor Game engages students in a friendly contest in which winning strategies involve distinguishing between numbers with many factors and numbers with few factors. Students are then guided through an analysis of game strategies and introduced to the definitions of prime and composite numbers.” Excellent
FIGURE THIS! MATH CHALLENGES FOR FAMILIES
http://www.figurethis.org/index40.htm
A series of challenges for students and families, all of which involve math. Note: You must download the software to take the challenges. Challenges include math computation, measurement, geometric shapes and more. Excellent
A GALLERY OF INTERACTIVE GEOMETRY NEW!
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/apps/gallery.html
Sections: WebPisces; Projective Conics; Build a Rainbow; Orbital Pinball; Quasi Tiler; Teichmuller Navigator; Kali; Integrator; and Unifweb. Excellent
HANDLEY MATH PAGE
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/Winchester/jhhs/math/mathhome.html
A high school level math page with extensive information. Sections: Math Humor, Problem of the Week, Math Facts, Puzzles, Math Poems & Songs, Lesson Plans, and Math Quotes. The lesson plans include Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics and Calculus Activities. Excellent
THE MACTUTOR HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
A collection of indexes of mathematics topics. Sections: Biographies Index, History Topics Index, Famous Curves Index, Mathematicians of the Day, and more. Excellent
MANIPULA MATH
http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/
A collection of almost 300 math applets for middle to high school students. Sections: Middle School (Geometry), Trigonometry, Calculus, Vector, Complex Numbers, Conics, and Miscellaneous. Excellent
MATH CATS – MATH FUN FOR KIDS
Fun math projects and
activities. Sections: Math Cats Explore,
Math Cats Love Microworlds (projects), Math Crafts,
MATH IN DAILY LIFE
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
Math is used all the time in daily life. This PBS companion site discusses the use of math in different situations. Sections: Playing to Win, Savings & Credit, Population Growth, Home Decorating, Cooking by Numbers, The Universal Language, and Related Resources. Excellent
MATH-KITECTURE – REAL LIFE MATH,
ARCHITECTURE AND COMPUTERS
http://www.nycenet.edu/oit/math-kitecture/
“Students can become architects in their mathematics classrooms. Math-Kitecture has a number of activities, including "Floor Plan your Classroom," which offer engaging ways for students to study mathematics by doing real-life architecture. Students learn estimation, measuring skills, proportion, and ratios by hand-drafting a floor plan of their classroom to scale.” Excellent
MATH MANIA MADNESS
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/rgonsalv/index.html
A collection of math-related sites. Sections: Math World, Math E-Zine, Math Webquest, Site Assessment (assessment of math sites). Excellent
MATH PLANET – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/16284/index_s.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331
Problem solving, crash courses on Algebra and Geometry, advanced math help, SAT and ACT reviews. Excellent
MATH RESOURCES
http://www.suelebeau.com/math.htm
An extensive collection of math links. Excellent
MATH RESOURCES FROM SCORE
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/additional.html
A page of math resources. Excellent
MATH
http://mathforum.org/teachers/
All kinds of tips and tricks for teaching math at all levels. Excellent
MATH.COM – THE WORLD OF MATH ONLINE
Homework Help, Ask an Expert, Practice, Calculators & Tools, Games, Store. Includes: Basic Math, Everyday Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics, Calculus, Advanced Topics, Fractions, Decimals, Integers, Exponents, Inequalities, Percents, and Square Roots. Excellent
MATHLETICS NEW!
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/math/sport.html
“Here are four examples of sports that use math in some way. Only one math application is given for each sport, although many more exist. Try clicking on the options below to see how simple calculations can add to your game.” Very Good
THE MATHS FILE
GAME SHOW
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml
Online Flash games for math. Games include: Saloon Snap, Fish Tank, Planet
Hop, Late Delivery, Train Race, Builder Ted and more. Includes a Teachers section. Excellent
THE MINT: IDEAS FOR YOUNG KIDS NEW!
http://www.themint.org/young/index.php
Excellent ideas on helping children understand how to manage money and how our financial systems work. Includes: The Four Bank System, How Saving Works, Be a Smart Spender and more. Excellent
MISCELLANEOUS MATHEMATICAL UTILITIES
http://www3.telus.net/thothworks/Mathfxns.html
Links to several math utilities. Sections: Root-Finding Routines, Utilities for Finding Maxima/Minima of Functions, N Equations in N Unknowns, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Numerical Integration, Examples of Applications of Some of These Utilities and Other Utilities. Excellent
MUDD MATH FUN FACTS
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/
A site for teachers with fun math facts to enrich your lessons. Excellent
MULTIFLYER –
MULTIPLICATION GAME NEW!
http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/
“Welcome to Multiflyer, a game for anyone who is trying to learn multiplication. As the pilot of a space ship far in the future, you must save the solar system from gravitational anomalies while learning and memorizing the multiplication tables.” Excellent
OJK’S PRECALCULUS STUDY PAGE NEW
URL!
http://home.alltel.net/okrebs/
Tons of problems, tools, quizzes, puzzles and more. Excellent
PLANE MATH ACTIVITIES NEW!
http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmactivitiesall.html
Three
sections: Applying Flying, Pioneer Plane and Plane Math Enterprises. Each has several activities, all with an
aviation theme. Excellent
PRIMARY MATH GAMES NEW!
http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm
A cute collection of math games for primary students. Includes: Little Rocket Man, Trouble Bubbles, Dot’s Checkers and more. Excellent
PROBLEMS TO ENJOY
A source for teachers of “ready-made” word problems for students. Sections: Number, Algebra, Shape & Space, Statistics, All Problems, What’s New and Submit Problems. Excellent
PROFESSOR
FREEDMAN’S MATH HELP
“This
site provides information about basic math, algebra, study skills, math anxiety
and learning styles.” Although intended for community
college students, the math is applicable to younger students also. Sections: Math Teacher’s Ten Commandments,
PURPLE MATH – YOUR ALGEBRA RESOURCE
Lessons and resources for learning algebra. Excellent
PUZZLEMAKER.COM
A puzzle generator from
SUPERKIDS MATH
WORKSHEET CREATOR
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
Students or teachers can create their own math drill
sheets. Sections: Addition, Subtraction,
Mixed Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Greater
Than/Less Than, and Rounding. Excellent
THE THINKING
BEHIND THE MATH
http://sln.fi.edu/math/index.html
Online math activities from the Franklin Institute. Includes: Exhibit Math, Melting Pot Math:
Multicultural Problems for the 21st Century, PEMDAS, Open-ended Math
Problems, Puzzling and Perplexing Seasonal Math Problems, Neighborhood Math,
Mathematics Hotlist, and Toothpick Puzzles.
Excellent
THIS IS MEGA
MATHEMATICS
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
A huge site for high school and college math students. Sections: The Most Colorful Math of All, Welcome
to the Hotel Infinity, Games on Graphics, An Unusual Day at Unusual School,
Untangling the Mathematics of Knots, Algorithms and Ice Cream for All, and
Machines That Eat Your Words. Click on
the ink bottle for math lessons generated by Mega Mathematics. Outstanding.
Excellent
TOTALLY TESSELLATED – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://www.abc.lv/thinkquest/tq-entries/16661/
“This site will give you a comprehensive introduction to
tessellations. It will explain the basic mathematics underlying tessellations,
as well as allow you to browse through many examples of tessellations in real
life. M. C. Escher and his well-known tessellations are also covered in this
site.” Excellent
VISUAL FRACTIONS – AN ONLINE FRACTION TUTORIAL
http://www.visualfractions.com/
Online practice in fractions. Sections: Identify Fractions, Rename Fractions, Compare Fractions, Add Fractions, Subtract Fractions, Multiply Fractions and Divide Fractions. Excellent
A WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE STOCK MARKET LEARNING PROJECT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUDENTS
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb.html
“This project revolves around an
interactive stock market competition between classmates using real-time stock
market data from the
WEBMATH NEW!
Help with math problems. Sections: Math for Everyone, General Math, K-8 Math, Algebra, Plots & Geometry, Trig. & Calculus, and Other Stuff. Excellent
WORD PROBLEMS FOR KIDS
http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html
A series of word problems for grades 5-12. Excellent
THE ABACUS: THE ART OF CALCULATING WITH
BEADS
http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/index.html
A history of the abacus, online exercises, interactive abacus tutor, and more. Very Good
ASK DR. MATH
A forum to send in math questions. Search the archives for previously asked questions. Very Good
CLEVER GAMES FOR CLEVER PEOPLE NEW!
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/games.html
“Just play these games and try to win. As you understand the games and become expert at playing them, you will be building tools for understanding numbers and becoming an expert at playing with them. Describe what you understand about the games. Use words and pictures that make sense to you and your friends.” Games: Stop-Gate, Snort, Traffic Jam, All the King’s Horses, Hackenbush Unrestrained and more. Very Good
CONSTRUCTING YOUR OWN SET OF TANGRAMS
http://mathforum.org/trscavo/tangrams/construct.html
A student activity in which they construct their own set of tangrams. Very Good
FAMOUS PROBLEMS IN THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
http://mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html
A look at the history of
mathematics through math problems which led to discoveries. Sections: The
FAST MATH FACTS NEW!
http://www.mccc.edu/~kelld/page400.html
Links to basic math concepts such as Whole Numbers,
Fractions, Percents, Functions, Square Measures, Probability and more. Very Good
FLASHCARDS FOR KIDS
Online flash cards for kids to answer. You can choose the type of math, difficulty level, numbers to include, whether to time. Very Good
FREE ARITHMETIC WORKSHEETS NEW!
http://www.sssoftware.com/freeworksheets/
Free
arithmetic worksheets to print out and use in the classroom. Whole Numbers: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
Division; Decimals: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division. You can print just the problems or the
problems with solutions. Very Good
GOMATH.COM – ONLINE MATH TUTORING
Interactive tutorials, puzzles, Algebra Solutions, Geometry Solutions, Formula-to-Go, Virtual Physics, SAT Math, HM Chem and more. Very Good
HALLOWEEN MATH WORD PROBLEMS NEW!
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/2ndgrade/halloween.htm
Primary level math word problems with a Halloween theme. Very Good
HAND-MADE MANIPULATIVE INSTRUCTIONS NEW!
http://mason.gmu.edu/%7Emmankus/Handson/manipulatives.htm
Instructions
for manipulatives such as triangle cutouts, hexagon
cutouts, five-base blocks and more. Very
Good
INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS ONLINE – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/2647/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331
A student-created site with tutorials on Algebra, Trigonometry and Geometry. Very Good
JOKES FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
http://www.sonoma.edu/Math/faculty/falbo/jokes.html
Just what it says. Jokes for math teachers. Funny. Very Good
LINKS TO INFORMATION ON NUMBER SYSTEMS NEW!
http://mathforum.org/alejandre/numerals.html
Links to information on different number systems. Sections: Arabic, Babylonian, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Mayan and Roman. Very Good
MATH COVE –
TEACHING AND LEARNING MATH WITH JAVA
Math projects: Rigid Transformations,
High School Geometry, Graph Theory Lessons, and Trominoes. Very Good
MATH FACT CAFÉ
Math worksheets to print out or create your own. Very Good
MATH IDEAS FOR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS
http://mathforum.org/teachers/mathproject.html
Suggestions for science fair projects using math. Very Good
MATH LEAGUE HELP TOPICS
http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm
Math help for 4th through 8th grade students. Includes whole numbers, decimals, fractions, metrics, algebra, etc. Very Good
MATH LINKS NEW!
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/math.htm
A page of math links.
Very Good
MATH LINKS NEW!
http://www.blountk12.org/learninglinks/math.htm
A long list of links to math websites. Very Good
MATH MAGIC – PROBLEM OF THE MONTH NEW!
http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/mathmagic/
Features a different math puzzle every month. Includes an archive and links to other math puzzle sites. Very Good
MATH NERDS
“Math Nerds
provides free, discovery-based,
mathematical guidance via an international, volunteer network of
mathematicians. Math Nerds does not
supply answers to homework, take home tests and the like; rather, we provide hints,
suggestions, and references to help our clients understand and
solve their mathematical problems.” Very Good
MATH PROJECTS FOR SCIENCE FAIRS
http://camel.math.ca/Education/mpsf/
A list of possible math projects for science fairs. Sections: Numbers, Scheduling, Games, Geometry, Combinatorics, Other Projects, References and Web Sites, etc. Very Good
THE MATHEMATICAL ART OF M.C. ESCHER
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/escher/
Information on Maurits Escher who created works of art using mathematical principles. Explores Escher’s art and shows how to create your own. Very Good
MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE
http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html
A full page of links. Sections: Lesson Plans, Software, Topics in Mathematics, Contests and Competitions, Professional Societies and Other. Very Good Note: Also in Lesson Plans section.
MATHEMATICS HISTORY – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/22584/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331
A history of mathematics from the earliest forms thousands of years ago to today. Also includes profiles of important mathematicians. Very Good
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATH – LINKS AND LESSONS NEW!
http://schools.rps205.com/curriculum/middle_school_mathmain.htm
A page of links and lessons for middle school math
students. Also in Lesson Plans section.
Very Good
MORE MATHEMATICS
THAN SCIENCE NEW!
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/mmts.html
Learning activities and problems for math. Includes functions, geometry, trigonometry,
curves, graphs and more. Very Good
MR. R.’S MATH STORIES AND POEMS NEW!
Fun math poems and an interactive story (some parts not interactive right now). Very Good
MULTIMEDIA MATH GLOSSARY
http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html
A math glossary for all grade levels. Very Good
MULTIPLICATION – AN ADVENTURE IN NUMBER
SENSE
http://www.naturalmath.com/mult/
Tricks for multiplication in the form of a dialog between mentor and student. More extensive than it sounds. Very Good
PARABOLAS IN LIFE NEW!
http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/edtech/teacherpages/jmbrown/index.html
An activity in which students read about real parabolas and then do the exercises after each section. Very Good
POPULAR MATH ACTIVITIES
Math activities submitted by teachers and students. Very Good
THE PROBLEM SITE – PROBLEMS & BRAIN
TEASERS NEW!
http://www.theproblemsite.com/default.asp
“Welcome to The Problem Site, a special problem solving site for both students and adults. This site hosts 'Problem Of the Week' and 'Problem of the Month' pages, maintained by educators, mathematicians, puzzle enthusiasts, and others who care about students' ability to think critically.” Sections: Doug’s Brain Food, Graeme’s Problem of the Month and Mr. T’s Calculus Problems. You can also search the Problem Archive. Very Good
RIBBIT’S MATH VENTURES
http://www.mohonasen.org/staffdev/mathven/Ribbit/rdefault.htm
Life-based math
problems for primary to intermediate students.
Includes a Teacher’s Section. “Each problem begins with an introduction that includes a
general story line. From there, hyperlinks provide access first to general
information within a broad area and then to more specific information. Thus,
problem presentation is set up hierarchically and enables the problem solver to
choose the sequence in which he or she gathers information and data that is
presented within text, diagrams, maps, tables, graphs, and/or pictures.” Very
Good
SIMPLY NUMBER SENSE! – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/17888/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331
A student-created site to teach basic mathematics without reliance on calculators. Sections: Homeroom, Memorization, Mental Math and Homework. Very Good
TEACHING
TREASURES ONLINE INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS
http://www.teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/Maths_more.html
An extensive number of printable worksheets for elementary
level math students. Also includes flash
cards and picture Maths. Very Good
WHAT GOOD IS
MATH?
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/math/home.htm
Six math-based activities for students to choose from. “Here
are some situations that you may find yourself in on any given day. Each one
involves the use of math skills. Don't be scared! The checkout lady will not
give you a test on your math skills on the spot. These are just examples of how
a basic knowledge of math can come in handy.”
Very Good
THE WORLD OF AUNTY MATH – MATH CHALLENGES FOR KIDS
Simple math problems to “challenge” elementary level students. Very Good
WORLD OF NUMBERS
http://www.worldofnumbers.com/
“In this restyled website you'll find a variety of facts and figures about topics from the World of Numbers. Don't look for a logical order. It is an amalgamation of randomly gathered numbers, curios, puzzles, palindromes, primes, gems, your much valued contributions and more general information” Very Good
BASKETMATH INTERACTIVE NEW!
http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/
Students complete math problems to get “baskets” in basketball. Good
BATTING STATISTICS NEW!
http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/content/article/0,,EXP192_NAV2-3_SAR350,00.shtml
Information on the importance of statistics to baseball and an explanation of batting statistics. Good
BRAIN BASHERS BRAIN TEASERS AND PUZZLES NEW!
Click on Puzzles for Crossnumber puzzles which are like crossword puzzles but using numbers. Good
CREATING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE MATH CLASSROOM
http://www.mathgoodies.com/articles/safe_math.shtm
A article on creating a supportive math classroom that helps students overcome a fear of failure. Good
DIVISIBILITY RULES NEW!
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/wrightj/MA22/Num/DivRule.htm
“How can you tell whether a number is divisible by another number (leaving no remainder) without actually doing the division? Why do "divisibility rules" work?” Lists the rules for
3-13. Good
FRACTION TO DECIMAL CONVERSION NEW!
http://math2.org/math/general/arithmetic/fradec.htm
Instructions for converting fractions to decimals. Good
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IN MATHEMATICS
http://db.uwaterloo.ca/~alopez-o/math-faq/node1.html
Questions and answers about math, from the trivial to advanced. (Note: More advanced than trivial). Good
FUNBRAIN.COM
Fun, free games for kids includes math games such as Dare to be Square, Mathcar Racing, Math Baseball, and more. Good
GEOMETRY PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Geometry problems are posted and users can send in the answers. Includes an archive to look at previous problems and their solutions. Good
HOMEWORK GUIDELINES FOR MATHEMATICS
http://www.purplemath.com/guidline.htm
A set of guidelines for writing math homework and exercises. Good
HUNKIN’S MATH EXPERIMENTS
http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/
A set of experiments to perform in math. Example: Cubes: How to push a cube through the middle of a cube the same size. Good
INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS MISCELLANY AND
PUZZLES NEW!
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/content.shtml
An eclectic collection of math games and puzzles and tips. Good
INTERACTIVE TANGRAM
An online interactive tangram. Good
INTRODUCTION TO THE MANDELBROT SET NEW!
http://www.ddewey.net/mandelbrot/
“The Mandelbrot set, named after Benoit Mandelbrot, is a fractal. Fractals are objects that display self-similarity at various scales. Magnifying a fractal reveals small-scale details similar to the large-scale characteristics. Although the Mandelbrot set is self-similar at magnified scales, the small scale details are not identical to the whole. In fact, the Mandelbrot set is infinitely complex. Yet the process of generating it is based on an extremely simple equation involving complex numbers.” It explains the math behind fractals. Not many examples. Good
K-12 MATH PROBLEMS, PUZZLES, TIPS & TRICKS
http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/index.html#beatcalc
Puzzles, tips and tricks for
math. Sections: Calculation Tips, Math
Problems and Math Puzzles. Includes a
Students page and a
KIDS.COM – TANGRAMS NEW!
http://www.kidscom.com/games/tangram/tangram.html
Students can test their skill by choosing a tangram game. Good
MATH AND CHILDREN’S LITERATURE NEW!
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/math/math.html
Shows how math activities can be applied with different children’s books. Includes some reviews. Good
MATH FOR MORONS LIKE US – A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331
A student-created site with tutorials, sample problems, quizzes and more. Includes both Learning and Interacting sections. Plus a formula database and math links. Good
MATH GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD NEW!
http://www.kconnect.com/kc-ATW.html
Math games from
MATH JOKES
http://www.scg.uwaterloo.ca/~hchcheng/math_jokes.html
A short list of math jokes. Good
MATH REFERENCE HANDOUTS – ACTIVITIES NEW!
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6222.html
A collection of math handouts to print out. Good
MATH WHALE
Math activities using sea animals such as whales and sharks to teach preschool students that math is fun. Good
METRIC CONVERSION CALCULATOR
http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/200/202/conv.htm
A converter to convert length, weight, area, volume, etc. into metric measurements. Good
MULTO MATH GAME
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1302.html
A math game for all levels similar to Bingo. Good
THE PI TRIVIA GAME
A trivia game using pi. Good
SHAPE PAN BALANCE NEW! http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/shapebalance/index.html
Interactive math tool. “Place weights on each pan of the balance by dragging the shapes and releasing the mouse button. Count Items represents the weight configurations as algebraic-type expressions. Show Array removes the algebraic-type expressions. Reset Balance clears the balance and keeps the weights the same. New Problem clears the balance and changes the weights.” Good
THE
http://schoolcentral.com/willoughby5/
A game for primary students. They solve the problem to help Dexter the dog find his hidden gold pieces. Good
TEACH R KIDS MATH
Online worksheets for pre-school to grade 3. Click on the topics at left for the
worksheets. Good
WOMEN MATHEMATICIANS NEW!
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
A number of brief biographical profiles of women mathematicians. You can search by name or in chronological order. Good
LESSON PLANS &
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES FOR PI MATHEMATICS - ACTIVITIES
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/RSE/RSEorange/Piactivities.html
Activities for understanding the concept of π. Excellent
ALGEBRA – GRADE 9 – LESSON PLANS
http://www.lessontutor.com/ltalgebra9home.html
A series of 12 lesson plans for beginning Algebra for grade 9 students. Excellent
BASEBALL STATS – LESSON PLAN NEW!
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Lessons.cfm?DocID=108
A lesson plan
for grades 6-8 on statistics. “In this lesson, students will use baseball data available
on the Internet to develop an understanding of different ways in which data can
be analyzed. First, they will practice selecting data to perform calculations
in response to pre-formulated questions. Then they will use the data to
formulate and answer their own questions.”
Excellent
BE ALL YOU CAN BE….FOR MINIMUM WAGE? – LESSON PLAN NEW!
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM94
A lesson plan for middle school students on wages. “How has the elimination of compulsory
service affected the number of military personnel that currently serve in the