|
Mathematics
Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.middle.html
Doctor Math knows just about everything there is to know about math. Browse
this site and look at some of the questions he has answered.
Word Problems for Kids
http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, established with support from Canada
SchoolNet and Industry Canada, contains word problems for students and
teachers grades 5 to 12. The problems, selected with the goal of improving
problem solving skills rather than preparing students for competitions, are
classified into grade levels.
Figure this! Math challenges for families
http://www.figurethis.org/index.html
This web site offers families, teachers, and tutors 80 mathematical
activities and challenges helpful for encouraging problem solving with
students in grades 5 to 8. The math challenges focus on concepts and objects
found in everyday life, such as how fast your heart beats, what shape
container holds the most popcorn, and how much of me shows in a mirror.
Visual fractions
http://www.visualfractions.com/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site aims to reduce fraction anxiety, called
Fractionitis, in adults and students by helping the user picture fractions
and the operations that can be performed on them. There are instructions and
problems to work through for the operations of addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division, first using fractions and then working with
mixed numbers.
Curious and useful math
http://www.curiousmath.com/
This Internet site, developed and maintained by Clay Ford, is for lovers of
mathematical curiosities of all ages. It is a source for tricks and rules
for quickly calculating certain types of numerical math problems.
The Absurd Math odyssey
http://www.learningwave.com/abmath/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site provides features an interactive problem
solving game series that encourages students from grades 5 to 8 to apply
their knowledge of mathematics at the pre algebra skill level in a problem
solving context. In this math game world, choosing to play means entering an
alternate dimension where the Powers suppress all free thought.
The abacus: the art of calculating
with beads
http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site offers a classic Chinese style virtual abacus
and explains its parts. Touching a virtual bead moves it from one position
on the abacus to another along the virtual rod.
PlaneMath
http://www.planemath.com/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site contains tutorial mathematics lessons, group
activities, links to other sites, and information for teachers and parents
of physically disabled students in grades 4 to 7. The mission of the project
is to motivate students with physical disabilities to pursue aeronautics
related careers through accessible math education materials on the Internet.
Who wants pizza?: a fun way to learn fractions
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/index.html
This Internet site for grades 2-7 uses a number of visual diagrams to teach
students about fractions. Covering topics such as addition, multiplication,
and equivalent fractions, this website provides a variety of questions and
activities for students
No
matter what shape your fractions are in
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, designed for students in grades 3 to 6,
offers four sets of pattern block problems where patterns of colorful tiles
are examined to find fractional relationships. The goal is to make students
think as they explore geometric models of fractions and discover relations
among them.
The math page
http://www.themathpage.com/INDEX.HTML
This World Wide Web (WWW) site is designed to help students understand
arithmetic and trigonometry and practice examples of common questions that
are asked in both of these subjects. This site is maintained by Lawrence
Spector of the Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University
of New York.
BEATCALC: Beat the Calculator!
http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/beatcalc.html
Check out this site and learn how to do mental math FAST. Then put a handout
together for your classmates. Share five things that you learned using your
own words and your own examples. Make sure your explanations and your
example problems are clear.
Pascal's triangle
http://mathforum.org/workshops/usi/pascal/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site offers lessons guiding investigations of
Pascal's triangle and its number patterns for elementary, intermediate, and
advanced math students. Each level contains appropriate lessons for
discovery activities about the triangle and one or more activities
investigating numerical aspects of the triangle.
Number patterns, fun with curves, and topology
http://ccins.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbfunpatt.htm
This Internet site offers a collection of resources and topic links designed
to help students explore geometric patterns and other concepts of interest
not usually covered in typical mathematics curricula.
How can you use old stamps?
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c08/challenge.htm
This challenge asks students to determine possible ways for combining stamps
costing 15 and 33 cents to total 1 dollar 77 cents. It notes that this type
of problem is similar to a process used for creating security codes.
King's list of online math activities
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm#
This Internet site, developed by the faculty of King's Middle School in
Illinois, contains a list of selected web links for use by teachers,
students, and parents. The list sorts the online activities by subject area
(geometry), then again by topics within the area (polygons or shapes,
angles, perimeter, etc.).
Japanese math challenge: 20 story problems translated from Japan's jr. high
math tests
http://www.japanese-online.com/math/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site presents a sample of the 20 different types
of story problems found on Japan's Junior High School math placement test
for twelve year olds. For each logic based story problem, stated with an
illustration or chart of information, there is a multiple choice question, a
solution hint, and a complete explanation of the solution.
Chameleon graphing
http://mathforum.com/cgraph/
This Internet site, featuring Sam the chameleon, offers information about
graphing for students in first grade through introductory algebra.
Information describes how to find points on a number line, how to graph
points in the coordinate plane, and how to draw lines and find their slope.
MathStories.com: math for Internet generation
http://www.mathstories.com/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, created by an electronics marketing director
dad in California, offers over 3,000 math word problems on reproducible
ready-to-use worksheets. The goal of this for-a-fee site is to help students
in grades 1 to 8 improve their problem-solving skills with math problems
that reflect the analytic thinking skills needed in today's workplace.
Analyzing numeric and geometric patterns of paper pool
http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessonplans/6-8/pooltable/index.html
This Internet site features Paper Pool, a student exploration of
mathematical topics encountered in grades 6 and 7--factors, multiples,
rectangles, and the numerical relationship of being relatively prime.
Included are an interactive applet, downloadable paper-and-pencil activity
materials, and teacher notes.
A
fractals lesson for elementary and middle school students
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, for students and teachers in grades 4 to 8,
describes how to make fractals by iterating within an equilateral triangle.
Math cats magic chalkboard
http://www.mathcats.com/
This web site, created by teacher and parent Wendy Petti, is designed to
allow children to explore mathematical concepts through the use of computer
applets. It consists mostly of a collection of activities covering topics
such as multiplication, estimation, money, shapes, and mathematical
vocabulary.
Pyramids: houses of eternity
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/index.html
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, developed by the British Museum, explores
the construction of the pyramids as a unique aspect of life in ancient
Egypt. It features illustrated, background information about the pyramids
along with three interactive areas where students estimate the height, area,
and weight of the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza.
ReviseWise maths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/index.shtml
This World Wide Web (WWW) site, maintained by the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC), features interactive mathematics problems and
instructional material related to curriculum topics found on the British
National Tests for students ages 10 -11. The site offers quiz-style
exercises for students to test their knowledge and find out if there are
areas of the curriculum they need to revisit.
Chocolate: which of these chocolate-covered cookies would you eat?
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c12/challenge.htm
In this activity, students determine which irregularly shaped cookie is
covered with more chocolate icing. The activity is part of the Figure This!
collection of 80 online mathematical challenges emphasizing real-world uses
of mathematics.
Cyberchase
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/index.html
This web site provides more than 30 games that test players' logic skills
and spatial sense. Some of the games also involve number sense or basic
arithmetic.
Mathematics enrichment: NRICH Maths Project
http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/index.html
This Internet site, the product of a project from the University of
Cambridge in England, offers mathematical curriculum enrichment to support
the learning of very able children of all ages. Main sections of this site
include a service that aims to answer mathematical queries; a monthly
magazine offering mathematical challenges, articles, and news; and a
resource bank.
Dositey.com
http://www.dositey.com/
This Internet site provides interactive activities, printable worksheets,
and critical thinking games designed to help the K-8 student develop basic
skills in mathematics and language arts. The developers describe the
material, organized by grade band and subject, as a review of subject matter
covered in school.
Who dunnit?
http://www.cyberbee.com/whodunnit/crime.html
This World Wide Web (WWW) site features a mystery for students to solve
using forensic science, the study of objects that relate to a crime.
Students first complete four skill building forensic assignments and then
try to solve the Case of the Barefoot Burglar based on the crime scene
report.
The golden ratio
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~dlnarain/golden/
This Internet site introduces the meaning and value of the Golden Ratio
through a set of seven student activities. Background information about the
development of the Golden Ratio from the Fibonacci sequence is featured.
Educational Java programs
http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/java.shtml
This Internet site, started in November 1997, provides Java applets with
lesson activities that can be used as online tools to help and enhance the
education of children both at school and at home. The web designer believes
that learning can be significantly enhanced when the student learner is
actively engaged in the learning process through discovery and exploration
with online, hands-on activities designed to motivate and challenge the
student. |
