| WEBSITES I need HELLLLLP!!!.....websites.... Always my favorite...KHAN ACADEMY (Parents, this is the best website since the invention of chocolate milk) and BRAINGENIE (Parents please allow your child to log on for class credit) A+ PLUS MATH http://www.aplusmath.com/ A fun site where kids grades K-8 can learn math interactively. Sections: Game Room, Flash Cards, Homework Helper and Worksheets. Excellent AAA MATH http://www.aaamath.com/ A huge site for basic math skills. Set up by grade level or math topic. Challenges and games. Excellent ALLMATH.COM – MATH SITE FOR KIDS http://www.allmath.com/ 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 CALCULATION NATION – FREE ONLINE MATH GAMES NEW! http://calculationnation.nctm.org/ A colorful collection of math games for various grade levels. Students become a citizen of Calculation Nation and can then play all the games. “The games of Calculation Nation™ are organized around content from the upper elementary and middle grades math curriculum. By becoming a citizen of Calculation Nation™, your child or student will play online math strategy games that allow them to learn about fractions, factors, multiples, symmetry and more, as well as practice important skills like basic multiplication and calculating area — all while having fun. Use the links below to learn more about each game and to find resources that you can use to help kids uncover the math concepts embedded in the games.” Membership is free. Outstanding. Excellent COOLMATH.COM – AN AMUSEMENT PARK OF MATH http://www.coolmath.com/ 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 in grades K-6 learn. 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 WEBMATH NEW! http://www.webmath.com/ Help with math problems. Sections: Math for Everyone, General Math, K-8 Math, Algebra, Plots & Geometry, Trig. & Calculus, and Other Stuff. Excellent PROFESSOR FREEDMAN’S MATH HELP http://www.mathpower.com/ “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, Ten Ways to Reduce Math Anxiety, Math Videos (online clips), Study Skills Tips, Math Anxiety Test, The Math Student Pledge, Students’ Math Anxiety Bill of Rights, Identify Your Learning Style, My Classroom, Fun Stuff, Elementary Algebra – Student Tutorials, Homework Assignments, and Math Fundamentals- Student Tutorials, Homework Assignments. Excellent MATH CAN BE FUN GAMES Websites ESCAPE FROM PLANET KNAB http://www.escapefromknab.com/ Escape from Planet Knab by correctly figuring savings from wages. For grades 4-9. Excellent FACTOR GAME NEW URL! http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L620 A math game for grades 6-8. “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 middle school 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. Includes Teacher and Parent resources in PDF format. Excellent A GALLERY OF INTERACTIVE GEOMETRY http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/apps/gallery.html Sections: WebPisces; Projective Conics; Build a Rainbow; Orbital Pinball; Quasi Tiler; Teichmuller Navigator; Kali; Integrator; and Unifweb. For junior/senior high students. 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 MATH CATS – MATH FUN FOR KIDS http://www.mathcats.com/ Fun math projects and activities for K-5. Sections: Math Cats Explore, Math Cats Love Microworlds (projects), Math Crafts, Math Cats Art Gallery, Math Cats Attic and Math Cats Love Mail. 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. Although they are no longer updating this site, the games still work. Excellent THE INTERNATIONAL BOILING POINT PROJECT NEW! http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/boilproj/index.html “We have people all over the world boiling water! In the past we've had climbers on Mt. Everest, school children in La Paz, Bolivia and college professors in Cheyenne, Wyoming all participating in the project. The purpose of this project is to discover which factor in the experiment (room temperature, elevation, volume of water, or heating device) has the greatest influence on boiling point. Anyone can participate in this year's project. All you have to do is boil a bit of water, record a bit of information, and send it along to us to include in the database of results. Then, students can analyze all of the data to reach an answer to the question: What causes a pot of water to boil? It's that simple!” Excellent THE MACTUTOR HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/ A collection of indexes of mathematics topics. For grade 7 and up. 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 WHY MATH IS SO IMPORTANT WEBSITES THE MATH FORUM – DREXEL UNIVERSITY NEW! http://mathforum.org/ A gateway site to a vast amount of information on math for teachers and students at every level. Includes problems, puzzles, forums, and more. Several resources are listed individually on this site. Excellent MATH IN DAILY LIFE http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/ Math is used all the time in daily life. This PBS companion site discusses the use of math in different situations. Sections: Playing to Win, Savings & Credit, Population Growth, Home Decorating, Cooking by Numbers, The Universal Language, and Related Resources. Excellent MATH-KITECTURE – REAL LIFE MATH, ARCHITECTURE AND COMPUTERS NEW URL! http://www.math-kitecture.com/ “Students can become architects in their mathematics classrooms. Math-Kitecture has a number of activities, including "Floor Plan your Classroom," which offer engaging ways for students to study mathematics by doing real-life architecture. Students learn estimation, measuring skills, proportion, and ratios by hand-drafting a floor plan of their classroom to scale.” Excellent MATH MANIA MADNESS http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/rgonsalv/index.html A collection of math-related sites. Sections: Math World, Math E-Zine, Math Webquest, Site Assessment (assessment of math sites). Excellent MATH PLANET – A THINKQUEST SITE http://library.thinkquest.org/16284/index_s.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331 Problem solving, crash courses on Algebra and Geometry, advanced math help, SAT and ACT reviews. For grades 8 and up. 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.COM – THE WORLD OF MATH ONLINE http://www.math.com/ 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. For K-12 Excellent MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK NEW! http://web.mac.com/tcanright/MSPOTW/POTW_Home.html “Click on one of the problems listed above. Then try working out a solution to the problem. When you think you have a solution, play the video solution to see how your solution compares to the solution made by the crack team of mathematicians at the “POTW.”” Includes archives of previous problems. Excellent THE MINT: IDEAS FOR YOUNG KIDS http://www.themint.org/index.html Excellent ideas on helping children understand how to manage money and how our financial systems work. Includes: The Four Bank System, How Saving Works, Be a Smart Spender and more. Click on Fun for Kids and then on the tabs at the top. Excellent MISCELLANEOUS MATHEMATICAL UTILITIES http://www3.telus.net/thothworks/Mathfxns.html Links to several math utilities for senior high students. Sections: Root-Finding Routines, Utilities for Finding Maxima/Minima of Functions, N Equations in N Unknowns, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Numerical Integration, Examples of Applications of Some of These Utilities and Other Utilities. Excellent MUDD MATH FUN FACTS http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ A site for teachers with fun math facts to enrich your lessons. Excellent PURPLE MATH – YOUR ALGEBRA RESOURCE http://www.purplemath.com/ Lessons and resources for learning algebra. Excellent SEEING ISN’T ALWAYS BELIEVING NEW! http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110336/home.htm “Enter the world of optical illusions where your eyes may see things that your brain doesn’t understand. Explore how and why you see optical illusions, and discover the many types created over time. Find out how they are a part of art, science, math and our everyday lives. See for yourself how your eyes can fool you by exploring our optical illusion gallery. You may never see things the same again!” Navigate with the links on the bottom of the screen. How We See explains how optical illusions work. The Activities section includes a printable Word Search puzzle, a quiz and more. Excellent THIS IS MEGA MATHEMATICS http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/ A huge site for high school and college math students. Sections: The Most Colorful Math of All, Welcome to the Hotel Infinity, Games on Graphics, An Unusual Day at Unusual School, Untangling the Mathematics of Knots, Algorithms and Ice Cream for All, and Machines That Eat Your Words. Click on the ink bottle for math lessons generated by Mega Mathematics. Outstanding. Excellent TOTALLY TESSELLATED – A THINKQUEST SITE NEW URL! http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/ “This site will give you a comprehensive introduction to tessellations. It will explain the basic mathematics underlying tessellations, as well as allow you to browse through many examples of tessellations in real life. M. C. Escher and his well-known tessellations are also covered in this site.” Excellent VISUAL FRACTIONS – AN ONLINE FRACTION TUTORIAL http://www.visualfractions.com/ Online practice in fractions. Sections: Identify Fractions, Rename Fractions, Compare Fractions, Add Fractions, Subtract Fractions, Multiply Fractions and Divide Fractions. Excellent WEBMATH NEW! http://www.webmath.com/ Help with math problems. Sections: Math for Everyone, General Math, K-8 Math, Algebra, Plots & Geometry, Trig. & Calculus, and Other Stuff. Excellent |