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 list.
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
ACTIVITIES FOR PI MATHEMATICS
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
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
CHESS MATH – LESSON PLAN
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ma9107.html
A lesson plan in which students reinforce their knowledge of angles by becoming chess pieces on a floor chess board. 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
COVERING THE PLANE WITH REP-TILES – LESSON PLAN
http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessonplans/6-8/tiles/index.html
A lesson plan for grades 5-8 math students. “In this activity, students discover and explore a special kind of tiling of the plane. Rep-tiles are geometric figures such that n copies can fit together to form a larger, similar figure. Students will experiment with various shapes and values of n. Spatial sense is encouraged by the need to visualize and perform transformations with the shapes involved.” Excellent
CURIOUS MATH.COM
A collection of math tips and tricks. Better than it sounds. Excellent
CYCLING MATHEMATICS –
WEBQUEST
http://jets.utep.edu/bel-air/jsalazar/cycling/webquest.htm
A webquest for 10th grade math students. “There are many different areas in the sport of cycling where mathematics can be applied. Recently there have been many changes with regards to materials and design of bicycles. With the goal always of building a faster bicycle, The question becomes what is the best way to build a fast bicycle. As a basis of comparison, you can compare bicycles that might be used in the standard 40 kilometer time trial. The goal is to build the fastest bicycle for the least amount of money. In other words how many seconds can be gained per dollar spent.” Excellent
DIAGONAL OF
http://www.math.nmsu.edu/breakingaway/Lessons/diagonalofsquare1/diagonalofsquare.html
“One of the very important aspects of the mathematical method in science is its ability to isolate a few essential features and analyze them independently of any context. Most equations in physics have this property. But in schools, especially in the early grades, such an isolation of features often gives the impression that mathematics is simply disconnected from the rest of the world. We present here an introduction to some important algebraic concepts that can be introduced in the early grades in a concrete setting.” Excellent
DO GRAPHING CALCULATORS ADD UP?: THE USE AND ABUSE OF GRAPHING
CALCULATORS: A DEBATE FOR THE MATH CLASSROOM
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990902thursday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on the use of graphing calculators. “In this lesson, students examine the arguments for and against the use of graphing calculators in mathematics classrooms and on standardized tests. Students analyze the debate through reading and discussing a New York Times article, participating in a round-table discussion, and seeking out opinions of people whom they know and incorporating their views into a brief newspaper article about the issues.” 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
EVALUATING MATH GAMES WEBQUEST
http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815/loosli/studentpage.html
A webquest in which students play math games and evaluate them according to different roles. “Your group will be playing "educational" math games and deciding which ones are worth recommending and which ones are just junk. Now, of course, people have different opinions on what makes a game "fun" or "boring" or "educational" or "worthwhile" so you will be evaluating the games from several perspectives. One of you will take the roll of teacher, looking for the math content, difficulty level, and appropriateness of the game. Another will take the roll of parent concerned with the general educational content and challenging "why not just use a book?" The final role is of a student concentrating primarily on the graphics and actual enjoyment of the game. After playing around a bit you will compile your observations and make a recommendation.” Note: We found a couple of broken links within this site. Excellent
EXPLORE MATH
http://www.exploremath.com/index.cfm
A huge collection of math lesson plans. You must join but it is free to join. 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
FRACTALS: A FRACTALS UNIT FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
A collection of lessons on fractals. Excellent
FUN MATHEMATICS
LESSONS
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
Fun math lessons at several levels. Sections: More Counting, All About Ratios, Who Wants Pizza? A Fraction Lesson, Let’s Graph, Let’s Do Math, Fun-and-Sun Rent-a-Car, Visualize an Infinite Series, Let’s Count, The Million Dollar Mission, Calendar Fun-It’s Algebra, Rectangle Pattern Challenge, A Fractal Geometry Unit, Mathematics of Cartography, Patterns-Blocks/Fractions, Dueling Pinwheels, I Love Calculus, Power Cards, Online Geometry, Polyominoes, Stressed Out, Handsqueeze, The Hot Tub, and Right Hand or Left? Excellent
GETTING IT RIGHT! THE
PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM – LESSON PLAN
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=154
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the Pythagorean theorem. “The Pythagorean Theorem is one of the most useful relations in mathematics. In the middle grades, an investigation of the lengths of the sides of right triangles and the area of squares drawn on those sides introduces students to irrational numbers, Pythagorean triples (derived from right triangles with integer sides), and methods of indirect measurement used for solving real-life problems.” Excellent
GRADES 3-5 MATH WEBQUESTS
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix/3-5-Mat.htm
A matrix of webquests on math for grades 3-5. Excellent
GRADES 6-8 MATH WEBQUESTS
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix/6-8-Mat.htm
A matrix of webquests on math for grades 6-8. Excellent
GRADES 9-12 MATH WEBQUESTS
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix/9-12-Mat.htm
A matrix of webquests on math for grades 9-12. 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
HYPERBOLAS AND
ELLIPSES – LESSON PLAN
http://www.math.nmsu.edu/breakingaway/Lessons/hyperellip1/hyperellip.html
A lesson plan on hyperbolas and ellipses. “Introduction- In spite of the popularity of graphing calculators, students do not have a good knowledge of the shapes and properties of hyperbolas and ellipses. In this unit students learn some basic properties of these curves, and they draw them, in order to get familiar with their shapes.” Very Good
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 JEOPARDY –
LESSON PLAN
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/math/cecmath/cecmath046.html
A lesson plan for grades 4-12 which adapts the Jeopardy game to math lessons. 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 LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/html.f/resource.xml
A full page of math, science and technology resources for middle to high school students. Excellent
MATH LESSON PLANS, PUZZLES AND WORKSHEETS
Ignore the extraneous stuff and find a large number of math puzzles, worksheets and problems. 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 MATTERS – A WEBQUEST
http://192.107.108.56/portfolios/p/pizzuto_b/webquest/
A math webquest for high school students. When math disappears from the world, students must put together a team of mathematicians to restore it. Excellent
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 ON THE MOUND: USING THE WORLD SERIES TO TEACH MATH
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20001026thursday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 in which students brainstorm ways to incorporate baseball into math classes. 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 WEBQUEST BOOKMARKS
http://www.ecisd.org/tech/webquests.htm
A page of math webquests. Excellent
MATH
WEBQUESTS
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/math.htm
Twenty-three math webquests. Excellent
MATH
WEBQUESTS HOTLIST
http://www.iwebquest.com/hotlists/mathwebquest.htm
A full page of math webquests. 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
MATHEMATICS AT THE MALL – LESSON PLAN
http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessonplans/6-8/mall68/index.html
A double set of lesson plans for grades 3-5 and grades 6-8 using a shopping mall setting. “In the following lesson, students participate in an activity in which they develop number sense in and around the shopping mall. There are two activities in this lesson. The first is appropriate for grades 3 - 5 and the second for grades 6 - 8. Both grade-level activities deal with size and space, estimation, measurement, and applications involving percent.” Excellent
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
MEPP LEARNING UNITS (LESSON PLANS)
http://www.nsa.gov/programs/mepp/lu.html
Lesson plans for teaching math (here called “learning units”). Divided into Elementary School Learning Units, Middle School Learning Units and High School Learning Units. 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
MR. PITONYAK’S PYRAMID PUZZLE
A project for middle school students in which they must determine how much it would cost to build and Egyptian pyramid. Excellent
MRS. CRABTREE’S WEBQUESTS AND SCAVENGER HUNTS
http://old.jccc.net/~jcrabtre/webquest.html
A page of webquests and scavenger hunts with math themes. Excellent
MRS. GLOSSER’S MATH GOODIES
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Geom/schbus1.html
“Math Goodies is a free math help site featuring interactive lessons, homework help, worksheets and forums! We have over 400 pages of activities for students, teachers and parents.” Includes lots of online lesson plans but some are only available on the CD-ROM (for sale). Sections: Lessons, CD-ROM, Forums, Homework, Worksheets, Software, Math Type, and Study Smart. Excellent
MUDD MATH FUN FACTS
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/
A site for teachers with fun math facts to enrich your lessons. Excellent
NUTRIENTS BY THE NUMBERS: USING MATH TO EXPLORE NUTRITION
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20021003thursday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on percentages. “In this lesson, students strengthen their percentage and fraction skills in comparing the nutritional values of similar food products. They then individually calculate their daily intake of various nutrients and compare their diets to recommended daily percentages.” Excellent
OJK’S PRECALCULUS
STUDY PAGE
http://www.alltel.net/~okrebs/
Tons of problems, tools, quizzes, puzzles and more. Excellent
PATTERNS AND FUNCTION LESSON PLAN
http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessonplans/6-8/patternsandfunctions/index.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-8. “In this lesson, students will investigate properties of perimeter, area, and volume related to various geometric two- and three-dimensions shapes.” Excellent
PLANET
SCHICK – MATH WEBQUESTS AND ACTIVITIES
http://www.meridian.wednet.edu/~dshick/webquest.htm
A collection of math webquests and activities. Excellent
PRIZE NUMBERS: A NOVEL APPROACH TO MATH
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000427thursday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on math. “In this lesson, students explore what a proof is, how and why mathematicians create them and finally they compose essays on how reason and logic are employed in the workplace.” Excellent
PROBABILITY: THE
STUDY OF CHANCE – LESSON PLAN
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/math/cecmath/cecmath015.html
A lesson plan for grades 5-12 on probability. “The theory of probability is an important branch of mathematics with many practical applications in the physical, medical, biological and social sciences. An understanding of this theory is essential to understand weather reports, medical findings, political doings and the state lotteries. Students have many misconceptions about probability situations.” 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,
PROJECT INTERACTIVATE
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/
Extensive math activities and lessons for teachers and students. Most are focused for grades 6-8 but some are applicable for grades 3-5. Sections: Teachers, Students, Lessons, Activities, Elementary, What’s New, Discussions and Tools. Excellent
PROJECT SKYMATH: MAKING MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/Skymath.html
A collection of lesson plans for using weather data to teach math. Contains 16 classroom activities for middle school students. Excellent
PURPLE MATH – YOUR ALGEBRA RESOURCE
Lessons and resources for learning algebra. Excellent
PUT THE HEART INTO MATHEMATICS: CARDIAC OUTPUT, RATES OF CHANGE AND
ACCUMULATION – LESSON PLAN
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/912/cardiac/index.html
A lesson plan for grades 9-12. “This activity explores the measurement of the amount of blood being pumped by a heart. The goal of this investigation is a rich exploration of rates of change and accumulation in context. As presented here, the measurement is done from a discrete perspective, but the generalization to a continuous perspective and use of calculus (integrals) can be done easily.” Excellent
PUZZLEMAKER.COM
A puzzle generator from
RAINFOREST
MATH WEBQUEST
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webmathco.html
A webquest for middle school students. “There are two types of rainforests in the world-temperate and tropical. In this webquest, you will explore the types of rainforests and learn about the temperature and amounts of rainfall each type receives. You will also learn how to construct a bar graph and line graph, use a venn diagram, find circumference, and find the mean, median, and mode of a set of data.” Excellent
ROCK ON: EXAMINING TRENDS IN GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20010222thursday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on graphs. “In this lesson, students analyze trends in the Grammy Award winners this year and create graphs displaying their findings.” Note: This lesson plan was developed in 2001. It will need to be updated for the latest winners. Excellent
SHAPE AND SPACE IN GEOMETRY
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/geometry/
Online
activities about shape and space. For
grades K-8. Excellent
SIMPLY THE BEST: DETERMINING CRITERIA OF GREATNESS IN THE MATH OR
SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19981023friday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on graphs and statistics. “In this lesson, students explore both the objective and subjective criteria used to determine the 'greatness' of a person or team. Students create graphs comparing sports statistics and argue the need for other criteria to adequately judge whether a person or team is 'the best' in their profession.” Excellent
SPATIAL REASONING USING CUBES AND ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS – LESSON PLAN
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/6-8/isometric/index.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 in geometry. “In this interactive geometry investigation students will explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. In addition, students will examine area and volume concepts for block figures within this context.” Excellent
STORIES THAT REALLY ADD UP: EXPLORING WAYS IN WHICH CHILDREN’S STORIES
CAN BE USED TO TEACH MATH AND OTHER SUBJECTS
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20011012friday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12. “In this lesson, students work in groups to develop math lessons for younger students that each stems from a popular children's story. Group members then individually develop lessons for other subject areas based on their group's story, creating interdisciplinary units.” Excellent
SUM FUN – THE TRAIL OF THE MATH SLUG
http://webhome.idirect.com/~sumfun/
Fun math activities and math info. Excellent
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
TEACH ALL STUDENTS MULTIPLICATION FACTS
http://www.multiplication.com/
Activities
and lessons to teach the multiplication tables.
Includes ideas for games, quizzes, and much, much more. Note: Has some commercial content but most of
the lessons, games and quizzes are free.
Excellent
TEACHER NET LESSON
PLAN EXCHANGE
http://www.teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Mathematics
A huge collection of math lesson plans for pre-school to senior high students. These are teacher-submitted and the quality varies. Excellent
TEACHERS HELPING TEACHERS MATH LESSON PLANS
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Math.html
A full page of lesson math lesson plans. 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
TIC TAC MATH – LESSON
PLAN
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Arithmetic/ATH0021.html
A lesson plan for grades 1-6 on basic math skills. “This lesson plan is a game that helps to reinforce any math lesson and encourage positive reinforcement among peers. This game is based off the game of Tic Tac Toe, but implements math into it. In order for students to put their X or O on the grid, students must first correctly answer a math problem.” Excellent
THE TITANIC – WHAT CAN NUMBERS TELL US ABOUT HER FATAL VOYAGE? –
WEBQUEST
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/titanic.html
A secondary level math webquest in which students use spreadsheets to create tables and graphs. “One of today's hottest topics is the discussion of "The Titanic" - the movie - and its stars. But what do you know about the REAL Titanic? its passengers? its crew? This webquest will help you and an assigned partner to explore these topics and look at them from a mathematical perspective. In the process, you will find not only interesting facts and dramatic stories, but also numerous statistics related to the event. The statistics tell stories of their own. It will be your job to discover some of these stories and share your results.” Excellent
TOTALLY TESSELATED – 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
USING YOUR MELON FOR MATH: APPLYING FRACTION MULTIPLICATION AND
DIVISION RECIPES
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990715thursday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 in applied mathematics. “In this lesson, students use recipes to practice their fraction multiplication and division skills by calculating the amounts of ingredients needed to make specific recipes, given varied numbers for the 'yield' quantity. Students will also use these fraction skills to convert small units of cooking measures to larger units.” Excellent
VACATION
WEBQUEST
http://www.tlab2.soe.vcu.edu/arawls/WebQuest/
A webquest in which students must plan and budget a
family vacation to an amusement park.
Includes travel expenses, lodging, food, park information and more. 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
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
BROWNTOWN MALL – LESSON PLAN
A lesson plan for grades 4-5 in
which they create a budget, calculate taxes and apply mathematics to real-life
situations. “Students will be able to
maintain a checkbook register, calculate taxes, create and implement a budget
and use other classroom skills to become productive members of the small city
of
CALCULATORS ONLINE CENTER
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html
A huge number of online calculators. Click on Mathematics and Statistics. Be sure to scroll down the page for the list. Very Good
CANDY BASKETS: TRUNCATED PYRAMIDS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.math.nmsu.edu/breakingaway/Lessons/candybaskets1/candybaskets.html
“Design and make from poster board open-topped containers in the shape of inverted truncated pyramids, having a regular polygon (of your choice) for a base. Adding handles to the containers makes interesting and fun candy baskets.” Very Good
CINDERELLA
WEBQUEST
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq121/
A webquest for grades 1-2. Students must use math to figure out how to
get Cinderella to the ball without using magic.
Very Good
CLASS BANK – LESSON PLAN http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Applied_Math/APM0002.html
A lesson plan for grade 5 in which students use their math skills to manage a class bank. Very Good
COMPARING FRACTIONS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Arithmetic/ATH0038.html
A lesson plan for grades 4-5 comparing fractions. 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
EGYPTIAN
MULTIPLICATION – LESSON PLAN
http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/EgpytianMult.shtml
A lesson plan for 9th grade students. “Upon completion of lecture on Egyptian Multiplication, these ninth grade general mathematics students will be able to multiply any two numbers using the Egyptian algorithm with ninety-five percent accuracy.” Very Good
EQUIVALENT FRACTION MUNCH WITH PIZZA PIE – LESSON PLAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Arithmetic/ATH0029.html
A lesson plan for grades 4-5 on fractions. “Use concrete pictorial models to represent fractions and mixed numbers; relate symbols to the models. Use models and pictures to compare fractions including equivalent fractions and mixed numbers; explain the comparison.” Very Good
EXPLORING GEOMETRY ON THE SPHERE – LESSON PLAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Geometry/GEO0002.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 in geometry. “This particular activity allows students to discover that not all geometry is Euclidean.” Very Good
EXPLORING SIMILARITY USING SCALE DRAWINGS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Geometry/GEO0003.html
A lesson plan for grades 8-12 on the properties of similarity. 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
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
FRACTION CONVERSION BINGO – LESSON PLAN
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math52.txt
“The purpose of this lesson is to reinforce previous math lessons involving the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents.” 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
INTERACTIVE
MATHEMATICS ONLINE – A THNKQUEST 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
LEARNING ABOUT
RATIOS: A
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math17.txt
A lesson plan for grades 4-6 on ratios. “The purpose of this activity is to provide students with a concrete introduction to the concept of ratios.” Very Good
LOCAL STUDENT CHASED UP A TREE! – A MATH WEBQUEST
http://www.iwebquest.com/math/bearproblem.htm
A webquest for middle school students in which they must calculate whether a rescue helicopter can pluck an unlucky student from a tree before the bear climbs the tree. Very Good
M&M GRAPHING AND PROBABILITY – LESSON PLAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Probability/PRB0005.html
A lesson plan for grades 1-5 on probability in which students use M&M candies to develop charts and graphs and determine probability. Very Good
MATH COUNTS
“MATHCOUNTS is a national math
coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics
achievement through grassroots involvement in every
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 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
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
MATHEMATICS WITH
http://library.thinkquest.org/10977/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331
Follow
THE MINORITY MAJORITY: LEARNING ABOUT PERCENTAGES IN CENSUS FIGURES –
LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030123thursday.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on percentages. “In this lesson, students design a census class and school, then tabulate the results.” 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
MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION OF INTEGERS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Arithmetic/ATH0201.html
A lesson plan for grades 6-7 on integers. “This lesson focuses on two basic operations on integers. The goal is for students to enhance their understanding of multiplication and division, using counting numbers and their negative counterparts.” Very Good
MULTIPLYING BINOMIALS WITH FOIL – LESSON PLAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Algebra/ALG0002.html
A lesson plan for grades 8-10 on algebra. “Given two binomials, students will be able to multiply the correct terms of the binomial together and be able to combine the two binomials into a single polynomial.” Very Good
NUMBER
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Arithmetic/ATH0032.html
A lesson plan for grade 4 on number patterns. Very Good
POPULAR MATH ACTIVITIES
Math activities submitted by teachers and students. Very Good
PROBABILITY CENTRAL –
A THINKQUEST SITE
http://library.thinkquest.org/11506/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331
A student-created site on probability. Two main sections: Learning Section and Gaming Section. Very Good
PROBABILITY: ROLL THE DICE! – LESSON PLAN
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Probability/PRB0200.html
A lesson plan for grades 10-12 on probability. “This activity can be used as an introduction to probability. Students work in pairs to record outcomes when dice are rolled. Students also research the history and modern uses of probability.” Very Good
REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS USING BASIC MATH SKILLS – LESSON PLAN
A lesson plan for grades 5-10 in which students learn how to budget personal expenses, handle bank accounts and more. 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
ROMAN NUMERALS – LESSON PLAN
A lesson plan for grades 5-8 in which students become familiar with Roman Numerals and learn how to