Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Math Best Sites for All Grades
Math TV
Solve multistep math word problems (middle school students).
Interactive! Resources:
Arithmetic Four
A game like Fraction Four but instead of fraction questions the player must answer arithmetic questions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to earn a piece to place on the board.
Arithmetic Quiz
Arithmetic Quiz gives the user randomized questions to answer on arithmetic with whole numbers and integers.
Bounded Fraction Pointer
The user gives the values for the fractional points on th! e number line.
Bounded Fraction Finder
the computer gives the values for the fractional points on the number line.
Caesar Cipher
Students practice simple arithmetic skills by encoding and decoding messages using an affine cipher.
Cantor's Comb
Students learn about fractions between 0 and 1 by repeatedly deleting portions of a line segment, also learning about properties of fractal objects.
Clock Arithmetic
Students learn about modular arithmetic operations through working with various types of clocks.
Coloring Multiples in! Pascal's Triangle
Students color numbers in Pascal's! Triangl e by rolling a number and then clicking on all entries that are multiples of the number rolled, thereby practicing multiplication tables, investigating number patterns, and investigating fractal patterns.
Coloring Remainders in Pascal's Triangle
Students color numbers in Pascal's Triangle by rolling a number and then clicking on all entries that have the same remainder when divided by the number rolled, thereby practicing multiplication tables, investigating number patterns, and investigating fractal patterns.
Comparison Estimator
Compares two sets of objects.
Converter
Converts fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.
Equivalent Fractions Finder
Visually represent equivalent fractions by dividing squares or circles and shading portions equivalent to a given fraction.
Estimator
Practice estimation skills by determining the number of objects, length, or area.
Estimator Quiz
Randomized questions to answer on estimating the value of number sentences.
Factorize
Factorize 2
Learn about factors through building rectangular arrays on a grid.
Fraction Finder
Determine the value of two given fractions represented as points on a number line! then graphically find a fraction whose value is inbetween the! value o f the 2 given fractions and determine its value.
Fraction Four
A version of connect four, gaining the chance to place a piece on the board by simplifying a fraction.
Fraction Quiz
Fraction Quiz gives the user randomized questions to answer on simplifying fractions; conversions between fractions, decimals, percents, and percentage problems.
Fraction Sorter
Represent fractions by coloring in the appropriate portions of either a circle or a square, then order those fractions from least to greatest.
Pattern Generator
Determine and then continue the pattern generated.
Tortoise and Hare Race
Students step through the tortoise and hare race, based on Zeno's paradox, to learn about the multiplication of fractions and about convergence of an infinite sequence of numbers.
Whole Number Cruncher
Similar to "Number Cruncher" but only generates multiplication and addition functions to avoid outputting any negative numbers.
Angles
Students practice their knowledge of acute, obtuse and alternate angles.
Area Explorer
Students are shown shapes on a grid after setting the perimeter and asked to calculate areas of the shapes.
Clock Wise
Practice reading a clo! ck.
Elapsed Time
Practice finding elapsed time given a starting time and an ending time.
Fractured Pictures
Students generate complicated geometric fractals by specifying starting polygon and scale factor.
Perimeter Explorer
Students are shown shapes on a grid after setting the area and asked to calculate perimeters of the shapes.
Pythagorean Explorer
Students find the length of a side of a right triangle by using the Pythagorean Theorem, and then check their answers.
Surface Area and Volume
Students manipulate dimensions of polyhedra, and watch how the surface area and vol! ume change.
Algebra Four
Students play a generalized version of connect four, gaining the chance to place a piece on the board by solving an algebraic equation.
Algebra Quiz
Similar to Algebra Four, Algebra Quiz gives the user randomized questions to answer on solving algebraic linear and quadratic equations of one variable.
Fraction Quiz
Fraction Quiz gives the user randomized questions to answer on simplifying fractions; conversions between fractions, decimals, percents, and percentage problems.
Function Flyer
This activity allows the manipulation of the constants and coefficients in any function thereby encouraging! the user to explore the effects on the graph of the function ! by chang ing those numbers.
Function Machine
Students investigate very simple functions by trying to guess the algebraic form from inputs and outputs.
General Coordinates Game
Students investigate the Cartesian coordinate system through identifying the coordinates of points, or requesting that a particular point be plotted.
Graph Sketcher
Students can create graphs of functions by entering formulas -- similar to a graphing calculator.
Graphit
Students can graph functions and sets of ordered pairs on the same coordinate plane.
Linear Fu! nction Machine
Students investigate linear functions by trying to guess the slope and intercept from inputs and outputs.
Ordered Simple Plot
nother version of "Simple Plot" which allows the user to plot and connect ordered pairs in the order that they are input. This enables pictures to be drawn by connecting the pairs rather than having the computer connect them from left to right.
Positive Linear Function Machine
Students investigate linear functions with positive slopes by trying to guess the slope and intercept from inputs and outputs.
Simple Coordinates Game
Students investigate the first quadrant of the Cartesian coordinate system through identifying the coordinates of point! s, or requesting that a particular point be plotted.
Simple Plot
Students can plot ordered pairs of numbers, either as a scatter plot or with the dots connected.
Dice Table
Students experiment with the outcome distribution for a roll of two dice by playing a dice throwing game. Parameters: Which player wins on which rolls.
Experimental Probability
Experiment with experimental probability using a fixed size section spinner, a variable section spinner, 2 regular 6-sided number cubes or design your own number cubes. Appropriate for elementary grades.
Marbles
Students learn about sampling with and without replacement by modeling drawing marbles from a bag. Parameters: Number and color of marbles in! the bag, replacement rule.
Racing Game with One Die
Two players each roll a die, and the lucky player moves one step to the finish. Parameters: what rolls win and how many steps to the finish line.
Spinner
Students can create a game spinner with one to twelve sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities.
Adjustable Spinner
Students can create a game spinner with variable sized sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities. Parameters: Sizes of sectors, number of sectors, number of trials.
Bar Graph
Enter data to create a bar graph, then manipulate the graph's maximum and min! imum values.
Bar Graph Sorter
Sort colored shapes into a bar graph. Appropriate for elementary grades.
Circle Graph
Enter data categories and the value of each category to create a circle graph. Similar to "Pie Chart" but the user can define the data set.
Measures
Students enter data and view the mean, median, variance and standard deviation of the data set. Parameters: Number of observations, range for observations, which statistics to view, identifiers for the data.
Pie Chart
Students view piecharts. Parameters: Number of sectors, size of sector as a percent.
Plop It!
Students click to build dot plots of dat! a and view how the mean, median, and mode change as numbers are added to the plot. Parameters: Range for observations.
Sesame Street Games
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games
Play over 100 games, hear your favorite theme songs, read interactive stories from Sesame Street. Grades PreK-1
Wicked http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/maths/interactives.php
Interactive flash and shockwave games to practice basic math facts. Also provides fraction practice.
Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossary
http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html
Interactive, animated math glossary for Grades 1-8.
AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com
Interactive practice and estimation games sorted by grade level and math topic. Grades K-8
Math Playground Grades K-6
Visual Fractions
http://www.visualfractions.com/
Interactive practice to help students visualize fractions. Grades 3-8
Cool Math 4 Kids
http:/! /www.coolmath4kids.com Grades K-5
http://www.coolmath-games.com/ Grades 3-8
Interactive math activities for students with games, calculators, etc.
Create A Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing
Create bar, line, area, or pie graphs online! You submit the data and the website does the rest! Grades 2-8
Gameaquarium
http://www.gamequarium.com
A collection of language arts, math, science, and social studies. Grades PreK-6
Escape From Knabhttp://www.escapefromknab.comEscape From Knab was created by the financial institution Firstar to help students develop financial strategies that will enable them to make sound decisions about day to day f! inancial matters. (Shockwave required.)Grades 6-8
Get Smarter
http://www.getsmarter.org/
Get Smarter is an interactive site where students can compare their math and science achievement against others worldwide. Grades 3-12
AAA Mathhttp://www.aaamath.com While the pages offered are limited in 3 of the 4 areas (science, math, language arts and social studies) this is still a resource worth using.Grades Pre-K-12
ExploreMath.com
http://www.exploremath.com/activities/activity_list.cfm?categoryID=14
Explore Math offers a variety of resources to teach mathematics, including multimedia learning activities that enable teachers to illustrate difficult math concepts with interact! ive simulations. Try Explore Math Gizmos Grades 6-12
Free Puzzles.com
http://www.freepuzzles.com/puzzles/PuzzlePage.asp?PuzzleNumber=Math012&CategoryID=3
Free Puzzles offers interactive math and geometry puzzles with solutions. Grades 3-12
Interactive Math
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
A variety of math activites that include arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus fractals, and probability. Grades 2-12
JAVA Gallery of Interactive On-Line Geometry
http://www.geom.umn.edu/java/
! A collec tion of interactive geometry experiences. In order to enjoy this exhibit, you will need a Java-capable Web browser. Grades 7-12
Zona Land: Graphing X-Y Scaling
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/graphPaper/scalingGraphPaper/scalingGraphPaper.html
Interactive web page for demonstrating the interaction of the X and Y axis on graphs. Grades 6-12
Interactive Math Site
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/index.htmlGames teaching color theory, knots, algorithms, graphs and more. Grades 6+
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/index.shtml
Math site with puzzles, games, a math glossary, and more. All Grades
Math Goodies: Interactive Math Lessons With A Problem-Solving Approach!
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
A free educational site featuring interactive math lessons. All Grades
QuickMathhttp://quickmath.comQuickMath is an online calculator that solves equations and does all sorts of algebra and calculus problems - instantly and automatically! The answer is then displayed on your browser, usually within a couple of seconds. Grades 9-12
The Math Forum @ Drexel's Ask Dr. Mathhttp://www.mathforum.org/dr.mathThe Math Forum @ Drexel'! s Ask Dr. Math is a database of math problems with tutorial so! lutions that lets students search for problems similar to those on their homework. All Grades
S.O.S. MATHematicshttp://www.sosmath.comS.O.S. MATHematics is a free resource for math review in which students can browse more than 2,500 Math pages filled with short and easy-to-understand explanations. Grades 9-12
Hotmathhttp://hotmath.orgHotmath helps students learn math: through guided step-by-step solutions for homework problems in popular textbooks. Hotmath has tutorial solutions and answers for math problems found in pre-algebra, algebra, pre-calculus, calculus and geometry textbooks. Grades 9-12
Math Glossaryhttp://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math Math Glossary provides illustrated and animated definitions and explanations for math terms to help students with homework. Grades K-6SchoolHouse Rock http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/u/gilly/Schoolhouse_Rock/HTML/schoolhouse.htmlThis site has lots of catchy tunes here help students learn about grammar, America, mathematics, science, and computers. The RealPlayer plug-in is required for the audio and video files. Grades 2-5
The Counting Storyhttp://www.magickeys.com/books/count/index.html This site is illustrated with animated pink bunnies that do different tricks on each number page. Grades PreK-1
Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A4=1
This site contains! a variety of edu-taining activities covering areas of math, l! anguage arts, social studies, and science. Grades K-6
Teach R Kids Math
http://www.teachrkids.com/Students learn number basics, addition, subtraction, fractions, and much more with interactive online math worksheets. Grades PreK-3
BasketMath Interactive
http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html
Students choose a math skill from the table of contents and a mathematics question and animation based on a basketball game appears. Click the Results option to get a score.
Silver Burdett Gin Math Activites
http://www.sbgmath.com/act.html
Ready to use math activity descriptions, activity sheets and answer keys. Grades 3-6
Go Math
http://www.gomath.com
Online math with 3-D Virtual Physics, Algebra and Geometry Solutions, graphs (AutoGraph) SAT Math, and interactive tutorials and quizzes. Note: Some areas are not available to the general public. Grades 6-12
Online National Budget Simulator
http://www.budgetsim.org/nbs/
This activity asks students to adjust spending and tax expenditures in the the 2004 budget proposed by the White House in order to achieve either a balanced budget or any other target deficit. Grades 7+
King's List of Online Math Activities
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/! king/math.htm
A huge listing of math interactive acti! vities f or all grades. Grades K-12Math Exercises
http://www.syvum.com/math/arithmetic/level1.html
Online activites for levels 1-4. Watch for watch pop-ups, expecially Gator!Math Advantage (Harcourt Brace)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math_advantage.html
Online resource for grades K-12. Note: Grade 1 does not work.Interactive Math Activities
http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/florida/math/interactive.html
Pattern Blocks, base ten, and integer activities. Grades K-2
Primary Grades Interactive Math Site
http://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html
Huge listing of sites related to specific math skills. Grades K-3
Measure 4 Measure
http://www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm#science
A complete list of online calculators and converters. Grades 3-12
StudyWorks
Tutoring help with interactive resources for grades 9-12 on the following topics:
Interactive Calculus http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,,NAV2-62,00.html
Interactive Trig h! ttp://ww w.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,,NAV2-23,00.html
I know That Math Games
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Math
learn simplifying fractions
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