Algebra Sites
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Summary |
nzmaths Review |
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| http://nrich.maths.org/public/index.php | ||||
| 1-4 |  |
This site supports teachers and learners of mathematics with thousands of free resources which are designed to develop subject content knowledge and problem-solving and thinking skills. | NRICH Review | |
| http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/main.shtml | ||||
| 2-5 | |
This site from the University of Waterloo provides online learning activities along with appropriate printable, paper and pencil follow-up exercises. | MathFrog: Review | |
| http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/index.htm | ||||
| 2-4 | |
Part of the Scholastic Site these word puzzles involve Math Maven. She is always finding herself in the middle of a fun new mystery and students act as her "super sleuths" and crack the case. Each mystery focuses on a particular area of math reasoning and computation. | Math Maven’s Mysteries Review | |
| http://mathforum.org/library/problems/ | ||||
| 3-4 | |
This very large site contains numerous activities covering all of the strands focusing on problem solving techniques. | Math Forum Problems Review | |
| http://www.nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html | ||||
| 1-8 | |
A wide variety of quality virtual manipulatives are hosted on this site. Each is presented with curriculum links (US based), hands-on activity ideas to accompany the virtual activity and teacher information on how to incorporate the material into the classroom program. | National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics Review | |
| http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html | ||||
| 4-8 | |
This site hosts a range of projects mainly suitable for older primary and secondary school students. The projects have a science focus and links to mathematics. | CIESE Online Classroom Projects Review | |
| http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/pro/rich.html | ||||
| 3-4 | |
This site is an exploration of exponential growth. “You're sitting in math class, minding your own business, when in walks a Bill Gates kind of guy - the real success story of your school. He's made it big, and now he has a job offer for you.” | A Mathematics Fantasy – The Million Dollar Mission Review | |
| http://www.mathmastery.com | ||||
| 1-4 | |
This site contains two sets of problems, one for use with students and another more suited for families. The problems are unique with authentic contexts and can be searched by grade level (USA) or content. Some measurement material non-metric. | MathMastery.com REview | |
| http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html | ||||
| 1-8 | |
This site provides problem-solving challenges and information about problem solving strategies for students working at levels 1 and 2 of the NZ mathematics curriculum. | Aunty Math | |
| http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/ | ||||
| 1-8 | |
Developed to make learning maths more engaging and realistic for students, in number, measurement, statistics, geometry and algebra. This site provides easy to follow activity plans based on NASA projects. | Math Activities for K – 12 Teachers Review | |
| http://www.lessoncorner.com/worksheets / | ||||
| 1 -4 | |
This link is part of the Lesson corner site. It is provides worksheets that teachers can customise for their students. | Lesson Corner Worksheets Review |
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| http://extranet.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/DSME/CAS-CAT/ResourcesForTeachers/ResourcesForTeachers.shtml | ||||
| 7-8 | |
This link is part of the CAS-CAT project, based at the University of Melbourne and contains resources for teachers using CAS. | CAS Resources Review |
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| http://plus.maths.org/ | ||||
| 4+ | |
Plus is an internet magazine published four times a year. It aims to introduce readers to the beauty of mathematics and its practical applications. | Plus Magazine Review |
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| http://www.ksu.edu/smartbooks/index.html |
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| 1-4 | |
This site contains a variety of lesson plans that use children’s literature as a starting point for mathematical investigations. Teachers can search the units of work by math’s strand, student levels (based on |
SMaRT Books Review |
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| http://www.figurethis.org/index.html | ||||
| 3-6 | |
“Figure This!” is designed to provide an exciting and friendly way for families to become more involved in mathematics with their children. | Figure This! Math Challenges for Families Review | |
| http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/rentacar.html | ||||
| 2-4 | |
Explores aspects of number statistics and algebra by using a simple family holiday context to illustrate differences between car rental prices. |
Fun and Sun Rent-a-Car Review | |
| http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/ | ||||
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2-4 |
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This site is the home page of Project Interactivate which aims to create, collect, evaluate, and disseminate on-line interactive tools for use in classroom mathematics explorations. | Interactivate Review | |
| http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx | ||||
| 1-8 | |
Ready-to-use, online, interactive, multimedia math investigations, including student investigations, teacher notes, answers, and related professional development activities. | I-Maths Investigations, Illuminations Review | |
| http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessons.aspx | ||||
| 1-8 | |
A variety of lesson plans covering aspects of each strand of the curriculum. This site encourages the use of internet based resources. | Illuminations Lesson Plans Review | |
| http://www.aaamath.com/index.html | ||||
| 1-4 | |
Interactive arithmetic exercises and problems. It contains a series of Statistics, Algebra, Number, Measurement and Geometry math lessons, which are intended to be a resource that can be used by math students. | AAA Math Review | |
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http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibpuzzles.html#bricks |
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| 3-4+ | |
An exploration of the Fibonacci Numbers. A range of simple/complex algebra questions (mainly). Extention ideas. Some browsers may have difficulty downloading these pages. | Easier Fibonacci Numbers Review | |
| http://www.dositey.com/ | ||||
| 1-4 | |
This site provides a wide range of resources: games, printable worksheets and lessons. Teachers will find material appropriate for whole class and small group teaching sessions as well as activities suitable for independent student use. | Dositey.com Review | |
