Internet Resources for Mathematics

Like reading and writing, math is a skill we use daily. Many online resources can help people learn math as well as provide practical examples of math in our world. Explore the following resources:

Professional Organizations, Standards, and Materials
Starting Points
Resources for Teachers
Resources for Young Adults
Resources for Children
Related Resources and Materials

Professional Organizations, Standards, and Materials

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/
Professional organization for educators provides the vision and leadership necessary to ensure a mathematics education of the highest quality for all students.

Standards - full text of standards with e-examples
Elementary Resources
Middle School Resources
High School Resources
Higher Education
Research Materials
World's Largest Math Event

Figure This from NCTM
http://www.figurethis.org/
Challenges, activities, and materials for teaching and families

NCTM Illuminations part of Marcopolo project
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
Tons of standards-based lesson for Pre-K2, 3-5, 6-7, and 9-12. Also, web resources, tools, and information.

Starting Points

42explore Projects
http://42explore.com
Background information and links to quality websites, activities, webquests, and teaching materials

Math from HomeWorkSpot
Organized, annotated links

Elementary School http://homeworkspot.com/elementary/math/
Middle School http://homeworkspot.com/middle/math/
High School http://homeworkspot.com/high/math/

Math from the Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/mathhc.html
Information by category

Math from ThinkQuest
http://thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=9&cid=1
Explore a wide range of projects created by children and young adults for kids and teens

Math from Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Math/
Links to resources for children and young adults

Mathematics from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/fr_Mathematics.html
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests, and projects by content areas and grade levels

Mathematics from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/math.html
Quality links and descriptions

Mathematics from the High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/math.cfm
Links to quality resources, reference materials, and learning activities including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus

Math Fun from the KidsHub
http://kidshub.org/kids/math.cfm
Links to quality resources, reference materials, and learning activities including elementary and middle school

Matrix of WebQuest Examples
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html
Explore webquests in math for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, or adults

WebMath from Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath/
Math activities and practice for kids and young adults includes basics and algebra, geometry, trig, and calculus

Resources for Teachers

BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com/math/seeall.weml
Short animation movies on math topics

Flashcards for Kids
http://edu4kids.com/math/
Basic online practice

Fun Mathematics Lessons by Cynthia Lanius
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
Tons of great math resources for elementary and middle school

Mathematics from Discovery School Lesson Plans Library
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/math.html
Lesson for K-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Mathematics from Family Education Network's Teacher Vision
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5779.html
Lessons, assessments, printables, and themes organized by Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Math Central
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/index.html
For mathematics teachers and students from kindergarten to grade twelve.

Math Forum from Drexel University
http://mathforum.org/
A leading center for mathematics and mathematics education on the Internet. The Math Forum's mission is to provide resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services that enrich and support teaching and learning in an increasingly technological world.

Math Goodies
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Lots of lesson ideas about resources for teaching math

Math Hunt from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/mathhunt/index.asp
Resources for children and teachers that integrate math into science and social studies

Math Maven's Mysteries from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/
Resources for children and teachers

Max's Math Adventures from Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/max/
Resources for children and teachers

Mega Mathematics
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/welcome.html
Tons of great resources across grade levels

NCES Students' Classroom from National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/
Lots of activities for kids related to mathematics, statistics, and graphs

SuperKids Math Resources
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
Worksheets and resources for math

Resources for Young Adults

Abstract Algebra Online
http://www.math.niu.edu/~beachy/aaol/
Provides defintions and theorems

Equmath
http://equmath.net/
Lots of text, examples, and activities for high school math.

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Information by math topics

Explore Math
http://www.exploremath.com/index.cfm
Lots of hands-on computer activities

MacTutor History of Math
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/
Super resources for math history and mathematicans

Math League Help Topics
http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm
Lots of resources for middle school math

Maths Net
http://www.sosmath.com/index.html
Great resources for high school math including algebra, trigonometry, calculus, differential equations, complex variables, and matrix algebra

Measure 4 Measure
http://www.wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm
A collection of interactive sits on the web that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate, etc

Mega-Mathematics from Los Alamos National Laboratory
http://www.c3.lanl.gov:80/mega-math/
Math games, puzzles, and activities

Yahoo: Directory Mathematics
http://d3.dir.dcx.yahoo.com/science/mathematics/
Great links to math resources by categories

Resources for Children

Agriculture and Math Fun from NASS
http://www.usda.gov/nass/nasskids/nasskids.htm
Explore games and activites related to agriculture and math

APlusMath
http://www.aplusmath.com/
Math flashcards, games, worksheets, and homework helpers

Basketball Math Interactive Learning
http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html
Lots of practice with elementary math

Cool Math for Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Tons of great high-level thinking math activities for kids

Create a Graph from National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/
Use this tool to create a graph

Logic Games for K-8 from FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/subj_logic.html
A wide range of online games for practice and thinking

Math Games for K-8 from FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/subj_math.html
A wide range of online games for practice and thinking

Related Resources and Materials

Algebra Story and Word Problems
http://www2.hawaii.edu/suremath/intro_algebra.html
Problem solving in all subjects that use mathematics for problem solving. Algebra, Physics, Chemistry... from grade school to grad school and beyond.

Close to 100 from TERC's Hands On! (Grades 3-4)
http://www.terc.edu/handson/f96/close.html
This game engages students in solving mathematical problems in ways that make sense to them, talking about their work, working with peers, building models of mathematical situations, relying on their own thinking, and learning from the thinking of others. Specifically, this game places emphasis on mathematical thinking and reasoning and, most important, on mental computation.

Investigations in Number, Data and Space
http://www2.lab.brown.edu/investigations/
A standards-based K-5 mathematics program developed at the Educational Research Collaborative at TERC in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and supported in part by a National Science Foundation Grant.

Investigations in Number, Data, and Space from TERC http://www.terc.edu/investigations/index/html/index.html
Mathematics Educaiton from TERC http://www.terc.edu/TEMPLATE/topic/index.cfm?topicID=6

Homepage for New Math Teachers by T. Husted
http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/terri/terri.html
Created to give new math teachers ideas and suggestions to help with their teaching.

Learning Open
http://gs260.sp.cs.cmu.edu/LearningOpen2003/
The goal is to learn what instructional strategies achieve high levels of student learning on average. This is done by focusing on a few very specific learning goals (this year's learning goals), and using the same pre and post measures to assess student learning. For the year 2002-2003, focus is on algebra symbolization.
Related Website:
Ms. Lindquist: The Free Algebra Tutor for Word Problems http://www.algebratutor.org/

Lessons to Motivate Underachieving Math Students by A. McCall
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/mccall/mainlesson.html
What can a mathematics teacher do to interest and motivate learners?

Mathematically Correct
http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/
This web site is devoted to the concerns raised by parents and scientists about the invasion of our schools by the New-New Math and the need to restore basic skills to math education.

Mathematically Sane: Promoting Rational Reform of School Mathematics
http://www.mathematicallysane.com/home.asp
Created to provide an alternative -- and more accurate -- view of reform by making a compelling case that changes in our nation's mathematics programs are imperative for our students' future success and for the economic health of our nation.

Math Word Problems for Children
http://www.mathstories.com/
The goal of this math website is to help elementary and middle school children improve their math problem solving and critical-thinking skills. It has over 8,000 interactive and non-interactive NCTM compliant math word problems for children to enjoy! [Available to members only - two kinds of memberships available: Basic-Membership, and Premium-Membership]

National Association of Mathematicians (NAM)
http://www.caam.rice.edu/~nated/orgs/nam/
Focused on the promotion of excellence in the mathematical sciences and the promotion of the mathematical development of underrepresented American minorities.

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