Mathematics Teachers’ Resource Sites
RESOURCES FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
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With the help of participating teachers, the International Telementor Program creates one-on-one
relationships between corporate employees and 5th- through 12th-grade students. Through regular
e-mail correspondence, the employees act as mentors and help motivate students to excel in
math and science while improving their communication and problem-solving skills. The ITP is recruiting teachers for the program.
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Math for Families
- What Good Is Math? dispels the myth that math is not good for anything in the real world. It provides arguments, examples, and resources to help viewers understand the uses of math.
- Math Activities for Children and Families from “Let’s Do Math,” a one-pager produced by the U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement
LESSON PLANS
- Mathematics Lessons That Are Fun from Cynthia Lanius of Rice University
- The Best Lessons from PBS station WNET/New York are original math lesson plans developed by wNetSchool master teachers.
- Math Goodies is a free educational site featuring interactive math lessons, homework help, worksheets, puzzles, message boards, and more.
- The Mathematics Lessons Database is a searchable database of lesson plans.
- K-12 Curriculum and Lesson Plans contains a wealth of links to K-12 sites.
- The Math Archives is a searchable resource with materials on a wide range of topics: calculus and visual calculus, the Emerging Scholars Program, graphing calculators, Java and other web programming tools, K-12 teaching materials and lessons, tutorials and lecture notes, proceedings of mathematics conferences, POPMathematics, Project NEXT, mathematics in the life sciences, and more.
It also includes a K-12 software collection.
ELEMENTARY MATH RESOURCES
- Necklace in a Box is a graphical adventure game in which kids must answer simple multiplication and division problems to work through the story.
- Flashcards for Kids is a great way for math teachers to refresh students’ skills. A simple graphical interface allows users to choose from addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, and other skills and then perform online calculations. The web page tells students when their answers are incorrect.
- This Is Mega Mathematics! is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together. Activities included in this well-designed site are supported by background information, explanations of key concepts, and printable materials.
- Fun with Fractals!
- A Fractals Lesson for Elementary and Middle School Students
MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH RESOURCES
- The Algebra Project at Western Middle School in Louisville incorporates writing and drawing to strengthen the curriculum, improve math scores, and prepare students for future learning.
- Down the Drain Do you know how much water you use every day? Would you be surprised to learn that the average American uses 80-100 gallons of water per day? Do you think people in other parts of the world use more or less water than Americans? This collaborative project will help you find the answers to these questions. By collecting data on water usage from people around the world, participating students can see how their water use compares to others’ and determine what they might do to conserve water.
HIGH SCHOOL MATH RESOURCES
K-12 AND GENERAL MATH RESOURCES
- Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets, part of the Math Forum, is an illustrated introduction to the mathematical aspects of a Textile Museum exhibit. It includes student activities and suggestions for further reading.
- Interactive Mathematics Online explains mathematical ideas clearly, with plenty of examples. From the main page, you can choose geometry, algebra, chaos, or trigonometry.
- The History of Mathematics from the School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin
- The Eisenhower High Plains Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education offers publications and other resources related to K-12 math and science reform.
- Internet Connections is a well-organized list of online education resources. Links are listed by topic, including assessment, research, lesson plans and activities, technology in education, and education resources by discipline.
- The Explorer is a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student-created materials, etc.) for K-12 mathematics and science education.
- NCTM: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- MathTrek is a regular feature in the online version of Science News magazine. Check out the article titled Contra Dancing and Matrices.
QUIZZES, PUZZLES, AND MATH GAMES
- Alphabet Superhighway offers the Wild World of Words, a set of web-based word puzzles for a variety of skills and levels.
- The Puzzle Depot is devoted to puzzles, board and logic games, skill contests, and trivia as well as related books and software for recreation and K-12 education. You’ll find crosswords, riddles and word puzzles, and logic and strategy problems as well as board games.
DATA, STATISTICS, AND CALCULATORS
- Calculators Online contains 100+ online calculators for various applications.
- Distances Between Cities also gives their populations, elevations, latitudes/longitudes, and other vital statistics.
- Census Bureau—USA Counties compiles useful demographic, economic, and governmental information spanning several years. Both teachers and students will love using it in the classroom.