Math

The Megapenny Project

Sometimes it is hard for students to understand scale. How big is big, how small is small? This Megapenny Project may help their understanding. On this Web site they can see how the size of one penny compares with 1000 pennies, 1,000,000 pennies and more.

Teachers Net Lesson Bank

Teachers share over 100 teaching ideas and lesson plans on this site. *Note: Scroll down to the bottom of the home page to select a topic.

Ask Dr. Math

Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for students and teachers. This Web site is a great place for teachers and students to find helpful explanations to questions that may pop up in class.

Math Numbers in the Real World

Great Web site for teachers to find fun exercises in math that can demonstrate how math is directly connected to real-world daily life experiences.

Southeastern Michigan Math-Science Learning Coalition

Find a wealth of information on this Web site. Search through a number of lesson plans and activities listed alphabetically by subject and age group. The subjects include Astronomy, Biology, Physical Science and Technology. Find in-depth explanations for every lesson plan provided. Links to follow: Science Lessons and Quick Activities.

Math.com - The World of Math Online

A very helpful Web site for teachers and students. This informative site provides more than 200 mental tips and tricks to learninMg math. You will also find homework help, tutoring and formulas on Math.com.

Web Math

Web Math has an outstanding number of activities and links that relate to math. Trying to find a math problem or activity? Explore this Web site, there are tons of them!

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) - The World's Largest Mathematics Event

To celebrate Mathematics Education Month the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is running the 7th Annual World's Largest Mathematics Event (WLME). This year's topic is "Mathmatics at the Fair". The NCTM has a GREAT 16 page booklet of activities which range from figuring out how long the wait for rides is to predicting the "popability" of different kinds of popcorn.

Algebra Help

Algebra help is a great Web site for teachers and students to find lesson plans and worksheets on algebra. Explanations, activities and answer sheets are provided with each lesson plan and worksheet. Links you might want to follow are: Lessons, Worksheets, Resources and Links/Directory.

Earthmeasure

A great Web site with information on Native American geometry.

Canadian School Math Page

The Canadian School Math Page contains word problems for students from grade five to twelve. Along with the problems are the hints and answers. A good remedial or advancement tool.

Exploring Emergence

"Exploring Emergence" is an intriguing Web site from MIT professors. You need a Java-enabled Web browser for the interactive content. This Web site explores how equations can lead to seemingly random and ordered structures… eclectic and fun (Remember that on a grid, a square is surrounded by eight other squares).

Math Forum

The Math forum Web site has good elementary math problems that are a good review for just about anyone. Equipped with a Student Centre, Teacher's Place, and lots of problems, The Math Forum provides tons of resources for specialty and any level of math.

Tools for Understanding

A resource guide for extending mathematical understanding in secondary school. Developed by the University of Puget Sound in Washington state, this Web site contains three main sections: Math Concepts, Integrated Lessons and Journaling.

Problems With A Point

Combine understanding with skill! Problems With a Point helps students in grades 6-12 learn new mathematical ideas by building on old ones. Each problem or sequence focuses on one mathematical idea and also connects that idea with others.

Varying in difficulty and approaches, these problems are useful for teachers, students, parents, math clubs, and home-schoolers.

Problems are classified by topic, time required, suggested technology, required mathematical background, and habits of mind that students develop or use as they work. Synopses of the problems are keyword searchable. Answers and solutions are provided, and many problems include hints.

Halloween Math Problems

Take advantage of your students' interest in Halloween! Make it fun for you and them by using some of the Math problems

Eighth Grade Math

This interactive website will help grade 8 students practice their math. After all, practice makes perfect! Topics covered include the following:Decimals, Fractions, Additions, Subtractions. Multiplication, Division, Measurement, Geometry, Expressions, Equations, Scientific notation and more.

Mudd Math Fun Facts

Get the facts for your math classes.

Converting Units of Measurement

Do your students know the two systems of measurement used most commonly around the world - the English and the Metric and how to convert between English units and metric units.

The following web site provides a printable version of the complete lesson plan which includes conversion charts and instructions for converting from metric to English and from English to metric and activity sheets. Grade level: 6 - 8. Check out A Metric World

Understanding Factoring through Geometry

Help your students understand factoring through geometry. This site provides grade 6-8 math teachers with a complete lesson plan in geometric factoring. This lesson plan will get your students to work cooperatively to display a number as the area of a rectangle, and make as many rectangular arrangements as possible for each number given.

This lesson plan will help your students visualize all the possible rectangles formed by the number of square units given.

Area of a Circle

Stop by this site to find a one or two period lesson plans in which students use the worksheets to cut circles into sectors, rearrange them, and derive the formula for the area of a circle.

Algebra - Fun with Calendars

Find a fun mathematical puzzle to play with your students.

SMILE Math Help

Stop by the SMILE (Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement) website to find a collection of almost 200 math lesson plans.

Free Math Worksheets

Visit this site for free Math Worksheets.

Math From Other Cultures

Learn about the ancient system of mathematics of the Vedas, which was rediscovered between 1911 and 1918 by Sri Bharati Krsna Tirthaji (1884-1960). According to his research all of mathematics is based on sixteen Sutras, or word-formulae.

What is Vedic Mathematics?

To obtain books on Vedic Mathematics, visit their sister site: http://www.vedicmaths.com

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families

This web site provides a list of 80 fun and educational math problems for middle-school students. A great site for teachers! Hints and answers are provided for all the math challenges and they can all be easily printed for classroom use. Take a Challenge

Math Mastery

Do you want to demonstrate how math is directly connected to real-world daily life experiences? Well, check out the following web site: mathmastery.com At Math Mastery you will find daily math word problems for teachers of students in grades 4 through 8. You'll also find tons of archived math challenges by clicking on the Daily Brains link and then clicking on the Old Brains link on the left-hand side of the page. The Old Brains challenges are listed by theme, date or title.

Puzzling & Perplexing Math Problems

Find season-inspired word problems for the middle school-aged math class. This site will help you find fun math problems that will help your students practice math.

Math problems for grades 3-12 math teachers

Whether your students are just starting algebra or are doing trig and calculus, you'll find a math problem on mathforum.org. Return each week for a new and challenging math problem. Site also includes archived math problems.

Free Math Worksheets

Find over 5,000 Math Worksheets from Algebra to Trigonometry at edhelper.com