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compiled from various sources.
National
Library of Virtual Manipulatives:
A
wonderful
math website! It has virtual activities for all grade levels (Pre-K thru
12) and abilities.
NUMB3RS
Do
you want to answer that question: When will I use this? If so, then this
is the site to do it!. CBS and Texas Instruments joined together to create
educational resources based on the television show. It is adapted around
upper level mathematics classes and is a good way of showing students how math
is used in real life.
Math
Graphs
This
site has worksheet for extra practice for any graphing topic in your classroom
(ex. Slope, tangents, ellipses, etc). This site offers more complex
explorations; therefore I recommend this for upper level classes.
Classzone
This
is from the publishers, McDougal Littell. It is a site they created that is good
for both teachers and students. You can locate your subject level and
state and find extra examples and activities. I think this site is a good
recommendation to parents on open house night! Also, you can quiz yourself
on vocabulary and topics in a particular chapter.
Ordered
Pairs Game
This
is a fun site if you are teaching ordered pairs. It gives students
practice with plotting points. Students can play against the computer or a
friend. Also, they can adjust the ability level by making their graph
small, medium or large.
Algebra
Help
This
site will give lessons and practice on any topic in Algebra. If you click
on one of the topics you will get all the help you need! It even provides
important lists/charts that you need as a math student (ex. Prime Number List,
Perfect Squares).
Cool
Math
This
site allows practice problems and lessons for Algebra, Algebra II and
Pre-Calculus. You can perform drill and practice problems with immediate
feedback. It’s a wonderful way to study for a quiz!
Battleship
in Math!
If
you are having trouble with ordered pairs, then try this site! You play a
battleship-like game and learn at the same time!
Go
Math!
This
site offers a free math tutoring program. You can get solutions to several math
problems and even do practice. This site offers immediate feedback and can
be a good way to review for your Algebra or Pre-Algebra test.
SAT
Practice Tests
You
can create your own SAT practice here. Its worth taking a look at if you
are taking the SAT’s and it gives you a grade at the end.
 National
Math Panel: Critical Foundations for Algebra |
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| The US Department of
Education hosts this site which can provide valuable resources to
secondary teachers. Essential Concepts, Recommended Practices,
and Planning Templates can be found in easily navigatable tabs. Try
showing students the videos to help show them the importance of
Algebra. |
| National
Science Digital Library |
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| From this National
Science Foundation, this online library contains an entire collection
of mathematics and science resources for teachers. |
| Wolfram
MathWorld |
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| One of the Web's most
extensive mathematics resource for teachers, World of Mathematics
provides higher-level (and yet understandable!) explanations of
most major mathematics topics. |
| We
All Use Math Everyday |
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| Texas
Instruments, in partnership with the CBS television show Numb3rs and
NCTM, created a series of mathematics activities for teachers and
students based on the television show. "This program was
specifically designed to help students (and their parents) realize how
relevant math is to everyday activity and understand the importance
the subject plays in their future success." |
| Mathematics
Virtual Library |
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| Mathematics Virtual
Library is a collection of Mathematics-related resources maintained by
the Florida State University Department of Mathematics as a free
service to the online community. It contains wonderful ideas for
all age levels. |
| Plus
Magazine |
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| This online journal
provides articles from top mathematicians and science writers on
topics as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology, and sports. Read
the latest mathematics news an and subscribe to receive their email
newsletter! |
| Illuminations |
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| From NCTM, Illuminations
hosts a library of searchable, leveled mathematics activities,
lessons, and web links. |
| Math
Resources from NYSED |
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The Mathematics
Toolkit contains curriculum guidance materials and resources that
support the New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics to
assist educators in developing mathematics lessons and activities.
Valuable information is available on the NYS website. This information
can be found under the title of Instructional Recommendations for
Elementary and Intermediate Mathematics Instruction. |
| Summer
Workshops |
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| This site from the U.S.
Department of Education provides materials from teacher workshops and
presentations from all subjects. |
| InterMath |
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| From the National Science
Foundation, InterMath focuses on building teachers' mathematical
content knowledge through mathematical investigations that are
supported by technology. Topics are broken up into Algebra, Geometry,
Number Concept, and Data Analysis topics. Numerous Investigations are
supplied for each area. |
| Journal
of Online Mathematics and Its Applications |
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| This online database from
the Mathematical Association of America offers a multitude of
peer-reviewed journal articles, media, and learning modules for
educators. Users are able to search information by specific
mathematics topics and type of resource. |
| Mathematics
Across the Curriculum |
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| From the National
Numeracy Network, this Electronic Bookshelf of materials focuses on
making mathematics an interdisciplinary subject. Educators are
provided with downloadable materials from various subjects that tie
into the mathematics curriculum. |
| Balanced
Assessment |
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| Balanced Assessment, from
the Concord Consortium, provides teachers more than 300 downloadable
mathematics assessment tasks for grades K-12. Teachers can search for
assessments by grade level or by name. PDF and Word documents are
provided for each activity. |
| Practical
Uses of Math and Science |
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| PUMAS is a collection of
more than 60 examples of how math and science topics taught in K-12
classes can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life.
PUMAS is provided by NASA! |
| Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence |
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| FREE provides free
teaching and learning resources from federal agencies. Resources are
broken up into Arts & Music, Health & Phys Ed, History &
Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Science. |
| MathDL |
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| From the Mathematical
Association of America, this site provides interactive modules and
Flash presentations for understanding equations, curves, derivatives,
and various mathematical theories. |
| US
Census Bureau |
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| The United States Census
Bureau provides information about United States citizens, including
ancestry, occupation, income, and language. Visit the site to see
statistical data pertaining to your local community or the entire
country. Also, check out the population clocks for the United States
and the world! |
| H.I.P.
Pocket Change |
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| From the U.S. Mint and
Treasury, this site allows teachers and students to explore the
history of coins. H.I.P. provides coin lesson plans, and students can
learn about starting their own coin collections as well as design
future coins. |
| World
Math Day |
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March 4, 2009 -- is an
opportunity for your students to enjoy math challenges simultaneously
with students from around the world, and compete for prizes. All ages
and ability levels are encouraged to participate in this free program.
Last year, more than a million children in 160 countries answered
182,455,169 questions correctly!
To participate in World Math Day, teachers can go to the World Math
Day Web site http://www.worldmathday.com
and and click on "Register here" to register their class or
school. Students whose schools are not participating may register
individually. On the Web site, go to FAQs for minimum system
requirements and additional information about the event. |
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Fresh
Baked Fractions |
| Part of the FunBrain.com
website, Fresh Baked Fractions lets middle schoolers test their
fraction skills to see if they can become a Master Pie Bakers! |
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MathMovesU |
| A very interactive website
that allows students to "explore stuff they're into, have
fun, and pick up some cool math skills along the way!" Students
move characters through different settings, learn fun facts about the
world around them, and play math games. Enter Math Moves
University to get help with specific math topics! |
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Create
a Graph |
| From the Department of
Education, this site helps students to create their own bar, line, area,
pie, and xy graphs. The program walks students through choosing the
correct graph, designing their graph, and adding data and labels.
Students can preview their graph and then either print or download their
product! |
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NCES
Kids Zone |
| From the Department of
Education, The NCES Kids' Zone provides a wide variety of educational
games and quizzes. Students can see how they compare to other students
from around the world in various subjects, search for information about
schools and libraries, build graphs, explore the statistics of dice
rolls, and play other games. |
| Comprehending
Math: Adapting Reading Strategies to Teach Mathematics, K-6 |
by
Arthur Hyde
This book demonstrates for the teacher how to adapt effective reading
comprehension strategies to help students understand important
mathematical concepts. Hyde emphasizes problem-solving to demonstrate
how to incorporate K-W-L's, visualizing, asking questions, inferring,
predicting, making connections, determining importance and synthesizing
into their math instruction. |
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| Now
I Get It |
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by
Susan O'Connell
This book provides ideas around the role of the teacher when teacher
math, how to engage students in mathematical thinking, how to know when
students are connecting to math concepts, how to teach computational
skills and mathematical thinking skills, and how to include math talks
and vocabulary into lessons, |
| Math
Curse |
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by
Jon Scieszka
On Monday in math class, Mrs. Fibonacci says, "You know, you can
think of almost everything as a math problem." After that,
everything turns into a math problem. The number of kids on the bus,
fractions for lunch, word problems for English class. It's a math
nightmare, until our narrator figures out how to break the Math Curse.
Then everything is just fine . |
| The Sir
Cumference Series |
by Cindy Neuschwander and
Wayne Geehan
Join Sir Cumference in his 5 mathematical adventures:
 | The First Round
Table. Help Sir Cumference, his wife, Lady Di of Ameter,
and their son Radius as they use different strategies to solve
what shaped table to use. |
| The Isle
of Immeter. An introduction to the concepts of perimeter and
area. |
| The Dragon of
Pie. Sir Cumference and his son Radius learn the magic of the
number Pi. |
| The Great Night
of Angleland. Sir Cumference's son Radius is given a quest to
save the king, given a circular medallion (a protractor) as a tool
to examine angles along the way. |
| The Sword in the
Cone. Radius and his friend Vertex set out in
search of the sword Edgecalibur. |
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| Grapes
of Math |
by Greg Tang
How is it possible to count a complicated pattern of strawberry seeds
or grapes on a vine or camel humps--in a blink of an eye? If children
can open their minds to new ways of perceiving math, anything is
possible! Greg Tang shows readers creative ways to use patterns and
combinations of numbers to solve math puzzles quickly and effectively. |
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| Math
Appeal |
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by
Greg Tang
Bright, whimsical illustrations and clever rhymes introduce
challenging exercises. The verses present the problems - how
squares on a kite can be added quickly or peas in a pod grouped - with
hints for their solutions. |
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| Each
Orange Had 8 Slices |
by Paul Giganti, Jr.
If each orange has 8 slices and each slice has 2 seeds, how many seeds
are there in all? You'll have fun wether you multiply, add or count
your way through the math puzzles hiding in the world all around you. |
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Helping
Your Child Learn Math (US Dept of Ed) |
| The U.S. Department of
Education booklet, Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics includes a range
of activities for families with children from preschool age through
grade 5. These activities use materials found inside your home and also
make learning experiences out of everyday routines, such as grocery
shopping and doing laundry. The activities are designed for you to have
fun with your child while developing and reinforcing mathematical
skills. |
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Figure
This: Math Challenges for Families |
| This website from the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics offers fun and engaging
mathematics activities for families of middle schoolers to complete
together at home. Each Figure This challenge includes a description of
the important math involved, a note on where the math is used in the
real world, a hint to get started, complete solutions, questions to
think about, fun facts related to the math, and resources for further
exploration. |
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