Dr. S.Ganesapandian முனைவர். சு. கணேச பாண்டியன்: Educational web sites

LESSON PLANS AND CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

http://www.lessontutor.com/

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

http://www.nytimes.com/.

http://www.econedlink.org/

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

http://www.brainormous.com/

http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ma9107.html

http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~breakingaway/Lessons/diagonalofsquare1/diagonalofsquare.html

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Mathematics

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=154

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/i-owe-you/#more-5337

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/interactive/

http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/html.f/resource.php

http://education.baseballhalloffame.org/experience/thematic_units/math.html

http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/math/cecmath/cecmath046.html

http://www.edhelper.com/math.htm

http://mathforum.org/teachers/

http://www.themint.org/teachers/index.html

http://www.mathgoodies.com/

http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmactivitiesall.html
Three sections: Applying Flying, Pioneer Plane and Plane Math Enterprises. Each has several activities, all with an aviation theme.

http://www.meridian.wednet.edu/~dshick/webquest.htm

http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm

A cute collection of math games for primary students.

http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/math/cecmath/cecmath015.html
A lesson plan for grades 5-12 on probability.

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

Extensive math activities and lessons for teachers and students.

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/Skymath.html

A collection of lesson plans for using weather data to teach math. Contains 16 classroom activities for middle school students.

http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
A puzzle generator from Discovery School in which teachers and students can create word and math puzzles.

http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/geometry/

Online activities about shape and space. For grades K-8. Excellent

http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/mixed/mixed1.shtml

http://www.teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm =Mathematics

http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/

http://sln.fi.edu/math/index.html

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/math/index.htm

http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/measurement/

http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/EgpytianMult.shtml

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/math/math52.txt

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/2ndgrade/halloween.htm

Primary level math word problems with a Halloween theme.

http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~breakingaway/Lessons/hyperellip1/hyperellip.html
A lesson plan on hyperbolas and ellipses. “Introduction- In spite of the popularity of graphing calculators, students do not have a good knowledge of the shapes and properties of hyperbolas and ellipses. In this unit students learn some basic properties of these curves, and they draw them, in order to get familiar with their shapes.”

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathProblemSolvingShopping1Up.htm
A lesson plan for primary students on using math when shopping.

http://www.teachersdesk.com/lessons/lessons_math.htm

http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html

A full page of links. Sections: Lesson Plans, Software, Topics in Mathematics, Contests and Competitions, Professional Societies and Other. Very Good Note: Also in Websites section.

http://www.successlink.org/GTI/lesson_unit-viewer.asp?lid=3598
A lesson plan in which students create collages using examples of real-life math uses.

http://schools.rps205.com/curriculum/middle_school_mathmain.htm

A page of links and lessons for middle school math students. Very Good

http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/math/cecmath/cecmath011.html
A lesson plan for grades 4-8 on metric measurement.

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathSubtraction35AreaCodes.htm
A lesson plan for grades 4-5 on math. “The phone book's listing of area codes provides a novel source of three digit subtraction, addition, and multiplication practice as well as promotes map - reading skills and knowledge of U.S. geography.”

http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/reese/birthday/

A lesson in probability using class birthdays. For middle or high school level math students. Includes a simulation.

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/numbers.html

A short list of lesson plans on numbers range from K-2 to grade 6.

http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/pdf/agcounts/grade9_12_f.pdf
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on using mean and median in census data.
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1171.html

A classroom activity for 2^nd grade students in which they have a treasure hunt using measurements.

http://www.teachrkids.com/

Online worksheets for pre-school to grade 3. Click on the topics at left for the worksheets.

http://www.aplusmath.com/
A fun site where kids grades K-8 can learn math interactively.

http://www.aaamath.com/
A site for basic math skills.

http://www.allmath.com/
A site with problems, calculators, converters, flash cards and more.

http://calculationnation.nctm.org/
A colorful collection of math games for various grade levels.

http://www.coolmath.com/
A fun site that helps kids in grades K-6 learn.

http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Services/Education/Gateways/Math_and_Science/mathematics.htm

A number of math links for teachers and students in grades 8 and up..

http://www.escapefromknab.com/
Escape from Planet Knab by correctly figuring savings from wages. For grades 4-9.

http://www.figurethis.org/index40.htm
You must download the software to take the challenges. Challenges include math computation, measurement, geometric shapes and more. Includes Teacher and Parent resources in PDF format.

http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/apps/gallery.html

A Gallery of Interactive Geometry

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/Winchester/jhhs/math/mathhome.html
A high school level math page with extensive information.

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/boilproj/index.html

The international boiling point project

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
A collection of indexes of mathematics topics.

The mactutor history of mathematics archive

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/
A collection of almost 300 math applets for middle to high school students.

http://www.mathcats.com/
Fun math projects and activities for K-5.

http://mathforum.org/
A gateway site to a vast amount of information on math for teachers and students at every level.

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
Math is used all the time in daily life.

http://www.math-kitecture.com/

Real life math, architecture and computers

http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/rgonsalv/index.html
A collection of math-related sites.

http://library.thinkquest.org/16284/index_s.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331

http://www.suelebeau.com/math.htm

An extensive collection of math links.

http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/additional.html

A page of math resources. Excellent

http://www.math.com/
For K-12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/index.shtml
Online Flash games for math.

http://web.mac.com/tcanright/MSPOTW/POTW_Home.html
Includes archives of previous problems.

http://www.themint.org/index.html
Excellent ideas on helping children understand how to manage money and how our financial systems work.

http://www3.telus.net/thothworks/Mathfxns.html

Links to several math utilities for senior high students.

http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/

A site for teachers with fun math facts to enrich your lessons.

http://www.purplemath.com/

Lessons and resources for learning algebra.

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110336/home.htm
Enter the world of optical illusions where your eyes may see things that your brain doesn’t understand.

http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/

http://www.visualfractions.com/

http://www.webmath.com/

Help with math problems.

http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/index.html
Abacus web site. Gives you online exercises, interactive abacus tutor, and more.

http://www.extreme-accounting.com/

Shows some real-life activities from 2008 in which extreme accounting was added. The Fun Stuff section has a couple of games. Grades 7 and up.

http://www.mccc.edu/~kelld/page400.html

Links to basic math concepts such as Whole Numbers, Fractions, Percents, Functions, Square Measures, Probability and more.

http://mason.gmu.edu/%7Emmankus/Handson/manipulatives.htm
Instructions for manipulatives such as triangle cutouts, hexagon cutouts, five-base blocks and more.

http://www.sonoma.edu/Math/faculty/falbo/jokes.html
Jokes for math teachers.

https://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=195
MATHCOUNTS is a national enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state and territory.

http://www.utc.edu/~cpmawata/
Math projects: Rigid Transformations, High School Geometry, Graph Theory Lessons, and Trominoes.

http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
Math worksheets to print out or create your own.

http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm
Math help for 4^th through 8^th grade students.

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/math.htm
A page of math links.

http://www.blountk12.org/learninglinks/math.htm

A long list of links to math websites.

http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/mathmagic/

Features a different math puzzle every month.

http://www.mathnerds.com/

Math Nerds provides free, discovery-based, mathematical guidance via an international, volunteer network of mathematicians. Math Nerds does not supply answers to homework, take home tests and the like; rather, we provide hints, suggestions, and references to help our clients understand and solve their mathematical problems.

http://camel.math.ca/Education/mpsf/
A list of possible math projects for science fairs.

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/
A collection of resources for math at several levels.

http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/escher/
Information on Maurits Escher who created works of art using mathematical principles.

http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html

A full page of links.

http://library.thinkquest.org/22584/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0331
A history of mathematics from the earliest forms thousands of years ago to today.

http://faculty.missouristate.edu/l/lesreid/POTW.html
Welcome to the Missouri State University Department of Mathematics.

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

Learning activities and problems for math.

http://www.mathstory.com/

Fun math poems and an interactive story.

http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html
A multimedia math glossary for all grade levels.

http://www.naturalmath.com/mult/oldsite.html

Tricks for multiplication in the form of a dialog between mentor and student. More extensive than it sounds.

http://www.theproblemsite.com/default.asp

Welcome to The Problem Site, a special problem solving site for both students and adults.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/puzzle/
Math puzzles to solve. Includes previous puzzles and their solutions. For grade 7 and up.

http://web07.mohonasen.org/staffdev/mathven/Ribbit/rdefault.htm

Life-based math problems for primary to intermediate students. Includes a Teacher’s Section.

http://sakharov.net/puzzle//
A collection of simple puzzles with three levels of difficulty.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/math/home.htm

Six math-based activities for students to choose from.

http://www.auntymath.com/
Simple math problems to “challenge” elementary level students.

http://www.worldofnumbers.com/

“In this restyled website you'll find a variety of facts and figures about topics from the World of Numbers. Don't look for a logical order. It is an amalgamation of randomly gathered numbers, curios, puzzles, palindromes, primes, gems, your much valued contributions and more general information”

http://www.gcschool.org/pages/program/Abacus.html

A math competition in three age levels with multiple problems throughout the school year using abacus.

http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/

Students complete math problems to get “baskets” in basketball.

http://www.brainbashers.com/
Click on Puzzles for Crossnumber puzzles which are like crossword puzzles but using numbers.

http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/play/lineshape/shapes.html

A fun site for primary students identifying different shapes and lines. Good

http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html
An online game in which students figure out how to make change.

http://polymer.bu.edu/museum/

A look at chance and fractals in science. The focus of the exhibit is the emergence of patterns in Nature from physical and biological processes which on the microscopic level appear to be dominated by chance.

http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/wrightj/MA22/Num/DivRule.htm

Lists the rules for 3-13 multiplivcation and Division.

http://math2.org/math/general/arithmetic/fradec.htm

Instructions for converting fractions to decimals.

http://db.uwaterloo.ca/~alopez-o/math-faq/node1.html
Questions and answers about math, from the trivial to advanced. (Note: More advanced than trivial).

http://www.funbrain.com/
Fun, free games for kids.

http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/
A set of experiments to perform in math.

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtml
An eclectic collection of math games and puzzles and tips.

http://itangram.mysinamail.com/

An online interactive tangram.

http://www.ddewey.net/mandelbrot/
The Mandelbrot set, named after Benoit Mandelbrot, is a fractal.

http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/index.html#beatcalc
Puzzles, tips and tricks for math.

http://www.kidscom.com/games/tangram/tangram.html

Students can test their skill by choosing a tangram game.

http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/math/math.html

Shows how math activities can be applied with different children’s books.

http://themathgames.com/
Six math games for elementary students.

http://www.colstate.edu/mathcontest/

http://www.france-property-and-information.com/metric_conversion_table.htm

This page offers information on the metric system and metric conversion.

http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Metric/conv.cfm
A converter to convert length, weight, area, volume, etc. into metric measurements.

http://www.qbyte.org//
Math puzzles and links.

http://www.eveandersson.com/pi/
Activities and more about pi.

http://eveander.com/trivia/
A trivia game using pi.

http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/mazes/index.html
Basic information on the math used in creating mazes.

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm

A number of brief biographical profiles of women mathematicians. You can search by name or in chronological order.

http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/aero/aero.htm

A webquest for middle school students on plane math using the flight of Amelia Earhart as a basis. Includes a number of activities.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/patterns/

A webquest for 3^rd grade students using geometry through quiltmaking

http://teacherweb.com/NY/Madill/CooperstownBound/index.html

A webquest combining math and baseball statistics for 5^th grade students.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/codes/

A webquest on patterns for 4^th grade students.

http://www.verity.ashland.k12.ky.us/J.Justice/Personal_Budget/Index.htm

A webquest for 7^th grade students on creating a personal budget.

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/gang1.htm

A webquest for grades 4-10 on currency and math.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/bridge/

A webquest for high school students on geometry and physics.

http://home.mindspring.com/%7Emjg2/ethalt.html

A webquest on the different ways math was developed in different countries.

http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815/loosli/studentpage.html

A webquest in which students play math games and evaluate them according to different roles.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/fixitup/

A webquest on math for middle school students.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/mathworld/

A webquest on math for 5^th grade students.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html
A webquest on the national debt for junior high students and up.

http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/webquest/math/mag.html

A math webquest for middle school students.

http://pages.cthome.net/jfleary/XWQ4M.htm

A collection of webquests on math topics. We found a couple didn’t work.

http://www.rblewis.net/technology/EDU506/WebQuests/math.html

A collection of math webquests. Some indicate the grade level, some don’t. Definitely worth checking out.

http://www.iwebquest.com/hotlists/mathwebquest.htm

A full page of math webquests.

http://www.geocities.com/lmautz3417/money_economics_quest.html

A math webquest for grades 3-5.

http://teachers.oregon.k12.wi.us/stauffacher/budgetwq/main.htm

A webquest for junior/senior high students on creating a personal budget.

MR. PITONYAK’S PYRAMID PUZZLE - WEBQUEST

http://www.wcvt.com/~tiggr/

A project for middle school students in which they must determine how much it would cost to build and Egyptian pyramid.

http://www.angelfire.com/home/chas/WQ.html

A webquest for 7^th grade students on using math to determine the number of pizza slices needed.

http://members.fortunecity.com/lmautzcharles/mainpage.html

A webquest for grades 1-3.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/carnivalmath/

A webquest for 4^th grade students on math.

http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/titanic.html

A secondary level math webquest in which students use spreadsheets to create tables and graphs.

AIRFARES – WEBQUEST

http://www.wfu.edu/~mccoy/NCTM00/lisa.html
A webquest on purchasing airline tickets for high school students. “Using Internet resources, you will obtain the costs for flying to at least six different cities. You will also obtain the different costs based on how far in advance you purchase the tickets. Assuming a linear relationship, you will develop a model to predict the cost of a ticket to a particular city. You will review this model and as a team, conclude whether you think it is a good model or not.”

ALGEBRA PORTFOLIO – WEBQUEST

http://www.aea13.k12.ia.us/technology/WebQuests-2001/Algebra_Portfolio/algebraportfolio.html

An algebra webquest for 9^th grades students.

http://suburb.semo.net/jrussell/Eagles.htm

A webquest for grades 6-8 using bar graphs to depict eagle counts. Easily adaptable to New Jersey.

CINDERELLA WEBQUEST

http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq121/

A webquest for grades 1-2. Students must use math to figure out how to get Cinderella to the ball without using magic.

http://studenthome.nku.edu/~webquest/gabbard/index.htm

A webquest for middle school students on math.

http://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/ict/CurrSup/clubhouse/clubhouse.htm
A webquest for 4^th-5^th grade math students.

http://newman.needham.k12.ma.us/learningmaps/webquests/new_math_poetry/main.htm

A webquest for junior high students on geometry.

http://www.shakamak.k12.in.us/tophat/cthorlton/math.htm

A webquest on mathematicians for grades 9-12.

http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/math/mathpyswq.htm

A webquest on the contributions of mathematicians and physicists for junior/senior high students.

http://www.itsco.org/webquest/class/jswitzer/webquest.html

A webquest on the history of mathematics for 9^th grade students.

http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/edtech/teacherpages/amswick/index.html

A webquest on statistics.

http://www.iwebquest.com/math/bearproblem.htm
A webquest for middle school students in which they must calculate whether a rescue helicopter can pluck an unlucky student from a tree before the bear climbs the tree.

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/student/sjeffcrawford/home.html
A webquest on mathematicians for middle school students.

MATH WEBQUESTS

http://emints.more.net/info/northeast/mathwebquests.html

A collection of math webquests. Includes brief evaluations.

http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/edtech/teacherpages/dstephens/index.html

A webquest on investing for middle school students.

http://www.wfu.edu/~mccoy/NCTM00/laura.html
A webquest for middle students and up on planning a trip with budget constraints.

SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS MATH WEBQUEST

http://gouchercenter.edu/jcampf/searching_for_solutions.htm

A webquest on problem-solving.

TEACHING TESSELLATIONS – WEBQUEST

http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/edtech/teacherpages/skgreen/index.html

A webquest for junior high students on tessellations.

WHAT’S IN A LINE? – WEBQUEST

http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/edtech/teacherpages/jbrown/index.html

An algebra webquest for middle school students.

http://jets.utep.edu/americas/cwarren/ellipses/webquest.htm
A webquest for Algebra II students on ellipses.

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/memorial/franchise/

A webquest for grades 6-8 on investing money.