| WWW Site |
Use |
Rating |
Class
Level |
Description |
| 1998
Syllabus |
|
|
Upper |
Direct from the college board, the current
syllabus, by topics. Links here for other official college board information |
| 21st
Century Problem Solving |
Online activities |
CC |
Both |
A site dedicated to problem solving including
"how-to" exercises and links to algebra, physics, chemistry, and related sites.
Problem solving is taught through examples. |
| Annenberg/CPB Math and
Science Project |
|
C |
|
Extensive resources including a no-cost
license, which allows you to tape and rebroadcast their television programs, complete with
schedules. Good links to science as well. Presented by the Smithsonian Institution and
Harvard University with Mass. Corp. for Educational Telecommunications. The television
programs are excellent, but this web site doesn’t offer a lot online. |
| Anton
Calculus Forum Web |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Upper |
A web site produced by John
Wiley and Sons for use with its 5th ed. of its calculus text by Howard Anton,
but a good source for any calculus teacher. Resources include a "Calculus Teacher
FAQ" and a link for Math Stuff via FTP. |
| AP
Calculus on the Web |
Teacher reference |
CCC |
Upper |
A page of textbooks and
approved resources for use with "official" AP calculus. The summaries of new
changes, a syllabus, and a calculator list are especially useful. |
| Apple
Global Education |
Online activities |
CCC |
Both |
A page that has lots of ongoing internet
projects -- weather data collection, headlines, pen pals, and a worldwide study of frogs
that students can participate in. |
| Bonus – The Supersite for Kids |
Online activities |
CCC |
Both |
A huge site of activities for all subject
areas. Examples include students running a lemonade stand designing an airplane, and
weights throughout the solar system. |
| Assessment and
Accountability |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
A very general page on assessment techniques,
but there are links to mathematics sites that include a very good rubric for evaluating
students’ understandings in non-standard problem situations.0 |
| Bamdad’s
Math Comics |
Fun Stuff |
CCC |
Both |
A collection of Mathematical comic strips!
(Far Side, etc.) In HTML format and viewable online. |
| Biographies
of Women in Mathematics |
Student reference |
CC |
Both |
The name says it all! This is an ongoing
project of Agnes Scott College. Users can add information. |
| Brief History of Algebra |
Teacher reference Student
reference
WWW Links |
CC |
Upper |
Title says it all. A bit
brief, but some good reading here. Also a lot of links to other history of math sites. |
| Burke’s Place |
Online activities Student resource |
CC |
Upper |
The award-winning host of Connections
illustrates the connections between history, mathematics, science and technology
online. Students are even posed problems to come up with their own
"connections". Solutions are posted online, with Mr. Burke commenting on the
best one. |
| Busy Teachers
Web Site |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
This site consists of lesson plans and URLs,
with regular updates, and will send out email when updates occur to registered users. |
| Calculators
Online |
Online activities WWW Links |
CC |
Both |
A whole raft of links to online calculators
– everything from a calculator that computes seed rates for farmers to calendar,
camera, and fincancial calculators. A good site for free exploration. |
| Calculus
for Poets |
|
|
Upper |
An in-progress page presenting calculus from a
liberal arts approach. |
| Calculus Java
Applets |
|
|
Upper |
Online Java applets to describe many of the
elementary concepts in AP calculus |
| Calculus on the Web |
|
|
Upper |
Links to current updates, descriptions, and
resources for AP calculus |
| Calculus Problems of the Week |
Online activities Teacher
reference |
CC |
Upper |
Alvirne (NH) High School page
has some sample AP calculus problems, weekly challenges, and opportunities to submit
calculus challenges. Archives of problems since 1995 are available, as well as links to
other Calculus resources. |
| Calculus Resources on-Line |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Upper |
Innovations and current
freeware/shareware resources in the teaching of Calculus. There is an extensive list of
links to current "cutting edge" calculus projects around the country, including
Duke’s Project CALC, UNC-Wilmington’s MCP Project, and N. C.
State’s Full-Scale Calculus Revitalization and Evaluation Project. |
| Chopping
Broccoli |
Student reference |
CC |
Both |
Another fairly painless and low-level
introduction to fractals. Lots of pictures, and not so much math, make this a really fun
site to explore the ideas of self-similarity. |
| Citing Internet Addresses |
Student reference |
CC |
Upper |
Definitive information on how
to correctly and legally cite WWW sites (must get permission to download). |
| Classroom
Connect |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CCC |
Both |
Complete internet searching with lots of pages
of search engines and an explanation of each; some are even available in several
languages! Monthly newsletter also available |
| Clever
Games for Clever People |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CC |
Both |
Excepts from On Numbers and Games, a
classic book by John Conway connecting numbers (even transfinite ones!) to mathematical
games. This site contains explanations of the games, but they cannot be played online.
Needed materials are simple and inexpensive, like checkerboards, pads, and paper.
Surprisingly, Conway’s infamous game of Life is not included on this website. |
| Clickable
Census Bureau Map |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
C |
Both |
A database of census information (by State or
County) for the entire United States. A bit tedious to work with, as the information can
only be accessed by county, not by demographic. |
| CNET
CD ROM |
|
|
|
Site for ISBN’s and list prices of
software, and a website review At time of review, this site was not responding. |
| COMAP |
Teacher reference |
C |
Both |
The Consortium for Mathematics and its
Applications produces videos and textbooks to illustrate the uses of modern mathematics to
undergraduate, high school, and elementary school students. The follow-ups to For All
Practical Purposes, their successful contemporary mathematics textbook, are explained
on this website. |
| Cornell Math and Science Gateway |
WWW Links |
CC |
Upper |
Lots of links for Geometry,
Fractals, and History of Math. There are some sites here that can be used by middle, but
mostly upper school students will find this site useful. |
| Cuisenaire’s
Home page |
Teacher Reference |
C |
Middle |
A comprehensive version of the
Cuisinaire Catalog, available online. |
| Curriculum
and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics |
Teacher Reference |
CCC |
Both |
The online version of the landmark standards. |
| Cyber
Bee Reference Sources on the Web |
Teacher reference Student
reference
WWW links |
C |
Both |
Scroll to the end of the page for a vast
listing of web reference resources, such as online dictionaries and encyclopedias, with
hot links to all. Statistical data in also available from this site. |
| Digital Education Network |
Online activities Software
WWW links |
CCC |
Both |
A constantly changing site with a math
component with skill level challenges for students; teachers’ guides, hot tips, and
great connectors to math web sites. Includes mathematics from computational to
pre-calculus mathematics. Registration is needed, and the activities are completed while
online. Also a page of links to other online activities, software, and even humor!
Categories include Educational Resources and Fractals. |
| Discovery Channel Home Page
|
Teacher Reference |
CC |
Both |
The Discovery Channel and The
Learning Channel have posted TV listings and summaries for their educational
programming. Classroom activities, discussion questions, related links, vocabulary pages,
and academic standards and benchmarks are included for each program, and are authored by
educators! |
| Donovan’s Middle School |
WWW Links |
CC |
Middle |
A location designed and
updated for middle schools. Links are for all of the main subject areas, including
mathematics and science. |
| EDLinks |
Teacher reference |
C |
Both |
A website devoted to educational research on
the web, organized by subject matter and maintained by high school principal John Mullins. |
| Education
Place |
Online activities WWW links |
C |
Middle |
Produced by Houghton Mifflin
for grade K-8 teachers. Lots of math links here, and some on-line brain teasers, but also
lots of advertisement for Houghton Mifflin. |
| Eisenhower National Clearinghouse |
Teacher resource |
CCC |
Both |
Nationally recognized source for math and
science teachers that has endless resources for professional development and maintenance.
Connected to the Department of Education, teachers can find vast archives of information
to peruse. Information on other Eisenhower services is also found here. |
| Encarta Schoolhouse |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
C |
Both |
An online version of Microsoft’s Encarta
encyclopedia. To fully utilize the services on this site, a paid membership is required. |
| Eric Clearinghouse on
Assessment and Evaluation |
Teacher reference |
CCC |
Both |
A page with a billion (or so) links to all
sorts of assessment resources. Included are a test locator and subject-specific links |
| ERIC Searchable Lesson
Plans |
Lesson Plans |
CCC |
Both |
A HUGE database of lesson plans for every
school subject. Searchable by keyword |
| Eric’s
Treasure Trove of Mathematics |
Teacher reference Student
reference
WWW links |
CC |
Both |
An online mathematics dictionary by a
self-proclaimed non-mathematician. Seems to be very exhaustive, but may not be available
for long – it will be released in retail stores on CD soon. |
| ESI on Line |
Teacher resource |
C |
Both |
Educational Software Institute’s online
catalog. Links to lots of different publishers, with on-line ordering capabilities. |
| ETA Education
Resources |
WWW links |
CC |
Both |
If you want math links, they’re here. |
| Euclid’s Elements |
Online Activities |
CCC |
Upper |
An online version of
Euclid’s Elements, with really nice JAVA activities included. |
| Exploratorium |
Online activities Teacher
Reference |
C |
Both |
The Exploratorium is a museum in San
Francisco. This site provides online enrichment for the exhibits that are currently on
display. Some excellent pictures and cross-curricular ideas can be found here. |
| Finite Math
and Applied Calculus Page |
|
|
Upper |
|
| Fractals for Elementary
and Junior High Schools |
Online activities Student resource |
CC |
Both |
This site fills the void between a fractal
gallery and a the high-level mathematics required to truly understand the mechanics behind
fractals. This page is a collection of activities, online and with paper, that allow
elementary level students to explore some of the non-technical properties of fractals, and
experiment with them. |
| Fract-ED |
Online activities Student reference
Software |
CC |
Upper |
Fract-Ed is currently still
under construction, but is an introduction to the theory behind fractal geometry.
Calculator experiments are provided and can be completed while online. Accessible to
students who have an understanding of functions and complex numbers. |
| Frank
Potter’s Mathematics Gems |
WWW links |
CC |
Both |
A page with lots of links for all grade levels
of mathematics. |
| Geometry
Center Graphics Archive |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
C |
Upper |
A library of images, mostly
fractals and digitized art. Maybe a good resource for images, but nothing too spectacular. |
| Global Schoolhouse |
Teacher reference WWW
links |
CC |
Both |
Lots of multi-curricular activities and links
from our friends at Microsoft. Discussion groups, lesson plans, and current trends are
only a part of what is found here. |
| Green
Issues |
Online activities |
C |
Both |
An internet project from a school in Essex,
GB. Students are invited to collect their own environmental data (like the pH of their
local water, etc.) and enter it into this worldwide database. Hypotheses are asked for,
and results from all over the world can be viewed. As of 2/97, this site had just gotten
underway, and is in need of schools to enter data. Supporting information on environmental
issues is also included. |
| History
of Math |
Teacher reference Student
reference
WWW links |
CC |
Both |
This page is a vast resource for WWW links
dealing with the history of math. Articles, multimedia exhibits, and mailing lists are
cited in addition to other WWW pages. |
| Home
page for New Math Teachers |
Teacher reference WWW
links |
CC |
Both |
A home page for the beginning mathematics
teacher, maintained by a current math teacher, whose experience spans over twenty years.
Resources for connecting to students, multicultural activities, and other useful WWW links
are included on this page. |
| Homework
Help |
Student reference |
CC |
Both |
Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus and
other things mathematical are tutored via email. Previous messages are viewable by first
time users. Two thumbs, but maybe three if the help is good and the response time is
reasonable. |
| Hotlist:
Mathematics |
WWW Links |
CC |
Both |
Links, links, links. Nothing but links. |
| How Far Is It? |
Student reference Teacher
reference |
CC |
Both |
A page that accepts the input of two cities in
the United States and returns the distance ("as the crow flies") between them.
Options for driving plans and distances are available. |
| HTML Crash Course
for Educators |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
A basic course, designed for teachers, on
webpage design and use of Hypertext Mark-Up Language. Aussi disponible en français! |
| Implicate Beauty |
Online activities |
C |
Upper |
Lots of pictures of Fractals
and other chaotic images to be seen, a couple of which have changeable parameters that can
be plotted in real time. (None of these, however, are all that interesting. Henon Maps and
Hypocycloids aren’t really "fractals" in the classical sense, and they are
the only two user-definable shapes). Would be fun for some kids, but the mathematics
behind some of these shapes is much too formidable for high-schoolers to attempt. |
| Integrating
the Internet |
Teacher reference WWW
links |
CC |
Both |
This page is designed to aid the teacher in
integrating the internet into the classroom. Resources include a "Travel Guide",
curriculum resources, and a weekly newsletter that can be viewed online |
| Interactive
Online Geometry |
Online activities |
C |
Upper |
This page has links to a lot
of sites that provide online geometry experiences. Lots of it is on a college level, but
some of the games might be interesting for an advanced student. |
| Interactive Resources for Calculus I |
Online activities |
CCC |
Upper |
From the University of
Oklahoma, and indexed by topic, this site gives several review questions for the entire
elementary calculus course. Questions can be answered online, and help is available for
each question, ranging from "A helpful hint" to "A detailed solution." |
| Just
for Middle School Kids |
WWW links |
CC |
Middle |
A page of links designed for
the middle school. The mathematics section has sub-links to arithmetic, Geometry, history,
and other references. |
| Key
Curriculum Press Newsletter |
Teacher reference Lesson Plans |
CC |
Both |
Key curriculum press offers an online
newsletter that gives teaching strategies and ideas for their products Discovering
Geometry and Geometer’s Sketchpad. Old issues can be read as well. |
| Knot a Braid of Links |
WWW links |
CC |
Upper |
This home page of the Canadian
mathematical society contains a "Site of the month", as well as links to past
sites. Aimed for the upper-level mathematics consumer. En francais, aussi, bien sur! |
| Launch Pad
News and Sports |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CC |
Both |
A page of links to major newspapers and
networks. |
| Le
Boulier Chinois |
Teacher reference
Student reference |
CC |
Both |
History and use of le boulier chinois (the
chinese abacus) on a page entirely in french. Avec applications pédagogiques. |
| Learning in Motion |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
A commercial software company’s website
that has a monthly "Top Ten Internet Sites," including a subsection indexed by
content area. |
| Library in the Sky (aka School
House) |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CC |
Both |
A K-12 resource for ideas and lesson plans in
most major content areas, including special education. Designed for teachers, students,
parents, and librarians. |
| MacTutor
History of Mathematics Archive |
Student reference Teacher
reference |
CCC |
Both |
An excellent site with a broad range of topics
from this history of mathematics. Lives of great mathematicians as well as histories of
particular branches of the subject are explored and cross-indexed. |
| Math Forum Home page |
Teacher reference |
CCC |
Both |
A page devoted to the mathematics teacher.
There is a searchable database of materials and internet resources, as well as links for
innovations and concerns in mathematics education. Resources purport to address everything
from arithmetic to college calculus and linear algebra. Weekly and monthly problems and
projects can be found here. |
| Math in Movies |
WWW Links |
CC |
Both |
Math in the Movies is only one of the
sites linked to on this page. MathSoft, producers of MathCAD, provide the links to
"Cool Mathematics Sites." The Movies site gives a list of scenes in major
(and not so major) motion pictures that involve mathematics. |
| Math
Lessons |
Lesson Plans |
C |
Upper |
Two detailed lesson plans are
here. One asks students to use government census figures and "blue book" values
as data for a linear regression. The other is the same theme with the number of 14,000+
foot peaks and their year of first ascent as the data. Lean toward the upper school on
this one. |
| Math
Project Ideas |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
C |
Upper, for now |
This is a fledgling site of
mathematics project ideas, for teachers and students. Probability, systems of equations,
and equations of lines are the only three topics on this site presently. The author of the
site is asking for ideas from the internet user world and is updating the site as they
come in. |
| Mathematical
Quotation Server |
Teacher resource |
CCC |
Both |
A large archive of mathematical quotes,
searchable by keyword. A "Quote of the day" or a "Random Quote" can be
seen here as well |
| Mathematics
and Molecules |
Online activities |
CC |
Upper |
Tutorials and links for
molecular modeling (using math to guesstimate the physical attributes of molecules,
important to today’s research in AIDS, etc.) Geometry and algebra are required to
utilize the information on this site. |
| Mathematics
Archives |
WWW links Lesson
Plans
Software |
CC |
Upper |
Database of WWW resources, by
mathematical topic (e.g. Statistics, Complex Analysis, Nonlinear Dynamics, etc.) Software
is downloadable, in Mac and PC formats. There are lots of lesson plans here, mostly
dealing with Calculus and collegiate mathematics, but with a section of K-12 as well . |
| Mathematics
Mega-Site |
WWW Links |
CC |
Both |
A Mega site with a lot of mathematical links |
| Mathematics
of Cartography |
Online activities Student resource |
CC |
Upper |
Maps are studied via their
mathematical properties and the history of their creation and manufacture. Problems on
this site are designed for students to solve. Puzzles and historical vignettes are also
included. |
| Mathematics Off Ramp |
Teacher Reference |
CC |
Both |
A list of links to mathematical books and
software |
| Mathematics
Projects |
Student resource |
CCC |
Both |
Ideas and links that support mathematics
projects are included here. |
| Mathematics Strategies Lesson Plans |
Teacher Reference |
CC |
Both |
A set of lesson plans designed
to help teachers integrate the new mathematics curriculum into their teaching. One lesson
plan is included for each competency goal in the NC curriculum for grades 1, 3, and 4. |
| Mathematics Tables |
Student reference Teacher
reference |
CC |
Both |
A searchable database of formulas and tables,
from elementary mathematics to post-calculus and graduate school. |
| MathMagic |
Online activities |
CC |
Both |
MathMagic is an Internet-based problem-solving
arena. Students (and teachers) must go through a registration process, after which they
are paired with another team of students their same age. Problems, in categories K-3, 4-6,
7-9, and 10-12 are posed, and the two teams of students communicate over the internet to
solve them. Email is all that is required, but a WWW version is out. |
| MathMania |
Online activities |
CC |
Upper |
Modern Mathematics seen
through graphs, knots, sorting networks, and finite state machines. A fantastic idea, but
some spelling errors detract from this site. |
| Mechanical
Universe |
Teacher resource |
C |
Upper |
Info on the
critically-acclaimed Physics course from Annenberg/CPB. |
| MegaMath |
Teacher resource |
CC |
Both |
Activities and projects for some modern
mathematical ideas, including the four-color map problem, Hilbert’s infinite hotel
(Cantor’s infinite numbers), and Graph theory. |
| Metric Program |
Teacher reference |
C |
Both |
Lots of hot-links to metric resources on the
net. |
| Microsoft
Search Engines |
Teacher resource |
CC |
Both |
A beginning place to use ten well-known search
engines available via radio buttons. |
| Midlink
Magazine for the Middle Grades |
Student reference |
CC |
Middle |
Not a math site, but an award
winner for middle graders produced in Wake Co. North Carolina! Published four times a
year, this online magazine features writing and art from students in the middle grades,
from all over the world! |
| National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics |
Teacher reference |
CCC |
Both |
The home page for the largest national
association of math teachers, the NCTM. Online Catalogs, member services, etc. here. |
| NCTM Hot
Topics List |
Teacher Reference |
CC |
Both |
According to the NCTM, these are the hottest
topics in math education today. Interesting reading for those who want to keep up. |
| NonEuclid |
Software |
CCC |
Upper |
This is the home page for NonEuclid, a
program for constructions in the Poincaré model of non-Euclidean geometry. Software is
available for download at this site, and explanations of Non-Euclidean geometry are
provided online. |
| North Carolina Department
of Public Instruction INFOWeb |
Teacher Reference |
CCC |
Both |
Loads of Links to useful stuff, including the
official North Carolina Curriculum |
| Past
Notable Women of Computing |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CC |
Both |
This site has short biographies and links that
relate to women in the history of computers and computer science. |
| Pavilion of
Polyhedreality |
Teacher Reference Fun Stuff |
CCC |
Both |
A man with too much time on his hands. Lots of
pictures of polyhedra and music to accompany each one. A cool site! |
| Peanut
Software |
Teacher resource |
CCC |
Upper |
The absolute best freeware
mathematics software available on the internet today. Rick Parris writes this software and
freely distributes it to anyone that wants it. Make sure to get PLOT, STATPAC, and GEOM.
Software available in DOS or Windows formats, although the Windows versions are the only
ones that are being updated. |
| PEP |
Online activities Teacher
reference |
CC |
Middle |
A place for software reviews
(not necessarily mathematics software) for children up to late elementary age. Also a site
for direct linkage to more than 500 software publishers and daily number puzzles by Math
Pro Press. |
| Pi Home page |
Teacher resource |
CC |
Upper |
Online resources that tell you
more than you wanted to know about our favorite irrational number. |
| Sara Seastone |
Teacher reference Online
activities |
CC |
Both |
A web archivist for Math Forum out of
Swathmore, and a lover of Geometer’s Sketchpad. Math resources include puzzles, tips,
and internet news. |
| Scavenger Hunt Ideas |
Online activities |
CC |
Upper |
This site contains six lesson
plans that require the student to use the internet to solve some problems. Real-world data
must be gathered through the use of the computer from a variety of online sources, and
statistics or generalizations are made based on the garnered information. These plans were
developed by Susan Boone, a teacher working with the NSF. Good ideas here, even if they
are a bit involved. |
| Scholastic Home
Page |
Teacher resource |
CC |
Both |
Professional resources for educators. Lots of
software reviews, info on news and conferences, and grants are located here. |
| School Librarian Links |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
This site is designed for school librarians,
but contains a host of useful links for educators. Most are generic education or
curriculum links. |
| Science News |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
An online science news magazine that has a
feature section on mathematics. |
| Software Industry
Directory |
Teacher reference |
C |
Both |
A search engine for the Software
Publisher’s Association |
| Super Kids |
Teacher reference |
C |
Middle |
A web site of children’s
educational software reviews by parents, teachers and kids |
| Synergetics Home Page |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CC |
Upper |
A page dedicated to Geodesic
Domes, Fuller projections, and Mr. R. Buckminster Fuller himself. Nice for an advanced
Geometry class or an interested student. |
| Tales from the Electronic
Frontier |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
This page contains ten articles on ten
teachers who have utilized the internet in their classroom. |
| Tech Tools |
WWW links |
C |
Both |
An instructional technologies resource for
middle and high school teachers based at UNC-Greensboro. This page is the home page for an
ongoing, 4-year project to integrate technology into the classroom. Lots of links here. |
| Technology
Connection: Funding for Technology |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
A large list of sites containing sources and
strategies for funding technology projects in schools. |
| Testbed for Telecollaboration |
Online activities |
CCC |
Both |
A fantastic site that allows for online,
worldwide data collection and analysis. A guided tour, right on the page, walks you
through each step. |
| Texas Instruments Home Page |
Lesson Plans Calculator |
CCC |
Both |
Lots of lesson plans, specific to TI
calculators and Cabri Geometry. Easy search engine will help find activities on a wide
variety of mathematical activities. Some elementary algebra, but mostly upper school
stuff. |
| The Abacus |
Online activities |
CC |
Both |
An online tutorial teaching how to use an
asian-style abacus. |
| The Chicago
Systemic Initiative home page |
Teacher resource |
CCC |
Both |
A compilation of articles, discussions, and
classroom activities dealing with mathematics. Lots of software, in DOS, Win, and Mac
formats is here. |
| The
Electronic Journal of Combinatorics |
Teacher reference |
C |
Upper |
An online magazine for
professional mathematicians studying combinatorics. Very technical and jargon-filled, and
definitely not for the weak of heart. |
| The Fractory |
Online activities |
CCC |
Upper |
A fantastic interactive introduction to
fractals, accessible to anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of algebra II. Interactive
page allows you to design your own fractals (actually, just Julia sets), and links to
FRACTINT are provided. |
| The Geometry Center Home Page |
Online activities Teacher
reference |
CCC |
Upper |
This page explores several
high-level geometry concepts (Riemann surfaces, Penrose Tilings, etc.) and, with a
forms-capable browser, allows for these explorations online. Excellent material for an
advanced geometry student or class. |
| The Good News Bears Stock Market Project |
Online activities |
CCC |
Middle |
An interactive stock market
activity for middle school students. Online and ongoing simulation of stock market trading
with the teacher as stockbroker, or students as stockbrokers. Integrated lesson plans from
English, social studies, and mathematics are included. |
| The Maze Man |
Teacher resource |
CC |
Middle |
Lots of downloadable,
paper-and-pencil puzzles and mazes, some having to do with math. |
| TI-82 tutorial |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CC |
Upper |
An online tutorial on the
basic uses and functions of the TI-82 calculator. |
| Too Cool For Grownups |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CCC |
Both |
A large collection of articles (science based,
mostly), and a "homework Wizard" with links to encyclopedias, dictionaries,
search engines – a real help for the homework hooligan. There is also a link to
online games, so be careful with this site! |
| Too Cool for
Grownups |
Student reference |
CC |
Middle |
A monthly online magazine,
focusing on middle grades science |
| Treasure
Hunt |
Teacher reference |
CC |
Both |
A website, designed for teachers but adaptable
to lots of audiences, to teach the basics of web "surfing" through a treasure
hunt |
| Universal Currency Converter |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CC |
Both |
Converts any world currency into another world
currency. Updates on changes can be mailed daily. Great for an ongoing data collection
activity. |
| University of Arizona Math Software |
Teacher resource |
CC |
Upper |
A software archive of (what
appear to be) nice software packages used to teach mathematics. Aimed at intermediate
algebra and up. |
| USA Today |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
CC |
Both |
Online version of the "Cliffs Notes"
of newspapers |
| Vatican
Library |
Teacher reference Student
reference |
C |
Both |
Online JPEGs and bits of history of famous
mathematical documents. |
| Virtual Polyhedra Museum |
Online activities Teacher resource |
C |
Upper |
An online "book"
that explores over 850 types of polyhedra. Paper models are included with some, as are
directions on how to do explorations online. Some tinkering with your browser, however,
might be necessary to see all of the 3D images. Good site for an advanced geometry class. |
| Women in
Science and Math |
Online activities Teacher
reference
Student reference |
CC |
Both |
A sub page of World Village which then gives
you many more sources. Puzzles, quizzes, and readings can be completed online. |
| Yahoo’s
4 Star Web Sites |
Teacher reference Student reference |
CC |
Both |
Yahoo’s list of excellent web sites.
Coming from one of the largest internet search sources around, these sites are worth
considering. Math and everything else under the sun is here. |
| Yahooligans
|
Student reference |
CC |
Middle |
Also from the folks at Yahoo,
this page is a search engine designed for children, up to middle school age. |
