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Seeing Math: Secondary Interactives - The Concord Consortium
Grades
7 to 12The "Qualitative Grapher" demonstrates the meaning of a function and see how it can be seen as something changing over time. The "Proportioner" highlights scale and proportion and allows you to compare image dimensions. All of the other individual activities highlight other upper level math skills. This site requires Java and Adobe Acrobat. You can get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
tag(s): mean (19), median (16), statistics (120)
In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector to help students visualize concepts learned in class. Have students work in pairs to try some of the activities that enhance your secondary math units. List this link on your class website, so students can practice these math skills at home.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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ProProfs Quizmaker - Proprofs QuizSchool
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): quiz (66)
In the Classroom
Use this site to create online quizzes. Create a quiz as a review to share on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students take the quiz independently or in cooperative learning groups. Have students create their own quizzes to use for review or as a final project. Embed your quiz (or provide a link to it) on your class website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mathway - Bagatrix, Inc.
Grades
3 to 12Note: Ads do run along the top of the site as well as a link to live Math help. This link leads to tutor.com which is a fee-based service. Students should be cautioned about the fee-based site.
In the Classroom
Students can be given a sample problem to enter to determine the steps for the solution. Groups of students can present the steps and the reasoning to the rest of the class. Share this site on your class web page for home use, as well.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math train - Mr. Marcos
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): area (52), decimals (85), fractions (159), square roots (15), tutorials (53)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource to teach students basic and more complex math problems. Use your interactive whiteboard or projector to share this site with your students. Students can also be assigned a similar project in the classroom for peer teaching and learning. Use a class website or wiki to show your student-created video or register on the Math train site to upload video in this education-specific environment. (Of course you will want to check your school policies on sharing student work online. You might even use the Record feature of your interactive whiteboard software, if your computer has the memory to handle it. Have students view a video and create problem sets for other students to solve. Students can identify potential real life problems and the math skill necessary to solve it. This is definitely a site that you will want to save in your favorites and visit often (they add new videos frequently). Be sure to provide this link on your class website, so students can search the site when confused about a specific concept or for some extra practice before a test.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles - Alexander Bogomolny
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): angles (51), logic (161), money (114), puzzles (144)
In the Classroom
Use these applets on an interactive whiteboard or projector as an anticipatory set for a lesson in math class. Have students work independently on the logic and puzzle activities. These activities are ideal for gifted students (for advancement and/or enrichment) or extra practice for struggling students. Provide this link on your class website, so students can explore at home or as review.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Interactive whiteboard Resources for Teachers - Teacher LED
Grades
K to 12tag(s): addition (129), data (151), division (98), multiplication (122), numbers (119), prime numbers (26), subtraction (110), symmetry (27), vision (45)
In the Classroom
Show difficult-to-understand concepts on the interactive whiteboard or projector. Use these Interactives by having students predict outcomes and then carry out the experiment, such as in rolling die to determine probabilities. Students can then apply the information to a new set of problems. Use many of the interactives as a class game. Though perfect for the whiteboard, they can also be used on individual computers or as a computer learning station.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Test Maker - Help Teaching
Grades
K to 12tag(s): quiz (66), quizzes (90), vocabulary (238)
In the Classroom
Use this website to create personalized quizzes and tests for your students. You could also ask students to design their own tests for each other to review using your teacher log-in or appoint a student "quizmaker" each week for the content your class has covered, making this an assignment that each student does once per semester.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bitesize - Math Algebra - BBC
Grades
7 to 11tag(s): charts and graphs (170), equations (118), fractions (159), symbols (15)
In the Classroom
This is a fabulous site to use with your class to review concepts that are difficult to grasp. Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to share the revise(review) information and activity. Then have students work on independent computers to complete the online test that reviews that concept.Provide this link on your class website so students can use it for extra practice in specific areas of difficulty.
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Math Videos - mathplayground.com
Grades
2 to 10tag(s): decimals (85), fractions (159), measurement (123), numbers (119), percent (59)
In the Classroom
The possibilities at this website abound. The website offers both audio and visual descriptions for each math topic, thus enabling you to reach your visual and audio learners. Use your interactive whiteboard or projector to share a specific topic with your students. Or make the videos a learning center for students to explore independently, and view the videos that relate to their individual needs. Be sure to provide this link for home use via your class newsletter or on your website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fill-It-In Outline Mathematics - Alexander Bogomolny
Grades
1 to 10In the Classroom
These activities are perfect for an interactive whiteboard (or projector). You could also provide a link to this website in your class newsletter or on your class web page. Many of the activities would provide excellent at-home practice and/or enrichment. Challenge your students to answer a question of the week for extra credit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cool Math - Coolmath.com
Grades
K to 12tag(s): addition (129), decimals (85), logic (161), puzzles (144)
In the Classroom
Provide this link in your class newsletter or share the link on your class web page for students to use this resource for additional practice at home. Use selected activities as a center on your single classroom computer or for whole-class practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Beacon Learning Center: Student Web Lessons - Beacon Learning Center
Grades
K to 12tag(s): charts and graphs (170), evolution (88), expository writing (31), industrial revolution (22), native americans (108), primary sources (116), probability (98), symmetry (27), writing (323)
In the Classroom
If you want ready-to-go lessons guaranteed to work well on your interactive whiteboard, this collection is a winner. You simply open the activity on the whiteboard and have students tap and drag their way through as you talk with the class. (Invite your most "active" student to be "Vanna White" for a great behavior management solution). Many lessons would work well on laptops or on a computer cluster center, as well.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Illuminations - NCTM
Grades
K to 12tag(s): data (151), measurement (123), numbers (119), operations (72), probability (98)
In the Classroom
Keep this one in your professional favorites to find supporting technology for any math concept. As you find practice or extension ideas for student use or at home reinforcement, share specific links on your class web page or classroom computer center for students to access independently or as you assign them for needed practice. The full site is overwhelming for most parents, so share the specific areas that fit your curriculum.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NSF Classroom Resources - National Science Foundation
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): antarctica (30), arctic (40), biomes (110), chemicals (41), computers (109), cultures (172), earth (184), engineering (127), environment (246), fractions (159), geometric shapes (135), numbers (119), origami (15), planets (111), robotics (23), space (216), symmetry (27)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a reference site for finding further material. Under each subject find a varity of formats from forums and articles, to videos, interactives, podcasts, experiments and more. Some of the resources on this site may lead to a starting point for individual or group projects. Use parts of this site at a center. Share this site with staff (especially new teachers) and parents looking to extend science and math activities at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Zona Land : Education in Physics and Mathematics - Ed Zobel
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): calculators (35), charts and graphs (170), forces (37), functions (51), light (54), motion (50), optics (12), vectors (16), waves (15)
In the Classroom
This site includes simple definitions of physics terminology and a game to demonstrate momentum. It has a good array of mathematical content useful for students in or out of class. It could be useful for student review or supplemental material. Be sure to link this site to your class web page or bookmark on a classroom computer for easy access.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Stat Trek: Teach Yourself Statistics - StatTrek.com
Grades
10 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): advanced placement (26), probability (98), statistics (120)
In the Classroom
Use this site for students who want to work ahead at their own pace. Use the site as a supplement to your current Statistics or AP courses. Share the site with students to use for review and practice, as well as for sharing the tables and tools as resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Internet for Classrooms - Internet4Classrooms, LLC
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): graphic organizers (48), polls and surveys (49), professional development (373), social networking (61)
In the Classroom
Keep this bookmarked for a variety of ideas to update your curriculum continually to keep it fresh and intriguing. The technology tutorials can teach old dogs new tricks, or also help young dogs find new tricks. Allow your students to choose from a variety of project ideas for their highest level of motivation. Add as a resource on your web site for fun sites for your students to explore. Use many tools given in tutorials to make your presentations sizzle, for students, teachers, or other audiences. Challenge gifted students with brainteasers, puzzles, accelerated curriculum, or ACT/SAT prep.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Print Free Graph Paper
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): charts and graphs (170)
In the Classroom
Save the site as a link for quick printing of graph paper when needed. Provide the link to students and parents to use at home when graph paper is needed. Quickly print graphs onto transparency film to use on overhead projectors.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pi Land - Eve Andersson
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): pi (29)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector, then allow students to explore on their own. Use the poems, photos, and other aesthetics as examples, then have students create their own Pi aesthetics to share on your classroom website or blog. Have a class competition to see who can memorize the most digits in Pi after training with the Pi memory trainer.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tortoise and Hare Race - Shodor
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): estimation (33), functions (51), measurement (123), patterns (62)
In the Classroom
Provide students with a copy of the explorations questions to complete alone or with a partner. Use on your interactive whiteboard for a quick 5 minute filler, change the amount of the tortoise's head-start each time to offer different outcomes each time. Ask students to predict the outcome of each race before beginning, allow changes midway, and discuss what is happening to change students' opinions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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