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PowerPoint98 in the
Classroom
http://www.actden.com/pp/
An eight-unit tutorial for K-12 teachers on how to use PowerPoint98.
You'll learn about toolbars; laying out, saving, and moving your
information; text; animation; transitions; as well as ways to teach your
students to use it. This tutorial is part of a larger site created by
actDEN which currently offers seven software tutorials, produced in
conjunction with Microsoft K-12 Education.
Grade Level: Middle School, High School,
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
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.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College,
Adult/Professional
Content Area: Technology (Applied Science) (Manufacturing) [Dewey #670]
DiscoverySchool.com Lesson
Plans
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
Part of the larger DiscoverySchool.com Teacher Section, you can find
hundreds of original lesson plans, all written by teachers for teachers,
organized by subject, grade, or both. A side menu and a drop-down menu
make browsing easy. Covers a wide range of subject for grades K-12.
Interactive Mathematics
Activities
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.shtml
There are a multitude of resources on this website. The sheer number of
interactive activities is amazing. If you are looking for something
different, this is the place. 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)
(added
10/7/02, reviewed 10/7/02)
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Reference Desk
Fill with access to information on thousands of topics. An indispensable resource for both teachers and students.
Mu Alpha Theta
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.
Grade Level: High School, College
Content Area: Mathematics (General)
Fun Mathematics Lessons
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
Hats off to Cynthia Lanius for more creative fun lessons. Skip right to
the bottom of the page to easily find out which lessons are best to use
with your students. By placing your cursor over the links listed at the
bottom of the page, find out the grade level and a short description of
the lesson.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
Practical
Money Skills for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
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.
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School,
High School,
College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Mathematics (General)
Pro Teacher
http://www.proteacher.com/
Lesson plans, materials, ideas
Create a Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/
The National Center for Education Statistics created this online tool so
that anyone can make an area, bar, pie or line graph and print it out
or download the image to a computer or disk. Older students can benefit
from the link that shows how graphs can be used in probability. Younger
students will quickly learn the difference between the left X and Y axis
when they need to create their own line graphs.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College,
Pi Day
http://mam2000.mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.pi.html
How many celebrations are there in your math class? Each year on March
14th many classrooms break from their usual routines to observe the
festivities of "Pi [] Day" because the digits in this date correspond
with the first three digits of (3.14). Activities may include
investigations of the value of by approximating the ratio of the
circumference to the diameter of a circle. Some teachers choose to end
their Pi Day celebration by eating pie!
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Content Area: Mathematics (Geometry)
Zona Land
http://id.mind.net/~zona/
Created by high school math and physics teacher Ed Zobel, Zona Land provides
resources for students to fully grasp major concepts in Algebra, Geometry, and
Physics. Using Java programming, Ray Tracing and VRML (a virtual reality
language), he creates tools and lessons. Divided into two sections, "More
Mathematics than Science" and "More Science than Mathematics" students can
better visualize waves, graphing, and much more.
Grade Level: High School, College
Content Area: Mathematics (Geometry/Algebra)
In
Search of the Missing ...e
http://www.ngsc.k12.in.us/tickit/in_search_of_the_missing.htm
Just goes to show you that a regular teacher can create interesting
web-based content! This site is based on the standard webquest formula
which includes an Introduction, Task, Process, Resources, Evaluation,
and Conclusion. The premise: 'Captain Anti-Math' has stolen the number
'e' from your hometown. Many local businesses cannot FUNCTION (as in
mathematical function). Using Resources provided, students must design
an 'e' problem/solution related to their chosen business. Each problem
should be a mathematical function or formula utilizing the number 'e'.
The solution steps must be clearly mathematically documented. The
findings should be presented using a professional looking visual aid
(poster, graph, model, etc).
Grade Level: High School
SprocketWorks
http://www.sprocketworks.com/
"An interactive place for kids (and adults) to learn the way that they
choose to learn." Too much fun! This site uses shockwave files to let you
tour the night sky, play logic games, and learn how to groom a horse. Plan on
spending some time on this site trying out the different areas. Covers music,
economics, science, art, and geography. This is one of those websites where
you can't help but learn something.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School,
High School, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Mathematics (Problem-Solving)
iFigure
http://www.ifigure.com/
iFigure provides links to online calculators and worksheets; including interactive
and educational tools that can provide information to help in planning for the
future and dealing with the present. Under automotive, use the budget planner
to find out how much you can make in car payments, under Geometry, use the triangle
area calculator, or use
the salary calculator to compare the cost of living in cities throughout the
US (ie. if you make $120,000 living in California, then you would need to make
$77,500 living in Michigan!) Also includes links to many of the most useful
tools on the web.
Grade Level: Middle School, High School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Mathematics (Problem Solving)
Economics
Economics America
http://www.nationalcouncil.org/
Created by the National Council on Economic Education, this site offers
many lessons and activities for elementary, middle school, and high school
students. One of the lessons, "Hey, Mom, What's for Breakfast?," has
students choose their favorite breakfast foods and investigate costs
associated with those foods. "Do You Always Own Your Own Private
Property?" addresses eminent domain and the rights of property owners.
Lessons include links to teacher notes, and the web resources included
in lesson plans are carefully chosen.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult/Professional
Subject Area: History & Social Studies (Economics)
Illuminations
(National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
http://illuminations.nctm.org/index2.html
Spanning the entire K-12 range, this great resource includes:
1)i-Maths: online, interactive, multimedia math investigations. All i-Maths
are built around interactive math applets, and some also include video clips.
2)Internet-Based Lesson Plans: examples of how the Internet can be used to
help create effective Standards-based mathematics lessons.
3) Math-lets: math applets you can download and use to explore math and
create interactive lessons on your own.
4) Inquiry on Practice: video vignettes, research reports, and articles
designed to encourage thinking and discussion about how to improve the
teaching and learning
5) Selected Web Resources: use the dynamic table to selectively search over
1040 carefully reviewed resources.
Grade Level: Early Childhood (K-2), Elementary, Middle
School, High School
Experiment
and Explore Mathematics
http://www.geocities.com/xploremath/
A decidedly 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 . Tutorials suggestions included. Not much other info
provided. By. A Dendane, UGRU.
Grade Level:
High School, College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Mathematics (Algebra), Mathematics (Calculus),
Mathematics (General/Other), Mathematics (Geometry) [Dewey #510]
Multiflyer
http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/
Multiflyer is a fun online game developed to help anyone who is learning
multiplication tables. It takes place in space and even sprinkles in
learning about the planets. You can play it online, or register and
receive a full downloadable version as well as downloadable interactive
support tools. The game lets you figure out the answers, or you can turn
off the table and wing it on your own. Simple, fun diversion to help
reinforce multiplication skills.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
Practical Money Skills
for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
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.
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School,
High School,
College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Mathematics (General)
Childrens Discovery Museum
of San Jose
http://www.cdm.org
This site provides engaging on-line and off-line interactive activities, focusing
on the areas of science, mathematics and literacy for preschool and elementary-aged
children. Teachers can search for activities by
grade level and can also register for an online newsletter that contains creative
activities for children.
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary
Content Area: Science (General)
BBC Schools Online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/
Online games and sample testing available (these are called revisions,
like review quizzes) Once you get used to the subtle linguistic
difference, this site is "brilliant." Desert Challenge has students
retrieving treasure from across the desert wastes. Navigate your way
round obstacles, refueling and changing your money as you cross into
new territories (using metric measurement.) Find other resources by
grade level or discipline.
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School,
High School, College
Content Area: Mathematics (General)
PBS Kids Cyberchase
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/
A fun math related game is available every day at Cyberchase. Use the
show to reinforce a concept taught in class. Pump up the math skills and
have a little fun at the same time. Take the poll (and have students
apply their knowledge of graphs) or have a peek at the next day's show.
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle
School
Content Area: Mathematics (General)
Celebrating Sondheim
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/mt/sondheim/artsedge.html
Looking for ways to movement, multiculturalism and logical/mathematical
intelligence in lessons? Look to the teaching resources at this ArtsEdge
website for Into the Woods, Jr., Sondheim's Into the Woods, and Dancing
in the Park with Friends.
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School
Math.com
http://www.math.com/
Lessons and resources for math teachers of all ages. The references are
very useful, such as English-Spanish Math Translations and the Glossary
of Math Terms. You can generate Algebra Worksheets online, as are test
prep for the SAT, ACT and more. Some links on this site are for
registered (often paying) users, but there is much a math teacher to use
with his/her classes.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Content Area: Mathematics (General)
MathNerds
http://www.mathnerds.com/
Created by the Center for Advancement of Teaching, Xavier University,
MathNerds isn't a "problem solving" service for all things math. What
this site will do is give hints, suggestions and explanations to help
your students (or you) figure out math problems. Team members who
respond to questions are generally professional mathematicians holding
advanced degrees in mathematics. Important: You must read and agree with
their terms and conditions before you submit a question.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Content Area: Mathematics (General)
VassarStats: Website for Statistical Computation
http://faculty.vassar.edu/~lowry/VassarStats.html
If you are taking a statistics course, or integrating statistics into your
class, this is a gold mine. Learn about Probabilities, such as "Randomness and
the Appearance of Pattern." Perform a "Random-sample t-test" and dazzle your
friends and professors.
Grade Level: College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Mathematics (Statistics and Probability)