Math Web Sites

Sites from October:

Looking for a site on how to solve math problems? This site has the solutions to the odd problems in every math textbook. Select your math textbook, chapter and problem number to see how to solve the math question.
http://www.hotmath.com Use password de4389de

Two sites that are a good source for locating specific math topics are Math Forum and Math.com . Use the addresses listed:
http://mathforum.org/algebra/k12.algebra.html
http://math.com

Sites from November:
MATHCOUNTS is an organization sponsored by the National Society of Engineers that provides math competitions for middle school students. The site has lots of problem solving strategies and a problem of the week (POW) updated every Monday morning. The problem of the week covers a variety of topics, and always focuses on a current newsworthy event. Bookmark this page, and check back weekly for a new problem and a solution to last week's question.

http://mathcounts.org/Queries/View_POW.taf?function=search

On Brain.pop you can find some great little animated movies covering a wide range of topics in math. Each movie is also accompanied by an experiment with "Bob the Ex-Labrat," real life situations with "Cassie & Rita," a timeline, learning activities, and more! NOTE: You are limited to viewing only 2 movies a day if you are not a subscriber! This talks about solving two step equations.

http://www.brainpop.com/math/algebra/solvetwostepequ/index.weml

This site teaches how to graph linear equations.
http://cne.gmu.edu/modules/dau/calculus/graphing_funcs/glf_bdy.html


Sites from December:
Dr. Roger Taylor is among the most sought after experts in differentiated instruction and critical thinking skills. His website contains several sample lessons. This one is on slope and the coordinate plane. It is titled "First Flight of the Coordinate Plane...or It's all Downhill from Here!" His lesson provides 18 I-search projects, related film clips and music to incorporate into your teaching. You can subscribe to his websight to be able to use any of his premade lessons.

http://www.rogertaylor.com/unit/First%20Flight%20of%20the%20Coordinate%20Plane.pdf

The following site is from the publisher McDougall Littel. Their site is very helpful for supporting student learning.

http://www.mcdougallittell.com

Here are some good sites for learning about basic statistics concepts:
Learn.Co.Uk site has great scatter correlation examples:
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?
WCI=SubUnit&WCU=3630
http://www.lyrics.coolfreepages.com
http://songs for teaching.com
http://www.KaZaA,com

A great site for teaching probability is:

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/lessons/pm1.html
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/math/socha/algebra.html

This site has unique, 1 page lessons that relate math and science topics. This lesson uses circles and circumference to calculated distances from Mars to the Earth and the Earth's moon.

http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov/examples/layout.asp?Document_Id=06_19_01_1

sites from Jan.
SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator
Have you ever wondered where to find math drill worksheets? Make your own here at SuperKids for free! Simply select the type of problem, the maximum and minimum numbers to be used in the problems, then click on the button! A worksheet will be created to your specifications, ready to be printed for use.
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/

The ArithmAttack
How many computer-generated arithmetic problems can you answer in 60 seconds? A gift to the children and math students of the world from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm

Welcome to Webmath!
Click a tab to get help with your math homework. This site has over 100 instant-answer, self-help, math solvers, ready to help you figure out your math problem.
http://www.webmath.com/index.html

Aplusmath.com Worksheets
Worksheets formatted for printing. Print out the worksheet, then click on the "Get Answers" button and print the answers.
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/index.html
February:
This site provides students with online quizzes for each topic they are learning in Pre-algebra. Answers are multiple choice and students results are scored. Each time a student takes a quiz on a particular unit, different questions are asked so that a student can retake a quiz several times in order to raise their score.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/prealg/prealg03/self_check_quiz/index.php4/ca

Look into the Glencoe.com website for teacher and student information for algebra and pre-algebra.

http://www.glencoe.com

For algebra students and your top math 7 or 8 students, try Math.com's exponent quizzes online at:
http://www.math.com/school/subject2/S2U2Quiz.html

Pra-algebra students would like using the following sites:

Online Math Dictionary for Kids
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in common language.

Online Tangrams
http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/frames_asid_112_g_1_t_4.html

Online Calculator
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/toftwood/Calculator.html
Use this to check your computation.

Flash Cards for Kids
http://www.edu4kids.com/math/

US Mint Games for Kids
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?Filecontents=/kids/games/index.cfm
Have fun and learn about coins at the same time.

Math Power Point lessons provides downloadable pre-made presentations for teachers to use in class. Use the right arrow to advance the slide. Each lesson starts with brief rules or notes about the topic. Several sample problems follow. There are lessons for pre-algebra, algebra and geometry students. Several lessons review math concepts and there is a math Jeopardy game.

http://www.modelschools.org/mspmathsci/mathlessons.html

This site has algebra powerpoint presentations that are compatible with the McDougall Littel textbook.

http://64.239.41.221/

Here are several other sites for powerpoint presentations:
http://www.tburg.k12.ny.us/anderson/ppt.htm

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mathpowerpointlessons/

http://mathforum.com/epigone/math.teaching.technology/chyslomclum
This week's sites are about square roots.
This site contains color diagrams and interactive exercises describing square roots and why they work
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=245

This site provides a full explanation of square roots. Explore the toolbar on the left to learn the basics of square roots, find multimedia games and exercises, apply to real life, and more.

http://service.homeworkhelp.com/guests/samplelessons/math/8th/chap3/pg1/main.htm

This week's sites are about the Pythagorean Theorm:

This site gives the equation stated in the pythagorean theorem, a visual representation with various ways to prove the theorem and numerous related links. The ways the theorem is used in everyday life is given for readers to understand its helpfulness in today's world.
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.pythagorean.html

Attention, visual learners! The U.S. Naval Academy math department offers a colorful demonstration of the Pythagorean Theorem. Watch the squares of the shorter sides unhinge and swing around to fit in the square of the longest side of the right triangle. Short and sweet!
http://www.usna.edu/MathDept/mdm/pyth.html

Use this interactive lesson to learn about the Pythagorean Theorem and right triangles. Offers a simple explanation, examples, and problems to work through.
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SubUnit&WCU=
Exploring Pascal's Triangle: Check this site out!! Contains a series of links to other sites relavant to pascal's triange, some of the sites included are lessons on pascal's triangle, an inductive proof for pascal's triangle, examples of pascal's triangles, and practical uses for pascal's triangle.
http://mathforum.org/workshops/usi/pascal/pascal.links.html

This website explains four methods for multiplying binomials: (FOIL Method, Vertical Method, Grid Method, and Using Algebra Tiles).

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polymult/Smul_bin.htm
site from March:Oh my gosh! Check out this interactive site for examples and explanations of rotational symmetry and translation and reflection. This is a great way to introduce or review the concepts in an attention getting way!

http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=3455

Looking for a site to explain basic trigonometry to your Algebra Students? In Zona Land you will find educational and entertaining items pertaining to physics, to the mathematical sciences, and to mathematics in general.
This site has that and more. Nice visuals can connect the unit circle to graphs of sin and cos functions.

http://catcode.com/trig/trig08.html

http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/trigonometryRealms/trigonometryRealms.html
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/trigonometryRealms/introduction/rightTriangle/trigRightTriangle.html

http://id.mind.net/~zona/index.html

This site has terrific topics for Pre-Algebra and up! Don't you love the name? "Math for Morons" This ThinkQuest sponsored site contains many pages to walk you through everything from solving basic equations to trigonometric ratios. Each section contains example problems followed by step-by-step solutions, as well as quizzes. An excellent resource.

http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html

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