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Annotated Web Sites -- Mathematics


The Math Forum

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/
Funded by the National Science Foundation, this site is dedicated to math education. It contains resources that are useful to math teachers at all levels. The Magic Square Web Unit includes classroom activities for four different squares: LoShu, Sator, Durer, and Franklin, demonstrating number complexity and symmetry. A grid allows teachers to access Math activities by subject.
Recommended for: Teachers
Age/Grade: Grades K-12
Category: Curriculum & Instruction

Math Games

http://compgeom.cs.uiuc.edu/~jeffe/mathgames.html
This site has links for theories relating to games and the mathematical logic encompassed within. Actual links to games.
Recommended for: Teachers.
Age/Grade: Grades 5-8,
Category: Curriculum & Instruction

Ask Dr. Math

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/
This is an unusual site. Swathmore College students and professors help K-12 students with their math questions. Students can e-mail their questions and expect a response generated. The information is categorized according to elementary, middle school, high school and post-secondary.
Recommended for: Students
Age/Grade: Grades 5-8,
Category: Curriculum & Instruction

Math Games Wheel

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html
This site is from BBC Education in the United Kingdom. It contains some very interesting, educational, and motivating Math Games. Use requires Shockwave to be loaded on the computer.
Recommended for: Teachers and Students
Age/Grade: 4-8
Category: Curriculum and Instruction

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (Electronic Samples)

http://www.standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/
This excellent site is from the National Council Teachers of Mathematics and provides web-based examples of math concepts in motivating game formats.
Recommended for: Teachers and Students
Age/Grade: K-12
Category: Curriculum and Instruction

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families

http://www.figurethis.org/
This excellent site is funded by the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Education and provides some interactive math fun for the whole family.
Recommended for: Teachers and Students (and Families!)
Age/Grade: K-12 and beyond
Category: Curriculum and Instruction

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

http://enc.org
This site is an national index to math and science resources and lesson plans. Included in the site is a link called the Digital Dozen which highlights a different group of 13 outstanding math and science Internet sites.
Recommended for: Teachers
Age/Grade: Grades K-12
Category: Curriculum & Instruction, Teacher Resources

NCREL Pathways: A School Improvement Resource System

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/pathways.htm
Pathways addresses critical issues identified by educators, researchers and community leaders. It contains a variety of articles, graphics, movies and sound files, as well as extensive links to other exemplary Internet resources for education.
The math resources are directly accessible at the following address: http://ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/maOcont.htm
Recommended for: Teachers
Age/Grade: Grades K-12
Category: Curriculum & Instruction, Teacher Resources

The Amazing Picture Machine

http://www.ncrel.org/ncrtec/picture.htm
This page helps you find pictures, maps, and other graphical resources on the Internet that might be useful to teachers and students. You can search for a single word, or combinations such as "Africa" and "Mammal".
Recommended for: Teachers and Students.
Age/Grade: Grades K-12

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