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Online Activities and
Simulations
Computer with Internet Access Required |
Lesson Plans, Printable
Worksheets and other Resources
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Internet
Resources to improve the teaching of mathematics (From
NCTM)
(Select appropriate grade level and standard)
Online Manipulatives - Full lists and Examples
to try
NCTM
- Electronic Examples
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Virtual
Geo-board - all the activities without the rubber bands
Getting
to know geometric solids - scroll down to activity
Glencoe Activities by Standard
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Area
and Perimeter --
Venn
Diagram Basics --
Coordinate Plane - Guide
the Robot -- or Coordinate
Game --
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
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Sieve
of Eratosthenes --
Online
Tangrams --
Probability
- Let's Make A Deal --
Base
10 Blocks --
Function
Machine --
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Sample
ESPA, GEPA, HSPA tests published by DOE (needs Adobe
Acrobat reader)
 ESPA and GEPA and HSPA
Test Specifications
(Sample questions for all skill clusters)
Mathematics
HSPA Tutorial - great resource
HSPA
Student Preparation Booklet
Revised
Standards - by grade and strand
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Math
Frameworks -Find lessons and activities for your grade level keyed
to the math standards
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Sample Tests from other states. (most need Adobe)
Online from Illinois Sample
test for grade 8
Sample
test for grade 3 --
Sample
test for grade 5
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Getsmarter.org
- Online practice for math problems -
Big
Chalk online tests (grades 4 -8)
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Score-
Interactive Math Lessons by standard
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| GEPA/HSPA
type open-ended questions (Gr 5-12) (Created
by a school in Canada - uses metric measures and British spelling (i.e.colour)
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Fun Brain
online games to reinforce many types of math skills. The following
address specific ESPA/GEPA skills:
One
False Move - order numbers, pos&neg
What's
the Point - coordinate graphing
Operation
Order - find missing numbers
Measure
It - inches and centimeters
Number
Cracker -figure out patterns
Shape
Surveyor - area and perimeter
Guess
The Number - use clues
Operation
Order - figure out the numbers that make the equation true
Many other games to practice math facts and computation with whole
numbers and fractions |
Data for statistics lessons
Sports
Time Capsule - Get
information about prices from the past.
Fast Food Finder --food from
fast food restaurants in text form
Fatcalories.com --food from fast
food restaurants in graphic form
Web Data for Math Lessons
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Math
and Science Internet Lessons --
Tons
of Data for Statistics Lessons--
Interactive create a
Graph --
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| Currency
Converter (with information about each monetary
system) |
Discrete
Math from Swarthmore math forum |
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Three Glass Problem
(an old favorite)
Plane
math problems (as in airplane)
Dice
Probability --
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Math
Mysteries (GR 3-6)(You can print out
the stories and then have students check solutions on line)
Max's Mathematical
Adventures (math stories for younger students
Introduction to
Fractions for Primary students -- |
Open
Ended Math Problems from Franklin Institute (gr 5-8) (5 different
strands for each month)
Melting Pot Math -
Multicultural Word Problems --
Math Hunts
with cross curricula themes
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Tessellations
(Thinkquest)
Tessellation
Tutorials (PC and Mac)
Tessellation
Town--
Fractal
Lessons for elementary and middle school students
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Introduction
to Fractals -- (higher levels)
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Credit card calculator
-(How much does it really cost?)
Car
loan rates - (Check out the rates for your state.)
Auto - lease and loan
calculators
Sample Lesson - Project
Car Shopping |
Prime
Number Calculator
Converters
for units of measure
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| KidsBank.com
- money, interest, etc
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About
Numbers in Today's Date
PBS TeacherSource
- Full units with hands-on math activities
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Online
puzzles (including tangrams)
Interactive Drill
and Practice --
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New Jersey
Transit - Train and bus schedules |
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Graphing
Calculator -
Calculator.com - a variety of
types
Interactive Puzzles
- (try Game of Fif, Number Guessing, Frogs and Toads, Plus or Minus)
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MathGoodies.com
- explanations then interactive questions on various units
Beat
the Calculator Math Tricks --
Where is your
birthday in pi?
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Fraction
Activities with pattern blocks
Pattern Block
Activities -- |
Mega
Mathematics -unusual problem activities
Dorsity.com activities and
lessons for math
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Stock
Market Game
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Information
on Different Types of Investing
and
Links
to sites for real world lessons related to money, running a business
and/or investing |
Patterns
in Mathematics -
explore logic
patterns,
number
patterns, and word
patterns
Figure
This! Math Challenges ( gr 6-10)
Logic
Puzzles --
Interactive
Arithmetic Word Problems (gr 2-4)
Interactive
Problem Solving Activities (Gr 4-6)
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Problems of the
Week (Elementary, Middle, Algebra, Geometry)
Middle
School Math Challenges -
Ask Dr. Math
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Brain
Teasers gr 3-4, 5-6, 7+
Puzzles with
non-traditional solutions
For new and not so new math
teachers
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| More
Puzzles (like algebra word problems) |
Fibonacci
Numbers and the Golden Section
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Easier
Fibonacci puzzles
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| Elementary
Brain Teasers |
Math
Puzzles to print out |
Sample
Web Quests --
Using
Area and Perimeter to Design a House --
Think Quest for problem
solving |
March
14th Pi Day |
Polygon
Playground--
Interactive
Game for transformational Geometry- |
AAA
Math - Interactive practice and math lessons
AAA Math Games |
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Internet
Projects that focus on math --
Using PowerPoint to teach math - sample
student presentation
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High School
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Glencoe.com
**SUPER SITE whether you use their textbooks or not
Online lesson-by-lesson, chapter and cumulative reviews
AIMS
puzzle corner,
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Online Practice -
Select the course
Geometry
Activities (supplementary activities for all concepts)
Geometry Center
-(shapes, patterns and symmetry)
Geometry
through art
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Visualizing
very large numbers - MegaPenny project
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Number2.com
(Excellent and free online practice)
Takesat.com - 10 question
mini-tests
Graphing
Calculator - to use online Scientific
graphing calculator -- GraphCalc
- free to download and use off-line College calculator
-Use to help plan for the high cost of college education.
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Algebra
Worksheet Generator
-linear, systems, quadratics equations
Funmaths.com worksheet
swap
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Explore
Learning Concepts - (math gizmos)
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Puzzles
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HSPA
type open-ended questions (Gr 5-12)
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Lessons
and activities from Cynthia Lanius
-Some very interesting activities
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Discrete
Math Activities
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Sketchpad
Activities #1
also check
Conjectures in
Geometry
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Sketchpad Activities
#2 - The Geometry Center at University of Minnesota
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Famous
Math Problems
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Famous
Mathematicians and Women
in Mathematics
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Cool
Math Sites for High School --
Links
for high school math courses-- Extensive
links for Java activities for many math concepts --
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GoMath - free online
help
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High
School Problems of the Week --
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Hotmath.com
-step-by-step solutions to textbook questions (check to see if your
textbook is included) Free during school hours.
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Island
of Discarded Calculators (Unusual problems)
Math
Olympiad Madness
(difficult problems)
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Resources for Teachers
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Free Online Test
Generator -create and print
Puzzle Maker -
Create all kinds of puzzles
Puzzle Maker#2 (Another
one)
Free Certificate
Maker
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Math
Reference Handouts --
Math
Printables and Lesson Plans --
Rubric Maker --Create your own from scratch or clone someone else's
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Rubistar Rubric Maker
Teacher
Assessment Forms (many different types)
CasaNotes --customize
typical notes sent to parents (English and Spanish)
Math
Student Handouts and Patterns for Manipulatives
Build your own worksheets --
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