Mathematics

Mathematics Interactive Resources
These are a few sites that we have found that might be helpful to use with your classes. If you have a favorite site that you use- please send us the link and we will add it it to our list! = = [|Balanced Assessment] Offers over 300 mathematics assessment tasks for grades K-12. Topics and activities include averages, addition, area, batting orders, bicycle rides, chance of rain, chance of survival, cheetah's lunch, classroom groups, cost of living, dart boards, detective stories, Fermi estimates, genetic codes, gestation and longevity, graphing, gravity, intersections, logarithms, oil consumption, rectangles, rising prices, squares and circles, stock market, triangles, volume, and more. (The Concord Consortium, supported by National Science Foundation) [|Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education] Provides inquiry-based activities and collaborative projects in science and math. Topics include real-time weather and climate data, air pollution, remote sensing data, the Gulf Stream, water use and testing around the world, boiling water, plants and animals in your schoolyard, measuring the circumference of earth, population growth, and tracking a real airplane in flight to see how vectors and trigonometry are used for navigation. (CIESE, supported by Department of Education) [|Classroom Compass] Is a collection of activities, and resources for teachers to improve instruction in science and mathematics. Each issue links sample classroom activities with ideas about learning and instruction. It presents examples of instructional activities that illustrate the issue's theme, supported by excerpts from standards-based publications. (Department of Education) [|Create a Graph] Helps students create their own graphs and charts. This online tool can be used to make 4 kinds of charts and graphs: bar graphs, line graphs, area graphs, and pie charts. (Department of Education) [|Directorate for Education and Human Resources] Seeks to promote the health and continued vitality of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education. Resources include publications, programs, and outreach activities for all educational levels. (National Science Foundation)

[|eCybermission] eCYBERMISSION is a web-based science, math and technology competition for 6th through 9th grade teams. Compete for regional and national awards while working to solve problems in your community. [|Power Calculator for Windows XP]


With this PowerToy you can graph and evaluate functions as well as perform many different types of conversions.

[|www.georgiastandards.org]- Your grade level standards and other resources can be found on this site   [|GeorgiaMath.Org] – can be accessed on georgiastandards.org

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[|Learning Village] - Mathematics I Use Resources - can be accessed from georgiastandards.org ======

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[|http://www.easymaths.com-] The Easymaths tutorials are designed for UK GCSE students studying maths up to the age of 16. However, much of the content is relevant to other maths courses around the world just have a look and see. ======


http://mrwhitemath.com/ -The purpose of this site is to serve as a 'one-stop-shop' resource for ** middle school mathematics ** teachers who are implementing the [|Georgia Performance Standards] (GPS). By selecting the appropriate ** grade-level tab ** on the left, you will gain access to student-ready, print-ready instructional materials, including the performance tasks from [|Georgia's Mathematics Framework.] I am providing the performance tasks in //Microsoft Word™ (version 97-2003)// with student-friendly spacing and format, that you may adapt them according to your students' needs.  [] - Tired of your students not completing their homework because they left their workbook at school? Then Pilot Math is the resource for you !

http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/simpsonsmath/ http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/simpsonsmath/worksheets.html Who knew that Bart Simpson could help students with their math? Well apparently these 2 math professors did, and found some probability, pre-calc, calculus, geometry, and number theory activities to help your students out, all associated with the popular Simpsons t.v. show. Use the 2nd link below for high school student worksheets.

DAILY SUDOKU: http://www.dailysudoku.co.uk/sudoku/kids/ http://www.dailysudoku.co.uk/sudoku/play.shtml Get your students doing desk work right away in the mornings, with a daily, printable Sudoku puzzle. Find a printable version here. Click the "today" button on the 2nd link above for an interactive and online version. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Math Goodies] <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Help on Algebra lessons <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">- The idea behind the site is to offer mathematics as well as some fun bits, and to combine the two wherever possible. http://www.helpingwithmath.com/ - developed by a small group of educators and technologists who got together to help parents help their children to improve in math. HelpingWithMath.com provides the resources and guidance that parents are actually looking for from the Internet.

http://mathflashcardssoftware.info/  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">learning math facts fun with our free, talking math flashcards. Learn those addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division tables without going bananas! <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm -<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> FREE makes it easy to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> http://www.pppst.com/ - Pete's PowerPoints

http://www.purplemath.com/<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Purplemath's algebra lessons are written with the student in mind. These lessons emphasize the practicalities rather than the technicalities, demonstrating dependable techniques, warning of likely "trick" questions, and pointing out common mistakes. The lessons are cross-referenced to help you find related material, and a "search" box is on every page to help you find what you're looking for. http://www.algebrahelp.com/ - Algebrahelp.com is a collection of lessons, calculators, and worksheets created to assist students and teachers of algebra.

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html - The NLVM is a resource from which teachers may freely draw to enrich their mathematics classrooms. The materials are also of importance for the mathematical training of both in-service and pre-service teachers. The library is actively being extended and refined through projects including the <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|**eNLVM**] <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, a project to develop interactive online learning units for mathematics. <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">