Elementary
Games/Interactive
http://calculationnation.nctm.org
Calculation Nation: uses the power of the
Web to let students challenge opponents from
anywhere in the world. At the same time,
students are able to challenge themselves by
investigating significant mathematical
content and practicing fundamental skills.
It utilizes math strategy games that
encourage your students to learn factors,
fractions, multiples, symmetry and more!
These games expose students to mathematical
problems like the ones they see in the
classroom every day, with the added element
of competition. The games are aligned with
the mathematical content of Grades 3 – 8.
Cool Math 4 Kids
This site covers many areas of
mathematics including algebra, fractions and
geometry. The activities are interactive
and do not require paper and pencil.
The NCES Classroom
The National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) site includes interactive
quizzes related to mathematics and
statistics, a word of the day, an
interactive probability activity, and much
more.
NSA
Crypto Kid's Page
This site includes paper and pencil
activities and interactive games for
students. The activities are thought
provoking and involve tremendous
opportunities for extension or enrichment.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
This site contains
virtual manipulatives sorted by content area
and grade band.
Problem of the Week
Offers a problem of the week, at all
different levels. Students can answer the
problem and submit their answer. If they
answer correctly, their name, school, and
state will be listed on the site.
Puzzle Maker
This site allows users to generate
puzzles such as math squares, word searches,
crosswords, etc. using words or numbers.
A Math Dictionary for Kids
An animated, interactive dictionary for
students that explains over 500 common
mathematical terms in simple language. It
included definitions, examples, activities,
practice, and a calculator.
Graphing
Students may create various types of
graphs from data they input and then print
and/or download their graphs to save on
their own computer. There are also games
and activities for students to try. This is
part of the NCES classroom site for kids.
Mathematically Sane
This site is devoted to providing
information to the general public regarding
all aspects of math reform. It contains
articles, links, and resources for
individuals to use to present to groups
about the need for mathematics reform.
Rainforest Math
This site contains activities on a
variety of topics. It covers facts,
probability, patterns and more. It gives
students instructions and then allows them
to practice the topic.
Ask Dr. Math
Students can find help in solving a
variety of problems by searching the FAQs
section of the site. There are examples and
explanations on thousands of mathematical
concepts.
Webmath
Students can either search for help on a
topic, look for a similar problem to the one
they are solving, or ask an expert for help
on a problem.
Teacher
Resources
Teacher Tube
This is an online
education community for sharing
instructional teacher videos. Members can
browse original educational videos uploaded
by community members, upload and share your
educational videos worldwide, find, join and
create video groups to connect with teachers
and schools who have similar interests,
integrate with your own website using video
embeds or links.
Illuminations
Provides standards-based resources and
materials that improve the teaching and
learning of mathematics for all students.
Sponsored by the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics.
Maryland State Department of Education
This site provides teachers, parents and
students with information about the Maryland
State Voluntary State Curriculum and state
assessments. There are sample assessment
items, lesson ideas, and other resources for
teachers to use with students.
This Micron website has key mathematical
problems that directly connect to a wide
variety of careers and mathematics
standards. The site has lesson plans
and an variety of activities for
teachers to use real world problems as
motivation instructional tools.
The Math Forum @ Drexel
The site provides resources, materials,
activities, person-to-person interactions,
and educational products and services that
enrich and support teaching and learning in
an increasingly technological world.
Thinkfinity
is Verizon Foundation’s comprehensive online
portal to 50,000 standards-based lesson
plans and educational resources for K-12
teachers, students and community
organizations.
The National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
This site is the electronic companion to
the Principles and Standards for School
Mathematics. It contains the full text of
the Principles and Standards, interactive
e-examples that support the Standards,
online resources, and general information
about NCTM and the Principles and Standards.
Neufeld Math
This site provides teachers with all of
the necessary resources and materials to
support the implementation of Understanding
Math and Understanding Numeration.
TIMSS USA
This site provides a wealth of
information related to the Trends in
International Mathematics and Science
Study. Teachers can find released items,
benchmark studies, video studies, and other
resources to help improve mathematics
teaching.
US Census Bureau
This site contains information from the
Census Bureau that teachers use with
students or for research purposes.
TI
Calculators
This site contains free downloads,
calculator software applications,
guidebooks, tutorials and computer
software. There is also an Activities
Exchange section for the graphing calculator
with lessons grouped according to subject.
Tutorial/Practice
A+ Math
This site was developed to help students
improve their math skills interactively. A+
Math contains a game room, homework helper,
and flash card maker.
Helping your Child Learn Math
This site provides the opportunity to use
games and activities at home to explore math
with your child. The activities are intended
to be fun and inviting, using household
items.
Math League
The Math League is dedicated to bringing
challenging mathematics materials to
students. The Math League specializes in
math contests, books, and computer software
designed to stimulate interest and
confidence in mathematics for students from
the 4th grade through high school.
Multiplication Table
This site offers flashcard activities,
conversions of measurements, and logical
application of content. Students can
complete interactive flashcards and parents
can generate blank forms to print for home
use.
Math Magician
Secondary
Games/Interactive
http://calculationnation.nctm.org
Calculation
Nation: uses the power of the Web to let
students challenge opponents from anywhere
in the world. At the same time, students are
able to challenge themselves by
investigating significant mathematical
content and practicing fundamental skills.
It utilizes math strategy games that
encourage your students to learn factors,
fractions, multiples, symmetry and more!
These games expose students to mathematical
problems like the ones they see in the
classroom every day, with the added element
of competition. The games are aligned with
the mathematical content of Grades 3 – 8.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
This site contains
virtual manipulatives sorted by content area
and grade band.
The NCES Classroom
The National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) site includes
interactive quizzes related to mathematics
and statistics, a word of the day, an
interactive probability activity and much
more.
Problem of the Week
Offers a problem of the
week, at all different levels. Students can
answer the problem and submit their answer.
If they answer correctly, their name, school
and state will be listed on the site.
Project Interactive
This site contains over
100 Java-based interactive activities that
cover many areas of mathematics for students
to explore. They are grouped by content
strand to make it easy to navigate. There
is also a section for teachers that provides
additional materials for use in the
classroom.
Puzzle Maker
This site allows users
to generate puzzles such as math squares,
word searches, crosswords, etc. using words
or numbers.
The Math Dude
Math Dude: In the world of virtual reality,
anything can happen. Watch The Math Dude,
the award winning video series that helps
middle and high school students improve
their Algebra skills. These fast–paced
programs aimed at helping students with
Algebra I. Each program helps students
understand different parts of algebra
instruction, which is one of the High School
Assessment tests required to graduate.
Seeing Math
This web site allows students
to explore a variety of graphs and how
graphs can be affected by varying values.
It has graph explorers for linear and
non-linear functions as well as graphing
data in histograms and other forms.
A Math Dictionary for Kids
An animated,
interactive dictionary for students that
explains over 500 common mathematical terms
in simple language. It included
definitions, examples, activities, practice
and a calculator.
Figure This
Offers challenging
activities to enhance problem solving skills
at home or school for middle school aged
students. Each challenge features a hint,
complete solutions, and additional related
problems with answers.
Graphing
Students may create
various types of graphs from data they input
and then print and/or download their graphs
to save on their own computer. There are
also games and activities for students to
try. This is part of the NCES classroom
site for kids.
Mathematically Sane
This site is devoted to
providing information to the general public
regarding all aspects of math reform. It
contains articles, links, and resources for
individuals to use to present to groups
about the need for mathematics reform.
Mathographies
This site contains
biographies of famous mathematicians such as
Archimedes, Leonard Euler and Isaac Newton.
NSA Math and Ed Opportunities
This site contains
learning units and information on NSA museum
field trips and summer institutes for
students as well as math and science
teachers.
Pythagorean Theorem
Students have a chance
to use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve a
problem involving a ladder.
This MSDE-created website answers the
most commonly asked questions about the
HSA’s. It has links to numerous
resources including the Core Learning
Goals, publicly released test forms with
answer keys and scoring rubrics, online
HSA courses and a testing calendar. The
site also house the many HSA-related
publications produced by MSDE.
Ask Dr. Math
Students can find help
in solving a variety of problems by
searching the FAQs section of the site.
There are examples and explanations on
thousands of mathematical concepts.
Webmath
Students can either
search for help on a topic, look for a
similar problem to the one they are solving
or ask an expert for help on a problem.
About the New SAT
This section provides a
brief description of each section of the New
SAT.
College Board
Provides general
information about all College Board tests
including Advanced Placement, SAT, PSAT and
CLEP exams.
FAQs
This section provides
answers to many frequently asked questions
about the exams.
The New SAT: Mathematics Section
The mathematics portion
of the SAT is described. This page guides
users to more detailed descriptions of each
of the content strands that are assessed.
Teacher
Resources
Teacher Tube
This is an online
education community for sharing
instructional teacher videos. Members can
browse original educational videos uploaded
by community members, upload and share your
educational videos worldwide, find, join and
create video groups to connect with teachers
and schools who have similar interests,
integrate with your own website using video
embeds or links.
Illuminations
Provides standards-based resources and
materials that improve the teaching and
learning of mathematics for all students.
Sponsored by the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics.
Maryland Math
This site is
sponsored by the Maryland Council of
Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM). It
contains recent news and information about
mathematics education, conference and event
information and resources for K-12
educators.
Maryland State Department of Education
This site provides teachers, parents and
students with information about the Maryland
State Voluntary State Curriculum and state
assessments. There are sample assessment
items, lesson ideas and other resources for
teachers to use with students.
The Math Forum @ Drexel
The site provides resources, materials,
activities, person-to-person interactions,
and educational products and services that
enrich and support teaching and learning in
an increasingly technological world.
Math in Daily Life
This site provides content knowledge
information and real-life application
problems for students to attempt to solve.
The National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
This site is the electronic companion to
the Principles and Standards for School
Mathematics. It contains the full text of
the Principles and Standards, interactive
e-examples that support the Standards,
online resources, and general information
about NCTM and the Principles and Standards.
Neufeld Math
This site provides teachers with all of
the necessary resources and materials to
support the implementation of Understanding
Math and Understanding Numeration.
Statistics in Sports
This site is sponsored by the American
Statistical Association. Teachers could use
the data found here to create real-world
probability and statistics examples for
students to explore.
Thinkport
Thinkport provides educators with a wide
variety of resources such as lesson plans,
internet links, project builders, activity
builder and much more.
TIMSS USA
This site provides a wealth of
information related to the Trends in
International Mathematics and Science
Study. Teachers can find released items,
benchmark studies, video studies and other
resources to help improve mathematics
teaching.
US Census Bureau
This site contains information from the
Census Bureau that teachers use with
students or for research purposes.
PowerPoint Lectures for AB and BC
Calculus
Greg
Kelly, a teacher at Hanford High School
in Richland, Washington has graciously
made a series of excellent Power Point
presentations covering topics from
Pre-Calculus through Calculus III. Each
presentation offers instruction and
examples on the indicated topic.
National Security Agency/Central Security Services
This website provides information about the partnership between NSA and local school districts. Professional development is provided during the summer to middle and high school mathematics teachers and the application is available here. Information about the NSA Speaker’s Bureau can be accessed. Lesson plans developed during the summer institutes are also available.
TI Graphing Educator Guide - Parental Guidance
This website offers information
regarding graphing calculator use in
mathematics instruction that may be
helpful to you as communicate with
parents.
This MSDE-created website answers the
most commonly asked questions about the
HSA’s. It has links to numerous
resources including the Core Learning
Goals, publicly released test forms with
answer keys and scoring rubrics, online
HAS courses and a testing calendar. The
site also house the many HSA-related
publications produced by MSDE.
Online
HSA Assistance available from MSDE
The Top 10 Questions Parents Ask about
Graphing Calculators
This website answers the most frequently
asked question regarding the use of
graphing calculators in mathematics
instruction.
National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
This National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics website offers brochures and
other online materials that recommend
practical ways for families to discuss
and do math at home together.
TI Calculators
This site
contains free downloads, calculator software
applications, guidebooks, tutorials and
computer software. There is also an
Activities Exchange section for the graphing
calculator with lessons grouped according to
subject.
Tutorial and Practice
Brightstorm
This website contains over 2000 HD quality
videos that cover topics from Algebra
through Calculus. Use is to review content
or to assist you when you have difficulty
understanding a concept.
Data Analysis Grades 9-12
This site provides a
list of resources in Data Analysis and
Probability including lessons and useful
data sets. The links are organized to
follow the NCTM Standards.
Math League
The Math League is
dedicated to bringing challenging
mathematics materials to students. The Math
League specializes in math contests, books,
and computer software designed to stimulate
interest and confidence in mathematics for
students from the 4th grade through high
school.
Math Tables
This site contains
mathematics reference tables for content
found in Algebra through upper level
mathematics courses.
Mathworld
MathWorld is a
comprehensive and interactive mathematics
encyclopedia intended for students,
educators, math enthusiasts, and
researchers. This website provides an
interlinked framework of mathematical
exposition and illustrative examples at the
fingertips of every internet user.
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