MATH WEBSITE ADDRESSES - found but not tried by N.Hannan:
www.purplemath.com
Free. Notes and examples.
www.edhelper.com
$20 per year. All subjects. Can search by topic and print out worksheets (with answers).
http://www.tialgebra.com/
Each week, a new dynamic activity for Algebra I and Algebra II will be added to TIalgebra.com. The activities are organized by subject and archived chronologically for your convenience. Come back at any time to review past activities. All activities correlate to NCTM standards. Additional activities can be found on the Activities Exchange and Explorations for Algebra.
www.algebrahelp.com
Algebrahelp.com features lessons, calculators, and worksheets for students and teachers of algebra. All resources are accessible free of charge and without registration.
Web Math Games
Students can practice their math skills with the fun, challenging and interactive games at the website below. Concepts include math operations, algebra, percent, geometry, and multiples. http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Java Applet for Algebraic Reasoning Challenges
Explore this math tools java applet called Algebraic Reasoning. Using two or three weighing scales, students must determine the weight of a specific object or group of objects. The program provides three levels of challenge. http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/28105/
www.nctm.org/publications/smn
Student Math Notes has fun math activities for the family, student, and teacher.
http://www.topica.com/lists/TheWeeklyPuzzler/
Subscribe to the Weekly Puzzler and get sent puzzles each week. Riddles, brain busters, math riddles, trivia and more all in one e-mail message. The answers are included in the same message. Keep those brains working!
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/intro.htm
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Handbook of Forensic Services - science and math problem solving runs smack into law enforcement. Learn about evidence examinations, crime scenes, and learn safety techniques while working with unknown substances. Grades: M, H, C, A/P
http://www.forensic-entomology.com/noframe.htm
Forensic-Entomology.com involves life science and math problem solving. Forensic Entomology is the knowledge of insects used to aid legal investigations. The creators of this website are consultants in forensic entomology. They also explain how insects at a crime scene can offer clues. Learn about the life cycle of insects, protocol (how to observe the scene and collect specimens), the equipment you need to work with, and how to ship specimens. Grades: M, H, C
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html
Current Value of Old Money - a hotlist created by a science librarian at the University of Exeter. Teachers and older students can find sources to compare inflation, costs of living, and more for periods in history. Ancient Rome, Spain, and Colonial America are some of the periods featured. Many links to explore, linking mathematical concepts of finance to history. Grades: M,H,C.
www.homestead.com/stroh/mathpage.html
Math page where students can find organized, easy to understand help with algebra. There are explanations, examples, and practice problems with hints and answers.
www.mathworld.wolfram.com
Eric Weisstein’s World of Mathematics is a comprehensive, interactive online mathematics encyclopedia, searchable by either keyword or topic.
www.microimg.com/science/index.html
Convert It! is part of the Micro Images Internet Service. It automatically converts number values from one measure to another.
www.maa.org/careers/index.html
MAA Online: Career Profiles is a collection of essays, written by people who use mathematics on the job, that describe why a background in mathematics is useful.
http://www.math.odu.edu/~bogacki/lat/
Linear Algebra Toolkit - this site is designed by staff at Old Dominion University to help a student understand basic linear algebra procedures. Learn to solve linear systems of equations or transform a matrix to row echelon form. Grades: H, C
www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html
This web site provides a way to relate math to real-world situations. Math word problems are arranged by level. Each section has a number of problems stated in sentences, encouraging students to relate mathematical concepts to external dilemmas. Hints are offered and answers are available. Grades: 5-12
http://teams.lacoe.edu
TEAMS Distance Learning home page - enhances math, science, and history/social science programs. Each program module has its own Web site within the home page and has a list of activities and software to extend their learning. Students are able to participate in discussion groups with their peers across the country and the distance learning instructor. Through active math investigations, students improve their spatial understanding, discover properties and relationships of two and three dimensional figures, and develop algebraic thinking.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/i/invent/
The Invention Dimension - based at MIT, the Lelemson-MIT Program offers resources to young inventors and encourages young people to enter the fields of science, mathematics, and technology. Visit the Inventor of the week, take the trivia challenge, and check out the hot Resource & Development companies around the US. Grades: E, M, H, C
www.myschoolhouse.com
Supplement to math program. Self-paced math lessons where students can work at their own level. Keeps track of the lessons the student successfully completes.
www.figurethis.org
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families is a site designed to help students develop problem-solving math skills they need to succeed. Created specifically for middle school students, the site was created in part by the Learning First Alliance, a group of 12 educational organizations designed to improve public education. Three to four math challenges using real world examples are posted here each month. For those who need help solving the challenge, there are hints and complete solutions, along with related problems. Grades: E,M,H
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/
The Skyscraper Page - students integrate the use of mathematics (comparing heights), mapping skills (chart the location of skyscrapers on a world map), and art (architectural design) by learning about skyscrapers. Students can see if a city in their area has a skyline photo on the site, or draw the skyline in their community. Grades: E, M, H
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Online lessons and activities offer math resources for students in elementary, middle school or high school. Short lessons (explanations) are followed by interactive activities. The bookstore links to math books on Amazon.com
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/midpow
Swarthmore Math Forum Middle School Problem of the Week
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/math/sport.html
Mathmatics + Athletics = Mathletics...a natural combination. One math application is given for baseball, basketball, bowling and football. Grades: E,M,H
www.ExploreMath.com
This is an online learning community for mathematics. You can experiment with and explore mathematical concepts through a series of multimedia activities. Free membership.
www.mathnstuff.com/teacher.htm
Mathnstuff - offers mathematical puzzles, games, a dictionary of algebra and arithmetic, teachers’ resources, and other materials.
http://www.nationalmathtrail.org/
The National Math Trail - with the philosophy "math is all around you," this project challenges K-12 teachers and teams of students to observe their surroundings, and create math problems about what they see and what they want to figure out. One can find examples of math trail projects and other resources on this site. Register, and you can submit your class's math trails for posting on the web site. Grades: P, E, M, H.
http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/
Codes and Ciphers in the Second World War - the practical side of spying and how technology and mathematics helped break codes during World War II. Take a virtual tour of Bletchley House, where code-breaking operations were housed, and learn about Enigma, the coding machine that was so tough to break. Grades: E, M, H.
http://www.mathpower.com/
MathPower.com Basic math skills are explained very clearly in student tutorials, where students explain step-by-step how to solve unequal equations, algebra word problems and factoring polynomials. Homework assignments are available, as are study and test-taking tips. Professor Freedman's video snippets explain some basic concepts such as additions and subtraction of signed numbers. Grades: M, H, C.
www.nces.ed.gov/nceskids
NCES Students’ Classroom offers games, activities, and information related to finding, using, and appreciating statistics.
http://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/webquest/projects/rhs/science/velocity/index.htm
Real Time Data Analysis - Physics, mathematics, and the real world collide once more. This activity gives students the opportunity to gather real time data from an airline flight, then graph and interpret the results. Younger grades might use this lesson to get introduced to some basic physics. Grades: H, C
www.terragon.com/tkobrien/algebra
Algebra 1: Graphing Linear Equations is a free, three-week, online course designed to make learning linear equations fun.
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm
King’s Math - this hotlist organizes most of students’ basic math needs into categories, then links the user directly to webpages that have a tool or game to meet that need. Under Graphing, there is a link to Gere’s Bike Shop, an activity at BBC Online. From Beginning Math activities to Probability, this site links to activities from all over the globe. Because of the nature of the interactive sites it links to, there may be a preponderance of po-up windows and ads. Grades: P, E, M, H.
www.geocities.com/~mathskills/
Professor Freedman’s Math Help offers tips for teachers and adult students on dealing with mathematics anxiety.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/2475/mathmaniac.html
The Math Maniac’s Home Page offers weekly problems and solutions, as well as links to resources on tessellations, among other topics.
http://womensearlyart.net/quilts/
Women and Geometry: An Archive of American Patchwork Quilt Designs. Photographs and illustrations bring these quilts to life. This is a great resource to use when teaching about color and pattern. Easy instructions are available for saving the illustrations of patterns to a computer disk. Grades: P, E, M, H, C, A/P. Content Area: Arts (Visual Arts), Vocational Arts (Home Economics), Mathematics (Geometry).
http://www.algebratutor.org/
Ms. Lindquist: The Tutor, a place to get help writing algebraic expressions for word problems.
http://www.terragon.com/tkobrien/algebra/
Algebra I: Graphing Linear Equations, a free, three-week online course designed to make learning linear equations fun.
http://www.mathguide.com/
MATHguide, a “bank” of free resources for students parents, and teachers.
www.visualfractions.com
Visual Fractions is a collection of activities that use pie charts, number lines, and other graphics to illustrate fraction operations.
www.wits.ac.za/ssproule/pow.htm
Problem of the Week Homepage lists links to “Problem of the Week” sites at all academic levels and includes a site rating system.
www.whatcom.ctc.edu
Whatcom Community College Online Math Center is a free resource for anyone interested in mathematics, offers help sites for students, links to professional organizations and current research, puzzles and games, and more.
http://www.nefe.org/webtraining/index.html
Financial Education on the Web
The nonprofit National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) has designed curricula to work within mathematics, economics, and social studies classes. NEFE offers free class materials to schools and hosts a Web-based course to guide teachers, parents, and the public.
http://www.econedlink.org
EconEdLink provides classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students. The site is a program of the National Council on Economic Education and other members of the MarcoPolo consortium.
http://www.2020green.com
20/20 Green, a Web-based financial literacy program for educators, high school students, and their families.
http://www.themint.org
The Mint is a Web site designed for middle school and high school students, their teachers, and parents. The site includes lesson plans for helping students understand finance and economics.
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com.
Practical Money Skills for Life: Internet-Based Curriculum provides educators (grades K-12) with free classroom material for teaching personal finance. The program, developed by educators in coordination with the National Consumers League and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, includes lesson activity sheets, a teacher's guide, and resources for parents. The classroom curriculum is available in English or Spanish.
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
Practical Money Skills for Life - created by the folks at Visa, this website checks out as a good learning center for all ages. Lessons (look under For Teachers) include Spending Plans (for younger children) up to Living on your Own (for college age students). One of the better sections, for students, is entitled In Trouble and lists the major reasons for financial troubles and some of the warning signs. Grades: P, E, M, H, C, A/P.
http://www.funbrain.com/math/
FunBrain has a baseball math game on line. It has 4 levels of difficulty - easy, medium, hard and super brain.
www.mpt.org/senseanddollars
Sense and Dollars is Maryland Public Television’s application of mathematics to other subject areas and teaches middle and high school students the basics of personal finance and economics.
www.vedicmaths.org.uk
Vedicmaths.org contains information, history, and interactive tutorials for a series of mathematical algorithms derived from ancient Hindu Veda texts.
www.arcytech.org/java/pythagoras/index.html
The Pythagorean Theorem is an interactive lesson that helps students in grades 6-8 discover this important geometry theorem on their own. The stie gives some history of the theorem as well.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/math.htm
Fieldtrips that provide quick suggestions for using targeted Web sites for teaching a specific topic. Within each area, you’ll find fieldtrips in an alphabetical list of topics (History of Math; Number Sense; Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Thinking; Spatial Sense and Geometry Concepts; Estimation, Measurement, and Computations; Various Math Activities).
www.mualphatheta.org
Mu Alpha Theta is a national mathematics honor society encompassing 55,000+ students in more than 1,300 high schools and community colleges. This site includes articles of interest to math students, challenging math problems, a scholarship program, an interactive calendar of nationwide math events to be released in August, and other items of interest to avid math students. Grades: H, C
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.shtml
Interactive Mathematics Activities - this website has a multitude of resources for those who love math in any form. The sheer number of interactive activities is amazing. If you are looking for something different, this is the place. Each very difficult yet logical puzzle is explained quite clearly. Just a few of the activities: Abacus in Various Number Systems, Equivalent Fractions, Euclid's Game, Binary Color Device, Merlin's Magic Squares (modular arithmetic, boolean and linear algebra)and there are almost 300 more! Not a pretty site; but this is math. Background and overview of some of the games can be found
at Cut The Knot! (http://www.cut-the-knot.com/ctk/index.shtml) Grades: M, H, C, A/P
www.ed.gov/pubs/emath
E-MATH: A Guide to E-Mail-Based Volunteer Programs Designed to Help Students Master Challenging Mathematic, Science, and Technology. Published by the U.S. Department of Education. Describes programs that use electronic mail to connect students with remote tutors and mentors.
www.math.rice.edu/~lanius/Geom/
Geometry Online is a collection of activities from a high school geometry class, including links to related sites.
www.mathcounts.org
The Mathcounts Web site, geared to seventh and eighth grade students features a “Problem of the Week” and a “Go Figure!” interactive math challenge, as well as information on MATHCOUNTS programs, contests, and discussion forums.
www.futures-careers.org/wantthisjob/index.html
In “Want This Job?” students can test their mathematics, science, and technology skills against those needed in specific career fields.
www.mpt.org/numbers_alive
“Numbers Alive!” is a site offering classroom activities and demonstrations of everyday uses of mathematics.
http://users.aol.com/themazeman/index.html
The Maze Man exercises mathematics skills, vocabulary, and creativity with educational puzzles.
www.deep-thought.co.uk/pentguide.htm - Pentomino site www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/puzzles/pentoes/pentoint.htm - Pentomino site
www.lonestar.texas.net/~jenicek/pentomin/pentomin.html - Pentomino site
www.math.hws.edu/java/pent1.html - Pentomino site
www.getsmarter.org
A new free science and math Web site offers K-12 students a chance to test their skills against their international peers and have fun in the process. Students can compare their performance based on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995-99. Access hints, tutorials, and links to the best Web sites for increased understanding and improved performance in math and science.
http://mathforum.org/t2t
Students are learning math in many new ways these days, due in part to schools adopting new math curriculum meeting rigorous standards. If you’re curious about how math is being taught in today’s schools, Teacher2Teacher is for you. Visit for a question and answer service to learn more about the teaching and learning of mathematics. Every question is archived for easy reference and is searchable by keyword, grade level, and math or educational topic.
www.hotmath.com
Students never need get stuck on math homework again. Now there’s an online Web site for high school and college students to work through actual homework problems assigned by their teachers. Students wil find guided solutions to problems in standard algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, and calculus textbooks. Hotmath has solutions for all the homework problems in the leading math textbooks. Membership is from $4 to $9 per month, and there’s free access to algebra and geometry textbooks during the school day. Check out the site by logging on as a guest.
www.seresc.k12.nh.us/alvire.html
Alvirne High School AP Calculus posts a problem of the week during the academic school year and maintains an archive of previous problems and solutions
www.people.hofstra.edu/faculty/Stefan_Waner/RealWorld
Hofstra University’s Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus Page offers an interactive tutorial on the new AP calculus syllabus along with real-world explanations and examples.
www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath
Math in Daily Life applies mathematics and the language of numbers to everyday, decision-making situations for high school and college students.
www.aplusmath.com
A-Plus Math features games and a homework helper that gives pratice with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
www.curvebank.calstatela.edu
The National Curve Bank collects and maintains a data bank of Web links and animated or inactive Web resources on the geometric, algebraic, and historical aspects of curves.
www.math.whatcom.ctc.edu
The WhatcomCommunity College Online Math Center offers mathematics help sites for students, teachers’ resources, links to professional organizations, and more.
www.mathschallenge.net
Maths Challenge offers weekly and monthly mathematics and code-breaking problems during the school year, designed for students of age 11 and older.
www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/large.html
Russ Rowlett’s “Names for Large Numbers” page is a clear, jargon-free discussion of what big numbers are called and how they got their names, what they’re called in other countries, and what they could be called under a proposed Greek naming system.
www.math.com
Offers tip sheets for basic math all the way through calculus in a well-organized way.
www.mathpower.com
Offers student-created tip sheets for adult math learners, complete with cheerful music to keep you relaxed while surfing.
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath
Lets you ask the computer specific problems and then see how it figured out the answers.
http://www.geocities.com/xploremath/
Experiment and Explore Mathematics - a decidely home-grown site with no frills other than the Java applets that help you explore mathematical concepts and topics (such as graphs
of functions, linear equations,polynomials, systems of linear equations, matrix multiplication, rational functions, polar equations,...) interactively . Tutorial suggestions included. Not much other info provided. By. A Dendane, UGRU. Grades: H, C, A/P.
http://www.gametheory.net/>http://www.gametheory.net/
Game Theory.net provides resource material to educators and students of game theory and its applications to economics, business, political science, computer science, and other disciplines. The site is directed at less rigorous presentations of the material, concentrating more on making the lessons of game theory relevant to the student. A list of
textbooks, readers, and lecture notes used by other educators is provided. Java applets and online games demonstrate these concepts in a fun, interactive way. Links to game-theoretic themes in movies, books, and the popular press serve to reinforce concepts, offer an entertaining diversion in class, and make the material more approachable. Assessment materials are provided both to aid educators in preparing classes and to
offer students additional study materials. Take some time to explore the site and you will find value here.
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/tempproj/>http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/tempproj/
Global Sun/Temperature Project. Collaborate with schools throughout the world to determine how temperature and hours of sunlight per day are affected by your location and the equator. Involves general science, mathematics, language arts, and geography. They recommend upper elementary, middle school and high school students (ages 11-18). Students will: a) measure the temperature and record the number of minutes of sunlight per day; b) compare and contrast the results; and c) determine how proximity to the equator affects average daily temperature and hours of sunlight. There is NO FEE required to join this project. Sponsored by Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE).
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/>http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics. MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers. The site is continuously updated to include new material and incorporate new
discoveries. There is a subject index and an alphabetic index. Each entry includes reference links. Contains LiveGraphics3D interactive Java applets which allow 3D solids to be viewed inside your browser window. MathWorld is a free service for the mathematical community provided by Wolfram Research with additional support from the National Science
Foundation. Grades: E, M, H, C, A/P
http://www.explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=The%203d%20body%20scanner>http://www.explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=The%203d%20body%20scanner
3D Body Scanner (ExploreCornell) is a new technology that is helping to shift the focus of
apparel production from large quantities of cookie-cutter clothes to one-of-a-kind articles with individualized sizing and design features. A suite of technological advances, including body scanning, has given rise to an emergent strategy of "mass customization." This interesting and easy to use site features information about the Body Scanner, Body Scan visualizations, scenarios that illustrate the apparel production processes of today and tomorrow, glossary, Virtual Try-on and links to related Web sites. From Cornell University. Grades: M, H, C, A/P
http://www.aimsedu.org/
Activities Integrating Math, Science, & Technoloby (AIMS) was established as a permanent program to develop integrated math/science materials for K-9.
http://www.metric-conversions.org/>http://www.metric-conversions.org/
Metric conversions.org provides a bunch of handy tools for calculating and converting from or to metric. You'll need to set up the relationship ahead of time (from metric to standard) then you'll be taken to the page where you can enter the data to be converted. There are downloadable conversion tables and directions for putting the tools on your website. For a full listing of all tools, see the site map Grades: E, M, H, C, A/P
www.bonita.k12.ca.us/schools/ramona/teachers/carlton/index.html
The Algebra I Web site provides first-year algebra students with tips for studying and test taking, problems of the week, explanations, interactive pages, and QuickTime movies.
http://www.nasaexplores.com>http://www.nasaexplores.com
NASAexplores provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards. NASAexplores seeks to generate awareness of and to build students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and technology. Materials are adapted to three reading levels [K-4] [5-8] [9-12]. NASAexplores is managed and operated by the Marshall Space Flight Center Education Programs Department. Grades: P, E, M, H.
http://mathcounts.saab.org
More than 500 problems that can help the students prepare for the MATHCOUNTS competition.
http://mathonline.missouri.edu
an be used by advanced students to see if they are ready to take Calculus or College Algebra. It also has many Trigonometry problems. This site is still growing and more problems will be added in the future.
http://www.saab.org
Links to to the prior two sites and has many tests in mathematics and vocabluary. It has also many drills to prepare for the SAT (Math, English, Vocabulary). In all the math tests, solutions are provided and the problems are given each time with may be different
parameters.
www.Mathstories.com
Math Stories has over 8000 interactive mathematics word problems for elementary and middle school children to help improve their problem solving and critical thinking skills.
www.Mathmastery.com
Math Mastery offers students, teachers, and parents online courses, daily mathematics problems, games, tips for learning at home, and classroom experiences designed to improve mathematics skills and increase understanding of mathematics concepts.
www2.edc.org/mathproblems
Problems with a Point is a searchable database for teachers, which supports existing curricula by providing problem-centered approaches. The site also helps parents and tutuors support problem-based learning inside and outside of the classroom.
www.girlsgotech.org
Girls Go Tech is a new Girl Scout initiative designed to encourage girls to develop an early interest in mathematics, science, and technology by offering activities that are appropriate for students of varying ages.
www.allmath.com
Offers mathematics tools that include flash cards and metric converters, games, reference pages, and expert advice to improve mathematics skills.
www.e-zgeometry.com
Provides printable lesson notes, support materials, helpful links, practice quizzes, and weekly mathematics challenges for geometry students and teachers.
www.school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath
Enter a problem, click for an explanation, and get the answer. Discovery School’s Webmath provides instant solutions for mathematics problems and offers homework help for students.
www.hsor.org
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science (INFORMS) offers a series of free instructional modules with real-world mathematics concepts that high school mathematics teachers and students can use in the classroom.
file:///Macintosh%20HD/System%20Folder/Eudora%20Folder/Attachments%20Folder/Zef%20Damen%20Crop%20Circle%20Recon.htm
This web site is from Europe. There are beautiful crop circle instructions for many geometry lessons, using compass and straight edge constructions and graphics programs.
www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/flash-demo
Flash Demos for Understanding Statistics can help students learn to create histograms, compile pie charts, and demonstrate the mean, variance, and correlation of self-selected data points.
www.earlyalgebra.terc.edu
Early Algebra, Early Arithmetic offeres approaches to help young learners examine relationships of numbers and quantities through written notation, tables, and diagrams.
www.wou.edu/~burton/about.html
Cayley Quilt Maker offers mathematical lessons for students to create colorful posters based on modular arithmetic operation tables by painting their own pattern replacements.
www.factmonster.com/mathmoney.html
Fact Monster provides mathematics reference materials, fun facts and figures, study tips, and individualized homework help for students.
www.bottco.com/Scholastic/MATH.html
The School Site contains interactive pages to help students, educators, and parents learn mathematics skills and practical applications of mathematics.
www.aimsedu.org
Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science (AIMS) offers activities and puzzles that entertain while helping to develop students’ problem-solving abilities. The site also offers information about how activities meet state and national standards.
www.archimedes-lab.org
Archimedes’ Laboratory is named after the famous mathematician. It is an educational aid filled with puzzles, optical illusions, and instructions for making your own puzzles. Available in English, French, and Italian.
www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/about.shtml
Math Fun Facts is a searchable database of mathematics facts that provides interesting ideas, patterns and new modes of thinking for lower-level college courses.
www.marietta.edu/~delemeeg/expernom.html
Classroom Expernomics is a teaching tool that demonstrates fundamental micro and macroeconomic concepts. Games are organized according to subject matter, objectives, class size, and game variations.
www.mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html
Famous Problems in the History of Mathmeatics offers middle and high school students problems that have inspired mathematicians, links to solutions, mathematicians’ biographies, and other mathematics history sites.
www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus
The Abacus is an interactive tutorial that provides historical information about the ancient calculator. Guides for teachers, discussions, and information about the abacus in different cultures are highlighted.
www.convergence.mathdl.org
Convergence is an online magazine for mathematics teachers of grades 9-14. It is a resource for teachers who are interested in using mathematics history as a learning and teaching tool. Convergence features expository articles, shared classroom experiences, animated mathematical demonstrations that can be downloaded for classroom use, translations and commentaries of mathematical works that shed light on mathematical discovery and understanding, discussions of problems from a historical context, and reviews of materials, books, web sites, and teaching aids that lend themselves to historical enrichment.
http://www.hsdvl.org/index.php
This is a resource for both teachers and students. Take the video tour. It has over 1,000 video clips and seems to focus mostly on science and math (at all grade levels); however, it does cover
Language Arts, History, and Social Studies as well. It also covers teaching techniques.
www.moneyskill.org
MoneySKILL is a free online finance curriculum for students ages 16-20. The reality-based site prepares students to make informed financial decisions about income, money management, spending and credit, and saving and investing.
www.exambot.com/math.html
Pick a topic and customize your own study program at Exambot; a database of mathematics and physics exam questions built to your specification.
http://aplusmath.com/Worksheets/OnlineMultiplication.html
Multiplication: Select 20 at a time. Do online and get instant feedback. Goal: 20 out of 20 in 2 minutes.
http://aplusmath.com/Worksheets/OnlineDivision.html
Division: Select 20 at a time. Do online and get instant feedback. Goal: 20 out of 20 in 2 minutes.
Integers: Add, subtract, multiply and divide. Scroll down to the practice section. Instant feedback provided. Goal: 20 out of 20 in 2 minutes.
add: http://www.aaamath.com/B/add65_x2.htm
subtract: http://www.aaamath.com/B/sub65_x2.htm
multiply: http://www.aaamath.com/B/mul65_x2.htm
divide: http://www.aaamath.com/B/div65_x2.htm
http://aplusmath.com/Worksheets/OnlineFractions.html
Fractions: reducing, multiplication, addition. Do reducing online and get instant feedback. Goal: 20 out of 20 in 5 minutes. Multiply and add fractions. Print a worksheet of 10 problems.Work the problems on paper then check your answers online.
www.tutorsforkids.org
Tutors for Kids helps parents of eligible children take advantage of free tutoring and other supplemental academic enrichment services required under the No Child Left Behind Act.
www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm
Count Us In illustrates exercises to help younger children grasp basic number concepts. Addition, subtraction, and number recognition are conveyed through cartoons of everyday activities.
www.sudoku.com/
Puzzles that use digits 1-9.
http://math.arizona.edu/~www-main-2002/software/azmath.html
Free software, demos, simulations, puzzles from the University of Arizona. Middle school through college.
www.mff.org/mmc/mmc.taf
Mike’s Math Club is a curriculum enrichment program that shows elementary school students how math can be useful and entertaining. Math games demonstrate how logic and reasoning can help students create strategies and solve problems.
www.bizworld.org
The Biz World curriculum builds on academic standards as students work in teams to start and run their own small businesses in a simulated friendship bracelet industry.
sportsfigures.espn.com/sportsfigures/index.htm
ESPN Sportsfigures is an innovative tool used to increase students’ interests and provide them with lessons that cover different aspects of mathematics or physics.
www.allmath.com
AllMath.com is a free resource that offers a range of mathematics tools, games, references, and tutorials for teachers and students in grades K-12.
www.cut-the-knot.org/algebra.shtml
Cut-the-Knot features descriptions for every algebra topic and offers students the opportunity to practice their skills through intriguing puzzles and games.
http://www.math.com/students/worksheet/algebra_sp.htm
http://www.libraryspot.com/calculators.htm
http://www.mathstories.com/
http://www.multiplication.com/
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/
http://coolmath.com
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eii/eiiaempage.html
http://www.allmath.com/
http://www.auntymath.com/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/common_cents/index.html
http://www.curiousmath.com/
http://www.figurethis.org/
http://www.fractiles.com/
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=2647&url=2647/main.htmhttp://library.thinkquest.org/2647/main.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=1007
http://www.geocities.com/~harveyh/http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/toolfeature.htm
http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/
http://www.mathleague.com/
http://www.pballew.net/etyindex.html
http://www.sssoftware.com/freeworksheets/
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math/elementaryinteraction.html
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
http://www.naturalmath.com/index.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/index.html
http://www.origami.com/
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
http://library.thinkquest.org/COO5449/home.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0417
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
http://www.mathsciencezone.org/
www.purplemath.com
Free. Notes and examples.
www.edhelper.com
$20 per year. All subjects. Can search by topic and print out worksheets (with answers).
http://www.tialgebra.com/
Each week, a new dynamic activity for Algebra I and Algebra II will be added to TIalgebra.com. The activities are organized by subject and archived chronologically for your convenience. Come back at any time to review past activities. All activities correlate to NCTM standards. Additional activities can be found on the Activities Exchange and Explorations for Algebra.
www.algebrahelp.com
Algebrahelp.com features lessons, calculators, and worksheets for students and teachers of algebra. All resources are accessible free of charge and without registration.
Web Math Games
Students can practice their math skills with the fun, challenging and interactive games at the website below. Concepts include math operations, algebra, percent, geometry, and multiples. http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
Java Applet for Algebraic Reasoning Challenges
Explore this math tools java applet called Algebraic Reasoning. Using two or three weighing scales, students must determine the weight of a specific object or group of objects. The program provides three levels of challenge. http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/28105/
www.nctm.org/publications/smn
Student Math Notes has fun math activities for the family, student, and teacher.
http://www.topica.com/lists/TheWeeklyPuzzler/
Subscribe to the Weekly Puzzler and get sent puzzles each week. Riddles, brain busters, math riddles, trivia and more all in one e-mail message. The answers are included in the same message. Keep those brains working!
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/intro.htm
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Handbook of Forensic Services - science and math problem solving runs smack into law enforcement. Learn about evidence examinations, crime scenes, and learn safety techniques while working with unknown substances. Grades: M, H, C, A/P
http://www.forensic-entomology.com/noframe.htm
Forensic-Entomology.com involves life science and math problem solving. Forensic Entomology is the knowledge of insects used to aid legal investigations. The creators of this website are consultants in forensic entomology. They also explain how insects at a crime scene can offer clues. Learn about the life cycle of insects, protocol (how to observe the scene and collect specimens), the equipment you need to work with, and how to ship specimens. Grades: M, H, C
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html
Current Value of Old Money - a hotlist created by a science librarian at the University of Exeter. Teachers and older students can find sources to compare inflation, costs of living, and more for periods in history. Ancient Rome, Spain, and Colonial America are some of the periods featured. Many links to explore, linking mathematical concepts of finance to history. Grades: M,H,C.
www.homestead.com/stroh/mathpage.html
Math page where students can find organized, easy to understand help with algebra. There are explanations, examples, and practice problems with hints and answers.
www.mathworld.wolfram.com
Eric Weisstein’s World of Mathematics is a comprehensive, interactive online mathematics encyclopedia, searchable by either keyword or topic.
www.microimg.com/science/index.html
Convert It! is part of the Micro Images Internet Service. It automatically converts number values from one measure to another.
www.maa.org/careers/index.html
MAA Online: Career Profiles is a collection of essays, written by people who use mathematics on the job, that describe why a background in mathematics is useful.
http://www.math.odu.edu/~bogacki/lat/
Linear Algebra Toolkit - this site is designed by staff at Old Dominion University to help a student understand basic linear algebra procedures. Learn to solve linear systems of equations or transform a matrix to row echelon form. Grades: H, C
www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html
This web site provides a way to relate math to real-world situations. Math word problems are arranged by level. Each section has a number of problems stated in sentences, encouraging students to relate mathematical concepts to external dilemmas. Hints are offered and answers are available. Grades: 5-12
http://teams.lacoe.edu
TEAMS Distance Learning home page - enhances math, science, and history/social science programs. Each program module has its own Web site within the home page and has a list of activities and software to extend their learning. Students are able to participate in discussion groups with their peers across the country and the distance learning instructor. Through active math investigations, students improve their spatial understanding, discover properties and relationships of two and three dimensional figures, and develop algebraic thinking.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/i/invent/
The Invention Dimension - based at MIT, the Lelemson-MIT Program offers resources to young inventors and encourages young people to enter the fields of science, mathematics, and technology. Visit the Inventor of the week, take the trivia challenge, and check out the hot Resource & Development companies around the US. Grades: E, M, H, C
www.myschoolhouse.com
Supplement to math program. Self-paced math lessons where students can work at their own level. Keeps track of the lessons the student successfully completes.
www.figurethis.org
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families is a site designed to help students develop problem-solving math skills they need to succeed. Created specifically for middle school students, the site was created in part by the Learning First Alliance, a group of 12 educational organizations designed to improve public education. Three to four math challenges using real world examples are posted here each month. For those who need help solving the challenge, there are hints and complete solutions, along with related problems. Grades: E,M,H
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/
The Skyscraper Page - students integrate the use of mathematics (comparing heights), mapping skills (chart the location of skyscrapers on a world map), and art (architectural design) by learning about skyscrapers. Students can see if a city in their area has a skyline photo on the site, or draw the skyline in their community. Grades: E, M, H
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Online lessons and activities offer math resources for students in elementary, middle school or high school. Short lessons (explanations) are followed by interactive activities. The bookstore links to math books on Amazon.com
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/midpow
Swarthmore Math Forum Middle School Problem of the Week
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/math/sport.html
Mathmatics + Athletics = Mathletics...a natural combination. One math application is given for baseball, basketball, bowling and football. Grades: E,M,H
www.ExploreMath.com
This is an online learning community for mathematics. You can experiment with and explore mathematical concepts through a series of multimedia activities. Free membership.
www.mathnstuff.com/teacher.htm
Mathnstuff - offers mathematical puzzles, games, a dictionary of algebra and arithmetic, teachers’ resources, and other materials.
http://www.nationalmathtrail.org/
The National Math Trail - with the philosophy "math is all around you," this project challenges K-12 teachers and teams of students to observe their surroundings, and create math problems about what they see and what they want to figure out. One can find examples of math trail projects and other resources on this site. Register, and you can submit your class's math trails for posting on the web site. Grades: P, E, M, H.
http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/
Codes and Ciphers in the Second World War - the practical side of spying and how technology and mathematics helped break codes during World War II. Take a virtual tour of Bletchley House, where code-breaking operations were housed, and learn about Enigma, the coding machine that was so tough to break. Grades: E, M, H.
http://www.mathpower.com/
MathPower.com Basic math skills are explained very clearly in student tutorials, where students explain step-by-step how to solve unequal equations, algebra word problems and factoring polynomials. Homework assignments are available, as are study and test-taking tips. Professor Freedman's video snippets explain some basic concepts such as additions and subtraction of signed numbers. Grades: M, H, C.
www.nces.ed.gov/nceskids
NCES Students’ Classroom offers games, activities, and information related to finding, using, and appreciating statistics.
http://www.ramsey.k12.nj.us/webquest/projects/rhs/science/velocity/index.htm
Real Time Data Analysis - Physics, mathematics, and the real world collide once more. This activity gives students the opportunity to gather real time data from an airline flight, then graph and interpret the results. Younger grades might use this lesson to get introduced to some basic physics. Grades: H, C
www.terragon.com/tkobrien/algebra
Algebra 1: Graphing Linear Equations is a free, three-week, online course designed to make learning linear equations fun.
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm
King’s Math - this hotlist organizes most of students’ basic math needs into categories, then links the user directly to webpages that have a tool or game to meet that need. Under Graphing, there is a link to Gere’s Bike Shop, an activity at BBC Online. From Beginning Math activities to Probability, this site links to activities from all over the globe. Because of the nature of the interactive sites it links to, there may be a preponderance of po-up windows and ads. Grades: P, E, M, H.
www.geocities.com/~mathskills/
Professor Freedman’s Math Help offers tips for teachers and adult students on dealing with mathematics anxiety.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/2475/mathmaniac.html
The Math Maniac’s Home Page offers weekly problems and solutions, as well as links to resources on tessellations, among other topics.
http://womensearlyart.net/quilts/
Women and Geometry: An Archive of American Patchwork Quilt Designs. Photographs and illustrations bring these quilts to life. This is a great resource to use when teaching about color and pattern. Easy instructions are available for saving the illustrations of patterns to a computer disk. Grades: P, E, M, H, C, A/P. Content Area: Arts (Visual Arts), Vocational Arts (Home Economics), Mathematics (Geometry).
http://www.algebratutor.org/
Ms. Lindquist: The Tutor, a place to get help writing algebraic expressions for word problems.
http://www.terragon.com/tkobrien/algebra/
Algebra I: Graphing Linear Equations, a free, three-week online course designed to make learning linear equations fun.
http://www.mathguide.com/
MATHguide, a “bank” of free resources for students parents, and teachers.
www.visualfractions.com
Visual Fractions is a collection of activities that use pie charts, number lines, and other graphics to illustrate fraction operations.
www.wits.ac.za/ssproule/pow.htm
Problem of the Week Homepage lists links to “Problem of the Week” sites at all academic levels and includes a site rating system.
www.whatcom.ctc.edu
Whatcom Community College Online Math Center is a free resource for anyone interested in mathematics, offers help sites for students, links to professional organizations and current research, puzzles and games, and more.
http://www.nefe.org/webtraining/index.html
Financial Education on the Web
The nonprofit National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) has designed curricula to work within mathematics, economics, and social studies classes. NEFE offers free class materials to schools and hosts a Web-based course to guide teachers, parents, and the public.
http://www.econedlink.org
EconEdLink provides classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students. The site is a program of the National Council on Economic Education and other members of the MarcoPolo consortium.
http://www.2020green.com
20/20 Green, a Web-based financial literacy program for educators, high school students, and their families.
http://www.themint.org
The Mint is a Web site designed for middle school and high school students, their teachers, and parents. The site includes lesson plans for helping students understand finance and economics.
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com.
Practical Money Skills for Life: Internet-Based Curriculum provides educators (grades K-12) with free classroom material for teaching personal finance. The program, developed by educators in coordination with the National Consumers League and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, includes lesson activity sheets, a teacher's guide, and resources for parents. The classroom curriculum is available in English or Spanish.
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
Practical Money Skills for Life - created by the folks at Visa, this website checks out as a good learning center for all ages. Lessons (look under For Teachers) include Spending Plans (for younger children) up to Living on your Own (for college age students). One of the better sections, for students, is entitled In Trouble and lists the major reasons for financial troubles and some of the warning signs. Grades: P, E, M, H, C, A/P.
http://www.funbrain.com/math/
FunBrain has a baseball math game on line. It has 4 levels of difficulty - easy, medium, hard and super brain.
www.mpt.org/senseanddollars
Sense and Dollars is Maryland Public Television’s application of mathematics to other subject areas and teaches middle and high school students the basics of personal finance and economics.
www.vedicmaths.org.uk
Vedicmaths.org contains information, history, and interactive tutorials for a series of mathematical algorithms derived from ancient Hindu Veda texts.
www.arcytech.org/java/pythagoras/index.html
The Pythagorean Theorem is an interactive lesson that helps students in grades 6-8 discover this important geometry theorem on their own. The stie gives some history of the theorem as well.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/math.htm
Fieldtrips that provide quick suggestions for using targeted Web sites for teaching a specific topic. Within each area, you’ll find fieldtrips in an alphabetical list of topics (History of Math; Number Sense; Patterns, Functions, and Algebraic Thinking; Spatial Sense and Geometry Concepts; Estimation, Measurement, and Computations; Various Math Activities).
www.mualphatheta.org
Mu Alpha Theta is a national mathematics honor society encompassing 55,000+ students in more than 1,300 high schools and community colleges. This site includes articles of interest to math students, challenging math problems, a scholarship program, an interactive calendar of nationwide math events to be released in August, and other items of interest to avid math students. Grades: H, C
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.shtml
Interactive Mathematics Activities - this website has a multitude of resources for those who love math in any form. The sheer number of interactive activities is amazing. If you are looking for something different, this is the place. Each very difficult yet logical puzzle is explained quite clearly. Just a few of the activities: Abacus in Various Number Systems, Equivalent Fractions, Euclid's Game, Binary Color Device, Merlin's Magic Squares (modular arithmetic, boolean and linear algebra)and there are almost 300 more! Not a pretty site; but this is math. Background and overview of some of the games can be found
at Cut The Knot! (http://www.cut-the-knot.com/ctk/index.shtml) Grades: M, H, C, A/P
www.ed.gov/pubs/emath
E-MATH: A Guide to E-Mail-Based Volunteer Programs Designed to Help Students Master Challenging Mathematic, Science, and Technology. Published by the U.S. Department of Education. Describes programs that use electronic mail to connect students with remote tutors and mentors.
www.math.rice.edu/~lanius/Geom/
Geometry Online is a collection of activities from a high school geometry class, including links to related sites.
www.mathcounts.org
The Mathcounts Web site, geared to seventh and eighth grade students features a “Problem of the Week” and a “Go Figure!” interactive math challenge, as well as information on MATHCOUNTS programs, contests, and discussion forums.
www.futures-careers.org/wantthisjob/index.html
In “Want This Job?” students can test their mathematics, science, and technology skills against those needed in specific career fields.
www.mpt.org/numbers_alive
“Numbers Alive!” is a site offering classroom activities and demonstrations of everyday uses of mathematics.
http://users.aol.com/themazeman/index.html
The Maze Man exercises mathematics skills, vocabulary, and creativity with educational puzzles.
www.deep-thought.co.uk/pentguide.htm - Pentomino site www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/puzzles/pentoes/pentoint.htm - Pentomino site
www.lonestar.texas.net/~jenicek/pentomin/pentomin.html - Pentomino site
www.math.hws.edu/java/pent1.html - Pentomino site
www.getsmarter.org
A new free science and math Web site offers K-12 students a chance to test their skills against their international peers and have fun in the process. Students can compare their performance based on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995-99. Access hints, tutorials, and links to the best Web sites for increased understanding and improved performance in math and science.
http://mathforum.org/t2t
Students are learning math in many new ways these days, due in part to schools adopting new math curriculum meeting rigorous standards. If you’re curious about how math is being taught in today’s schools, Teacher2Teacher is for you. Visit for a question and answer service to learn more about the teaching and learning of mathematics. Every question is archived for easy reference and is searchable by keyword, grade level, and math or educational topic.
www.hotmath.com
Students never need get stuck on math homework again. Now there’s an online Web site for high school and college students to work through actual homework problems assigned by their teachers. Students wil find guided solutions to problems in standard algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, and calculus textbooks. Hotmath has solutions for all the homework problems in the leading math textbooks. Membership is from $4 to $9 per month, and there’s free access to algebra and geometry textbooks during the school day. Check out the site by logging on as a guest.
www.seresc.k12.nh.us/alvire.html
Alvirne High School AP Calculus posts a problem of the week during the academic school year and maintains an archive of previous problems and solutions
www.people.hofstra.edu/faculty/Stefan_Waner/RealWorld
Hofstra University’s Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus Page offers an interactive tutorial on the new AP calculus syllabus along with real-world explanations and examples.
www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath
Math in Daily Life applies mathematics and the language of numbers to everyday, decision-making situations for high school and college students.
www.aplusmath.com
A-Plus Math features games and a homework helper that gives pratice with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
www.curvebank.calstatela.edu
The National Curve Bank collects and maintains a data bank of Web links and animated or inactive Web resources on the geometric, algebraic, and historical aspects of curves.
www.math.whatcom.ctc.edu
The WhatcomCommunity College Online Math Center offers mathematics help sites for students, teachers’ resources, links to professional organizations, and more.
www.mathschallenge.net
Maths Challenge offers weekly and monthly mathematics and code-breaking problems during the school year, designed for students of age 11 and older.
www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/large.html
Russ Rowlett’s “Names for Large Numbers” page is a clear, jargon-free discussion of what big numbers are called and how they got their names, what they’re called in other countries, and what they could be called under a proposed Greek naming system.
www.math.com
Offers tip sheets for basic math all the way through calculus in a well-organized way.
www.mathpower.com
Offers student-created tip sheets for adult math learners, complete with cheerful music to keep you relaxed while surfing.
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath
Lets you ask the computer specific problems and then see how it figured out the answers.
http://www.geocities.com/xploremath/
Experiment and Explore Mathematics - a decidely home-grown site with no frills other than the Java applets that help you explore mathematical concepts and topics (such as graphs
of functions, linear equations,polynomials, systems of linear equations, matrix multiplication, rational functions, polar equations,...) interactively . Tutorial suggestions included. Not much other info provided. By. A Dendane, UGRU. Grades: H, C, A/P.
http://www.gametheory.net/>http://www.gametheory.net/
Game Theory.net provides resource material to educators and students of game theory and its applications to economics, business, political science, computer science, and other disciplines. The site is directed at less rigorous presentations of the material, concentrating more on making the lessons of game theory relevant to the student. A list of
textbooks, readers, and lecture notes used by other educators is provided. Java applets and online games demonstrate these concepts in a fun, interactive way. Links to game-theoretic themes in movies, books, and the popular press serve to reinforce concepts, offer an entertaining diversion in class, and make the material more approachable. Assessment materials are provided both to aid educators in preparing classes and to
offer students additional study materials. Take some time to explore the site and you will find value here.
http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/tempproj/>http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/tempproj/
Global Sun/Temperature Project. Collaborate with schools throughout the world to determine how temperature and hours of sunlight per day are affected by your location and the equator. Involves general science, mathematics, language arts, and geography. They recommend upper elementary, middle school and high school students (ages 11-18). Students will: a) measure the temperature and record the number of minutes of sunlight per day; b) compare and contrast the results; and c) determine how proximity to the equator affects average daily temperature and hours of sunlight. There is NO FEE required to join this project. Sponsored by Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE).
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/>http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics. MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers. The site is continuously updated to include new material and incorporate new
discoveries. There is a subject index and an alphabetic index. Each entry includes reference links. Contains LiveGraphics3D interactive Java applets which allow 3D solids to be viewed inside your browser window. MathWorld is a free service for the mathematical community provided by Wolfram Research with additional support from the National Science
Foundation. Grades: E, M, H, C, A/P
http://www.explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=The%203d%20body%20scanner>http://www.explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=The%203d%20body%20scanner
3D Body Scanner (ExploreCornell) is a new technology that is helping to shift the focus of
apparel production from large quantities of cookie-cutter clothes to one-of-a-kind articles with individualized sizing and design features. A suite of technological advances, including body scanning, has given rise to an emergent strategy of "mass customization." This interesting and easy to use site features information about the Body Scanner, Body Scan visualizations, scenarios that illustrate the apparel production processes of today and tomorrow, glossary, Virtual Try-on and links to related Web sites. From Cornell University. Grades: M, H, C, A/P
http://www.aimsedu.org/
Activities Integrating Math, Science, & Technoloby (AIMS) was established as a permanent program to develop integrated math/science materials for K-9.
http://www.metric-conversions.org/>http://www.metric-conversions.org/
Metric conversions.org provides a bunch of handy tools for calculating and converting from or to metric. You'll need to set up the relationship ahead of time (from metric to standard) then you'll be taken to the page where you can enter the data to be converted. There are downloadable conversion tables and directions for putting the tools on your website. For a full listing of all tools, see the site map
www.bonita.k12.ca.us/schools/ramona/teachers/carlton/index.html
The Algebra I Web site provides first-year algebra students with tips for studying and test taking, problems of the week, explanations, interactive pages, and QuickTime movies.
http://www.nasaexplores.com>http://www.nasaexplores.com
NASAexplores provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards. NASAexplores seeks to generate awareness of and to build students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and technology. Materials are adapted to three reading levels [K-4] [5-8] [9-12]. NASAexplores is managed and operated by the Marshall Space Flight Center Education Programs Department. Grades: P, E, M, H.
http://mathcounts.saab.org
More than 500 problems that can help the students prepare for the MATHCOUNTS competition.
http://mathonline.missouri.edu
an be used by advanced students to see if they are ready to take Calculus or College Algebra. It also has many Trigonometry problems. This site is still growing and more problems will be added in the future.
http://www.saab.org
Links to to the prior two sites and has many tests in mathematics and vocabluary. It has also many drills to prepare for the SAT (Math, English, Vocabulary). In all the math tests, solutions are provided and the problems are given each time with may be different
parameters.
www.Mathstories.com
Math Stories has over 8000 interactive mathematics word problems for elementary and middle school children to help improve their problem solving and critical thinking skills.
www.Mathmastery.com
Math Mastery offers students, teachers, and parents online courses, daily mathematics problems, games, tips for learning at home, and classroom experiences designed to improve mathematics skills and increase understanding of mathematics concepts.
www2.edc.org/mathproblems
Problems with a Point is a searchable database for teachers, which supports existing curricula by providing problem-centered approaches. The site also helps parents and tutuors support problem-based learning inside and outside of the classroom.
www.girlsgotech.org
Girls Go Tech is a new Girl Scout initiative designed to encourage girls to develop an early interest in mathematics, science, and technology by offering activities that are appropriate for students of varying ages.
www.allmath.com
Offers mathematics tools that include flash cards and metric converters, games, reference pages, and expert advice to improve mathematics skills.
www.e-zgeometry.com
Provides printable lesson notes, support materials, helpful links, practice quizzes, and weekly mathematics challenges for geometry students and teachers.
www.school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath
Enter a problem, click for an explanation, and get the answer. Discovery School’s Webmath provides instant solutions for mathematics problems and offers homework help for students.
www.hsor.org
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science (INFORMS) offers a series of free instructional modules with real-world mathematics concepts that high school mathematics teachers and students can use in the classroom.
file:///Macintosh%20HD/System%20Folder/Eudora%20Folder/Attachments%20Folder/Zef%20Damen%20Crop%20Circle%20Recon.htm
This web site is from Europe. There are beautiful crop circle instructions for many geometry lessons, using compass and straight edge constructions and graphics programs.
www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/flash-demo
Flash Demos for Understanding Statistics can help students learn to create histograms, compile pie charts, and demonstrate the mean, variance, and correlation of self-selected data points.
www.earlyalgebra.terc.edu
Early Algebra, Early Arithmetic offeres approaches to help young learners examine relationships of numbers and quantities through written notation, tables, and diagrams.
www.wou.edu/~burton/about.html
Cayley Quilt Maker offers mathematical lessons for students to create colorful posters based on modular arithmetic operation tables by painting their own pattern replacements.
www.factmonster.com/mathmoney.html
Fact Monster provides mathematics reference materials, fun facts and figures, study tips, and individualized homework help for students.
www.bottco.com/Scholastic/MATH.html
The School Site contains interactive pages to help students, educators, and parents learn mathematics skills and practical applications of mathematics.
www.aimsedu.org
Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science (AIMS) offers activities and puzzles that entertain while helping to develop students’ problem-solving abilities. The site also offers information about how activities meet state and national standards.
www.archimedes-lab.org
Archimedes’ Laboratory is named after the famous mathematician. It is an educational aid filled with puzzles, optical illusions, and instructions for making your own puzzles. Available in English, French, and Italian.
www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/about.shtml
Math Fun Facts is a searchable database of mathematics facts that provides interesting ideas, patterns and new modes of thinking for lower-level college courses.
www.marietta.edu/~delemeeg/expernom.html
Classroom Expernomics is a teaching tool that demonstrates fundamental micro and macroeconomic concepts. Games are organized according to subject matter, objectives, class size, and game variations.
www.mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html
Famous Problems in the History of Mathmeatics offers middle and high school students problems that have inspired mathematicians, links to solutions, mathematicians’ biographies, and other mathematics history sites.
www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus
The Abacus is an interactive tutorial that provides historical information about the ancient calculator. Guides for teachers, discussions, and information about the abacus in different cultures are highlighted.
www.convergence.mathdl.org
Convergence is an online magazine for mathematics teachers of grades 9-14. It is a resource for teachers who are interested in using mathematics history as a learning and teaching tool. Convergence features expository articles, shared classroom experiences, animated mathematical demonstrations that can be downloaded for classroom use, translations and commentaries of mathematical works that shed light on mathematical discovery and understanding, discussions of problems from a historical context, and reviews of materials, books, web sites, and teaching aids that lend themselves to historical enrichment.
http://www.hsdvl.org/index.php
This is a resource for both teachers and students. Take the video tour. It has over 1,000 video clips and seems to focus mostly on science and math (at all grade levels); however, it does cover
Language Arts, History, and Social Studies as well. It also covers teaching techniques.
www.moneyskill.org
MoneySKILL is a free online finance curriculum for students ages 16-20. The reality-based site prepares students to make informed financial decisions about income, money management, spending and credit, and saving and investing.
www.exambot.com/math.html
Pick a topic and customize your own study program at Exambot; a database of mathematics and physics exam questions built to your specification.
http://aplusmath.com/Worksheets/OnlineMultiplication.html
Multiplication: Select 20 at a time. Do online and get instant feedback. Goal: 20 out of 20 in 2 minutes.
http://aplusmath.com/Worksheets/OnlineDivision.html
Division: Select 20 at a time. Do online and get instant feedback. Goal: 20 out of 20 in 2 minutes.
Integers: Add, subtract, multiply and divide. Scroll down to the practice section. Instant feedback provided. Goal: 20 out of 20 in 2 minutes.
add: http://www.aaamath.com/B/add65_x2.htm
subtract: http://www.aaamath.com/B/sub65_x2.htm
multiply: http://www.aaamath.com/B/mul65_x2.htm
divide: http://www.aaamath.com/B/div65_x2.htm
http://aplusmath.com/Worksheets/OnlineFractions.html
Fractions: reducing, multiplication, addition. Do reducing online and get instant feedback. Goal: 20 out of 20 in 5 minutes. Multiply and add fractions. Print a worksheet of 10 problems.Work the problems on paper then check your answers online.
www.tutorsforkids.org
Tutors for Kids helps parents of eligible children take advantage of free tutoring and other supplemental academic enrichment services required under the No Child Left Behind Act.
www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm
Count Us In illustrates exercises to help younger children grasp basic number concepts. Addition, subtraction, and number recognition are conveyed through cartoons of everyday activities.
www.sudoku.com/
Puzzles that use digits 1-9.
http://math.arizona.edu/~www-main-2002/software/azmath.html
Free software, demos, simulations, puzzles from the University of Arizona. Middle school through college.
www.mff.org/mmc/mmc.taf
Mike’s Math Club is a curriculum enrichment program that shows elementary school students how math can be useful and entertaining. Math games demonstrate how logic and reasoning can help students create strategies and solve problems.
www.bizworld.org
The Biz World curriculum builds on academic standards as students work in teams to start and run their own small businesses in a simulated friendship bracelet industry.
sportsfigures.espn.com/sportsfigures/index.htm
ESPN Sportsfigures is an innovative tool used to increase students’ interests and provide them with lessons that cover different aspects of mathematics or physics.
www.allmath.com
AllMath.com is a free resource that offers a range of mathematics tools, games, references, and tutorials for teachers and students in grades K-12.
www.cut-the-knot.org/algebra.shtml
Cut-the-Knot features descriptions for every algebra topic and offers students the opportunity to practice their skills through intriguing puzzles and games.
http://www.math.com/students/worksheet/algebra_sp.htm
http://www.libraryspot.com/calculators.htm
http://www.mathstories.com/
http://www.multiplication.com/
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/
http://coolmath.com
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eii/eiiaempage.html
http://www.allmath.com/
http://www.auntymath.com/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/common_cents/index.html
http://www.curiousmath.com/
http://www.figurethis.org/
http://www.fractiles.com/
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=2647&url=2647/main.htmhttp://library.thinkquest.org/2647/main.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=1007
http://www.geocities.com/~harveyh/http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/toolfeature.htm
http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/
http://www.mathleague.com/
http://www.pballew.net/etyindex.html
http://www.sssoftware.com/freeworksheets/
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math/elementaryinteraction.html
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
http://www.naturalmath.com/index.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/index.html
http://www.origami.com/
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
http://library.thinkquest.org/COO5449/home.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0417
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
http://www.mathsciencezone.org/
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