SOME GOOD SITES FOR MATH
ON THE INTERNET
GENERAL (For all Grades):
What
Good is Math?
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/math/home.htm
-This site answers the question "What good is math?" with problems
from the real world that they can do to help students realise that Math is important
in our everyday lives.
Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/index.html
- This is a great place to go to make puzzles for your class of many different
kinds-word searches, crossword puzzles, Mazes, math squares. It is excellent!
Ask
Doctor Math
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html
- Here you can send in questions about Math problems or view answers to other
people’s questions.
Word
Problems for Kids
http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html
- This site contains word problems for students grades 5-12. Hints and answers
are provided so they would be useful for practice.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES:
Fun
Brain-Area and Perimeter
http://www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html
-This is an excellent game to practice the basic area and perimeter skills (elementary).
Fun
Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html-This
is the home page for the game above. There are lots of great games here for
the kids to learn Math and there are some neat word games. There is an excellent
game here to help kids practice spelling the numbers and lots of games that
are good for all elementary grades!
Room
108
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Math/math.htm
-This site has some neat activities that the kids can do including some mad
minutes that the computer is supposed to be able to mark. Created by an Elementary
school teacher (site is not 100% reliable).
The
Art of Oriental Carpets
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/geometry/rugs/
- Symmetry and Pattern. This is a great site to go with patterns lessons or
with lessons on tessellations. It has an excellent explanation of tessellations.
Counting
Game
http://home.earthlink.net/~cmalumphy/countinggame.html
-This is a simple counting game for those just learning how to count. Great
for Kindergarten-Grade 1 activity with buddies.
About
the Numbers in Today’s Date
http://richardphillips.org.uk/number/
- Here you click on the date and it tells you information and equations that
can be made using the numbers in the date. Good for Primary teachers who sometimes
do like activities with the date.
Click
on Bricks
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3896/
- This is an excellent site for learning basic multiplication facts.
Flashcards
http://www.edu4kids.com/math/
- Here you put in the type of flash cards that you would like and the computer
will create the questions and mark them when you answer them. Doesn’t keep track
of score.
Superkids
Math Worksheet Creator
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/index.shtml
- Go here to make Mad Minutes and other worksheets with Math problems for your
class. It is an excellent site.
Houghton
Mifflin Mathematics
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/index.html
- These activities coincide with the Houghton Mifflin math program chapters
and can easily be used with your Quest 2000 activities. There are regular operations
practice questions and logic problems organized by grade.
Math
Forum: Elementary School Problems
http://mathforum.org/students/elem/probs.html
-This is a page of links to great sites to take your class to work on problems
like Brain Teasers and Problems of the Week.
Helping
Your Child Learn Math
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html
- This is a good page to recommend to parents wishing to help their children
at home with Math. These activities could also be done in the classroom.
Cool
Math
http://www.coolmath.com/ - This is a
great place to learn new math concepts and practice them and then to play some
neat Math games. Click on Ages 13-100 to find the lessons and Spike's Game Zone
to find games like The Lemonade Stand, Arithmatik which contains Mad Minutes
and Arithmatic-24 which is great for practicing algebra (hard).
All
About Fractions
http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html
- Here you will find lessons and practice questions that the kids do on the
computers.
aaaMath
http://www.aaamath.com - There are excellent
Math lessons here for all subjects at all grade levels. Click on your grade
level to find the lessons and check the grade above you and below you if you
can't find what you are looking for. The practice activities are very helpful.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SITES:
Fun
Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
-This is the home page for the game above. There are lots of great games
here for the kids to learn Math and there are some neat word games. There is
an excellent game here to help kids practice spelling the numbers and lots of
games that are good for all elementary grades!
Flashcards
http://www.edu4kids.com/math/
- Here you put in the type of flash cards that you would like and the computer
will create the questions and mark them when you answer them. Doesn’t keep track
of score.
Superkids
Math Worksheet Creator
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/index.shtml
- Go here to make Mad Minutes and other worksheets with Math problems for your
class. It is an excellent site.
Math
Forum: Elementary School Problems
http://mathforum.org/students/elem/probs.html-This
is a page of links to great sites to take your class to work on problems like
Brain Teasers and Problems of the Week. Some activities here can be used for
grades 7 and 8.
Cool
Math
http://www.coolmath.com/ - This is a
great place to learn new math concepts and practice them and then to play some
neat Math games. Click on Ages 13-100 to find the lessons and Spike's Game Zone
to find games like The Lemonade Stand, Arithmatik which contains Mad Minutes
and Arithmatic-24 which is great for practicing algebra (hard).
Fractions
and Decimals
http://www.blarg.net/%7Emath/FDMENU.HTM
- Here you will find some worksheets that you can print out that have answer
keys. At the beginning of each worksheet is a lesson on how to do the problems.
All About
Fractions
http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html
- Here you will find lessons and practice questions that the kids do on the
computers.
Fresh Baked
Fractions
http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html
- This is one
of the games from Fun Brain that is good for practicing with fractions.
Brain
Teasers
http://www.syvum.com/teasers/
- Here are some problems for your problem solving lessons. Brain Teasers are
rated by one of three levels of difficulty.
AAAMath
http://www.aaamath.com/ - This site has fantastic lessons to learn all areas
of Math that are covered in class. There are practice activities after each
lesson to ensure you understand it. Click on your grade level to find the lessons
(try the grade above and below your if it's not under your grade).
Math.com
http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L11GL.html
- This is a great lesson on adding and subtracting integers using a numberline.
There are lots of other math topics covered at this site with great lessons.
Integers -
Operations with Signed Numbers
http://amby.com/educate/math/integer.html
- This is another nice lesson on working with integers.
SECONDARY SITES:
College
Math Prep for High School Students
http://www.sci.wsu.edu/math/HS/
- Here you will find some good math problems to challenge students with tutorials
to help understand what mistakes they have made.