MathsNet:
As well as being Head of Maths at the Hewett Comprehensive School
in Norwich, Bryan Dye is one of the pioneer developers of educational
websites. His fantastic MathsNet website is a tremendous resource
for all teachers and students of mathematics. Features include: Interactive,
Articles, QuizBank, Magic Grid, MathsNet Art, Puzzles and Maths Links.
The website also contains reviews of software and books for mathematicians.
Maths
Lessons: Designed
by Alan Jackson, a practising Maths teacher to serve the needs of
teachers and students who wish to have fun learning, playing and revising
their mathematics. This popular website includes online lessons, games,
tests and over 300 teacher made worksheets. Students can also sign
up for Puzzle of the Week, a challenge sent to you by email every
week.
Probabilistic
Learning Activities Network: Have you ever wondered how to enhance
your teaching of probability? David Harris tries to answer this question
with this site. The material is based on interactive probability experiments
in the form of applets and spreadsheets. The Question, Hypothesis,
Experiment methodology is designed to introduce students to the fascinating
world of random behaviour. Students are asked to provide an initial
response to a probability experiment, collect data from the experiment
and finally use mathematics to determine the probability measure of
the experiment. Many of the experiments are counter-intuitive and
are designed to foster discussion and interest in the mathematics
classroom. The site is written primarily for students of the International
Baccalaureate but can be used throughout any high school programme.
Waldo's
Maths Pages is a secondary level maths site, which uses Java (tm)
applets to demonstrate different mathematical topics. It is aimed
at Key Stage 3 (11 to 14), GCSE (14 to 16), but mostly AS/A2 Maths
and Further Maths (16 plus). Its content is 100% original and the
creation of a maths teacher (and self-taught programmer) in Kent.
The programs are used by him and others as classroom aids, and as
investigative resources for pupils individually. New material and
improvements are being added all the time, and suggestions from teachers
and pupils for future inclusion are always welcome.
Quantum
Brain Benders: This website provides a series of highly entertaining
math-based puzzles. Each puzzle consists of three rows of numbers.
The skill level - easy, difficult or braniac - determines how many
numbers are in each row. The task of the student is to find a string
of numbers that add up to the "finish" number provided in
the puzzle.
Centre
for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching:
The CIMT was established at the University of Exeter in 1986. As the
CIMT is a centre for research and curriculum development in Mathematics
teaching and learning it was only a matter of time before it began
to explore the possibilities of the Internet. Jointly sponsored by
Esso, British Steel, the Post Office and Singapore Airlines, the website
is being used to build a database of resources for students and teachers.
Some of the mathematics worksheets available include those that cover
topics such as Genetic Fingerprinting, Postcodes, Time Zones, Tin
Can Design, Bar Codes and Birthdays.
Numberwork:
A series of games produced
by the BBC which gives children the chance to test their mathematical
abilities with fun games. When the children successfully complete
all the games they will be able to discover the secret code which
allows Zack needs help to complete his journey from Acapulco to Chihuahua.
There is a Parents section which gives you tips on how to use the
site with your child.
Maths
Lessons: Susan Boone teaches at Saint Agnes Academy, Houston.
Her website has been developed as part of a program sponsored by the
National Science Foundation. Boone's lessons involve the students
using the Internet to solve mathematical problems. This includes making
calculations to decide the best place to buy pizzas and the mean and
median speed for the Indianapolis 500. Another activity involves the
gathering of data to make predictions about the future population
size of different countries.
Maths
Help: This website provides free help and advice with problems
in Mathematics and Statistics at GCSE, A-level, BTEC, GNVQ and foundation
degree level. You send in your question and Maths Help will send an
email back with hints and general advice and a couple of days later
your answer will appear in the Maths Knowledge Bank. Categories include
Number and Financial Calculations, Trigonometry, Geometry & Mensuration,
Algebra, Functions and Graphs, Calculus, Statistics & Probability
and Applied Maths & Mechanics. There is also a Maths Chat Room
where you can talk with fellow students or the Maths Help tutors.
Interactive
Mathematics: Most of the best educational websites have been created
by people who are enthusiastic about the subjects they teach. Alexander
Bogomolny definitely fits into this category. Interactive Mathematics
is an attempt to reduce what Bogomolny calls "math anxiety".
His strategy is to provide a database of games and puzzles that require
deductive skills. Bogomolny argues that: "Mathematics is the
only deductive science. The peculiar beauty of Mathematics lies in
deduction, in the dependency of one fact upon another". He adds
that he is attempting to create a resource that will help people learn
"if not math itself, then, at least, ways to appreciate its beauty."
Bogomolny's website also includes sections on Maths Quotes, Did you
Know?, Fast Reckoning, Mathematics as a Language and Inventor's Paradox.
MathMagic:
MathMagic has been created by Alan A. Hodson from El Paso, Texas.
Hodson points out that he is trying to "provide strong motivation
for students to use computer technology while increasing problem-solving
strategies and communication skills." A facilitator (teachers,
parents, librarians, etc.) register teams of mathematicians with the
MathMagic project. Mathematical challenges are posted on the website
and each registered team is paired up with another team and engage
in a problem-solving dialogue. When an agreement has been reached,
the solution is posted on the website.
Puzzles
and Fibonacci Numbers: An excellent website produced by the School
of Electronic Engineering, IT and Mathematics at the University of
Surrey. One of the features of the website is a series of puzzles
involving Fibonacci Numbers. Subjects include brick wall patterns,
bee lines, seating plans and jigsaws. There are also sections on Fibonacci
Numbers and Nature, The Golden Section in Art, Fantastic Flat Phi
Facts, Architecture and Music, Fibonacci Forgeries and Who was Fibonacci?
Houghton
Mifflin: Brain Teasers: Brain Teasers is part of the book publishers,
Houghton Mifflin's Mathematics Centre. New puzzles are posted every
Wednesday. Solutions are given the following week. All students who
submit the correct answer are entered into a weekly draw for T-shirt
prizes. The website provides an archive of previous Brain Teasers.
As well as brain teasers, the Houghton Mifflin also has a useful Mathematics
Project Centre.
MathSphere:
The MathSphere website
has an impressive collection of resources for mathematicians. This
includes mathematics worksheets and test papers. There is also wide
coverage of the national curriculum, the numeracy hour and homework.
Topics include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions,
square numbers, cubic numbers, data handling and geometry.
Mathematics
Enrichment: The
NRICH started out in September 1996 as a research and development
project funded by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.
The project aims to establish a permanent national centre for curriculum
enrichment to provide mathematical learning support for very able
children of all ages. Based at the University of Cambridge School
of Education, the website provides access to a collection of puzzles,
games, mathematical problems, articles and activities.
Convert
It: A very useful website that enables visitors to convert from
one unit of measurement to another. Options include Area, Capacity,
Distance, Energy & Power, Temperature, Velocity/Speed, Volume
and Weight/Mass.
Math
League: The Math League website is dedicated to bringing challenging
mathematics materials to students. The website specializes in competitions.
The author claims that the website builds "student interest and
confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems."
Over a million students participate in Math League contests each year
and they are designed to cover a range of mathematical knowledge.
Maths
Teaching Ideas: Mark Warner's excellent website has been created
for the teachers and parents of primary-age children. The section
on Maths includes lessons entitled Estimation, Puzzle Display, Beat
the Teacher, Maths Dictionary, Detective Trail, High Noon, Maths Table
Challenge, Division Problems, Times Tables Investigations, Rounding
Numbers, Guess My Number, Number Patterns, Coordinates, Weighing Objects
and Countdown.
GCSE
Maths: This site has been developed specifically for students
and for those wanting help with GCSE level exams. It has been created
in a simple way, with a very wide range of content that enables quick
and valuable usage. The site is wholly free to use and is frequently
used by teachers, pupils, college students and professors from all
around the world. The site includes a Maths section with every topic
necessary for GCSE level exams, coursework advice and practise papers
with answers. Finally there is also a Bookshop where carefully selected
texts have been added to give that extra bit of help.
Mathematics
Problem Solving Task Centre: The
PSTC website, based in Victoria, Australia, provides a database of
problem solving activities. The tasks are listed under Lower/Middle
Primary, Upper Primary/Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary. Teachers
and students submit the problems and their email address enables participants
to discuss their solutions, answers, queries, etc. Other features
of the site include: Problem of the Month, Past Problems of the Month,
Problem Solving Strategies and Links to Other Problem Solving Sites.
GCSE
Answers: Launched in 1996, GCSE Answers is the grand-daddy of
the GCSE revision websites and it remains to this day the most authoritative.
It is also the least commercial, being produced largely voluntarily
by GCSE examiners, among whom is CCEA Principal GCSE Mathematics Examiner,
Kevin Davis, who heads GCSE Answers' Mathematics Department. As teenagers
can be impossibly impatient, GCSE Answers' pages are designed above
all to be fast and easy to navigate. GCSE Answers eschews eye candy
and appeals to the adult in GCSE students. It also speaks to students
on their own terms, discarding the unnecessarily abstruse and alienating
language of GCSE and academia. What results is a work in progress
in three clearly defined sections - the Tutorials, the "Easy
Starts" and the Heavy Duty Stuff - which broadly address the
three GCSE Mathematics Tiers of Entry and which have won more awards
and plaudits than you have had hot dinners. There is also Your Questions,
Our Answers which mops up miscellaneous student enquiries, an index
for fast reference, and an archive.
A+
Math is an interactive educational math web site that includes
games, flashcards, worksheets and homework helper sections. Teachers,
parents and students can use the web site to print flashcards or worksheets,
either custom or automatically generated. Students can practice problems
by solving worksheets or flashcards online and A+ Math will determine
how many they got correct.
Discovery
School WebMath: Discovery School provides educational content
and tools for teachers, students and parents. For teachers, the site
has over 300 comprehensive lesson plans supported by Discovery Channel
School video and an array of teacher tools. As well as Maths students
can find tools and information in the areas of English, Social Studies
and Science. Parents can also find information on educational products
and articles for helping their students in school on the site.
Footee:
The website, aimed
at 7-11 year olds, contains football related educational games and
movies (tutorials). Offline materials include free teaching pack for
teachers including lesson plans, activity sheets, poster and teaching
video. Footee combines fun, football and education and aims to motivate
children to learn through their love of football and interactive gaming.
CopyCat
is a captivating new 3D game designed and developed by Jim Morey.
The game revolves around replicating a picture created by several
patterned faces of a solid object (like a cube). This may sound easy
to some, but it can turn out to be quite tricky. So to do well at
the game, the player must first become familiar with the object. Copycat
is rich with variety. There are many different pictures that can be
created with the patterned faces of just one object and there are
many different objects that can be used. For a more subtle variation,
the way the player manipulates the object can also be changed.
Bamdad's
Math Comics: Barndad Samii's website is a collection of some math
related comics and cartoons he has collected or were sent to him through
the years. These resources can be used by teachers and students and
Barndad Samii invites visitors to submit their own materials.
Maths
is Fun has been developed by a maths teacher from the South West
of England to encourage an interest in Mathematics. The idea behind
the site is to offer mathematics pages as well as some fun bits. The
main content of the site is aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4 (11 - 16 years
old). However you will find some more complex stuff, and some easier
bits. Hopefully there should be something for everybody. As a recent
review put it "A great website to explain the basics in mathematics,
try out some online tests or download some offline activities. You
can post your own questions, send an online maths card or just leave
a greeting on the guestbook."
Time
to Teach is a site designed for teachers, parents and home-schoolers.
It contains over 100 free, interactive and fun complete primary maths
lessons. Eighty of these lessons closely follow the lesson plans issued
from the British department of education and aimed at helping to teach
children aged between 5 and 12. The lessons are sorted into year groups,
and subdivided into which term to teach a particular lesson. This
unique site only specializes in providing PowerPoint lessons for primary
maths. The webmaster on the site is happy to consider primary maths
PowerPoint lessons written by other teachers for inclusion on the
site. If you send 10 or more complete lessons which are used, you
get a free CD to say thank-you.
Interactive
Online Geometry: Learn about all aspects of geometry at levels
KS3 and KS4 (High School) level by doing interactive online activities.
Free online courses are available in three main areas: Transformations,
which include rotations, reflections, enlargements and translations;
Shape, including polygons, angle properties, symmetry, quadrilaterals
and circle theorems; and Geometrical Construction which covers all
aspects of compass and straight
edge construction mentioned in the National Curriculum for England
and Wales. There are extended resources on the history of geometry,
compass only constructions, "sacred geometry" and other
topics which will challenge the most able student (and teacher!).
Every page is truly interactive, allowing students to manipulate geometric
shapes.
Numeracy
Software: This website is for primary school teachers who would
like to make better use of ICT in their mathematics teaching. There
are sections containing Numeracy News and Numeracy Links but the most
valuable feature is probably the Free Downloads. Here you will find
free resources to download, including pre-written spreadsheets, logo
procedure files, My World screens, data files, PowerPoint Presentations
etc. These cover all areas of mathematics and are suitable for a wide
range of pupils.
Longman
Maths: This website provides free, timesaving resources for Maths
teachers. These include interactivities using Excel, plus ideas for
creating your own, along with fully differentiated Maths challenges.
Ready-made activities for using the Internet to teach Maths are also
included, and all are updated regularly. You can also use this website
to access Longman's range of companion websites and its comprehensive
online catalogue.
Megamaths:
This excellent BBC website concentrates on multiplication tables and
shapes for young students. Shape properties, mirror lines and transformations
become hands-on activities. Take a trip around the World of Tables
where practice makes perfect. Find your way round the MegaMaze, play
the Grid Game or have a go at the Table Tournament, in this invaluable
website for testing and reinforcing Times Tables.
Maths
A-Level Revision Website: A website providing extensive easy to
read revision notes for students studying advanced level mathematics.
The site covers a wide range of topics, including pure mathematics,
statistics and mechanics sections and is frequently expanded and improved.
The pure mathematics section currently includes algebra topics such
as partial fractions, the binomial theorem, logarithms, sequences
and series. In addition, there are a number of pages of trigonometry
notes, which introduce radians as a way of measuring angles and deal
with the important trigonometric formulae. The pure maths section
also contains an extensive section on calculus (differentiation and
integration), including a variety of pages on various integration
and differentiation techniques. The statistics section currently includes
details of numerous probability distributions as well as topics such
as confidence intervals and ways of calculating probabilities. The
mechanics section includes notes on the 'suvat' equations, Newton's
Laws of Motion, moments, centre of mass, friction and restitution.
GCSE
Higher Maths: This website provides free ICT resources for GCSE
Higher Maths. Written to accompany the Longman book, GCSE Higher Maths,
these activities can also be used even if you aren't using the book
with your class. Activities include ready-made Excel activities, Factfinder
activities and accompanying downloadable worksheets and teachers'
notes. Offers registration facility to notify you when new materials
and special offers of interest are added to the website.
EasyMaths:
Produced by Echelon Systems, this website provides free Maths Tutorials.
The notes can be used as a gentle introduction to topics the student
is not familiar with, or as mathematics revision notes. Students can
try out some real exam-style questions, then look at the model answers
to see how they did. The practice maths problems include tips on solving
them. To help students relax when revision gets too much the website
also features a collection of magic, jokes, games and puzzles.
GCSE Maths Revision Website:
A site providing comprehensive and concise revision notes for students
studying mathematics at GCSE level, particularly aimed at higher tier
candidates. The site includes all areas of the GCSE Mathematics course
and the site is easy to read and navigate and contains no advertisements.
Included in the site is a section on number, which contains topics
such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportion. The algebra
section deals with ways of manipulating algebraic expressions and
solving equations using a variety of different techniques. There is
also a section on shape and space, which details the circle theorems
and theorems relating various angles. Areas and volumes are also addressed,
along with details of how shapes can be transformed. There is a small
section on graphs, which explains how to draw and analyse graphs of
various functions along with travel graphs. The statistics section
includes all of the relevant topics, such as probability, histograms
and standard deviation. Finally, there is a section on trigonometry
which explains all you need to know about sine, cosine and tangent,
along with Pythagoras's famous law for right-handed triangles. The
site also includes practise questions, with answers, along with some
advice for those doing GCSE coursework.
Fine
Structure Constant: The question of how to calculate the numerical
value of the fine structure constant from theory was one of the most
outstandingly difficult problems in mathematical physics for the greater
part of the 20th century. There were many unsuccessful attempts by
researchers, including famous ones such as P. A. M. Dirac to find
a formula for the fine structure constant. Substantial progress with
this fundamental problem is outlined on this web page produced by
James G. Gilson.
KidsMAPE:
MAPE (Micros and Primary Education) is an organization that has played
a pioneering role in using ICT in Britain. The KidsMAPE section of
the website includes a Random Number Generator (can be used in any
activity requiring random numbers), Greenfield Road (a 19th century
database with differentiated activities), a Maths Treasure Trail (pupils
use the Internet to hunt for mathematical answers), Bounce (a mathematical
investigation) and Number Grids (interactive teaching of numeracy).
Smile
Mathematics: The
interactive section of the Smile Mathematics website is an on-going
development area. You will require the Flash 5 browser plug-in to
access some of these activities and a java enabled browser. Activities
include: Mental Mathematics, Playing Cards, Investigations, Fraction
Flags, Symmetry Match, Pythagoras, Magic Squares, Wiggly Tessellations,
Rotational Symmetry and Similar Triangles.
ATM:
The Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM) supports the teaching
and learning of mathematics by encouraging the joy of maths, developing
the understanding of how people learn maths, sharing and evaluating
teaching and learning strategies and promoting new ideas and possibilities.
The ATM 2003 conference will be held at Bath University and speakers
will include Simon Singh, the author of Fermat's Last Theorem and
The Code Book.
Open
Directory: This comprehensive directory contains over 10,025 websites
on Mathematics: This includes Algebra (349), Analysis (133), Calculus
(71), Chaos and Fractals (328), Combinatorics (378), Differential
Equations (137), Geometry (448), Logic and Foundations (763), Number
Theory (778), Numerical Analysis (261), Operations Research (213),
Probability (114), Topology (188) and Trigonometry (8).
Algebra
Project: Founded by Civil Rights activist Robert P. Moses in the
1980's, the Algebra Project has developed curricular materials, trained
teachers & trainers of teachers, provided ongoing professional
development support, and community involvement activities to schools
seeking to achieve a systemic change in mathematics education. The
Algebra Project builds local networks of students, parents, teachers,
administrators, community activists and professionals into policy
groups that take responsibility and ownership for implementing the
project. The Algebra Project presently serves over 40,000 school students
at 22 urban and rural sites in 13 states across the South, the West
Coast, the Midwest and the Northeast. In the words of Robert P. Moses:"
"The main goal
of the Algebra Project is to impact the struggle for citizenship and
equality by assisting students in inner city and rural areas to achieve
mathematics literacy. Higher order thinking and problem solving skills
are necessary for entry into the economic mainstream. Without these
skills children will be tracked into an economic underclass."
MathsNet
Modules: An online ASA2 mathematics course at MathsNet. This course
covers most modules in the current A Level scheme (P1 to P6, S1 to
S3 and M1). M2 and M3 are still in development. The course includes
over 600 pages of interactive explanations of concepts using a wide
range of resources either collected from web sites round the world
or home-grown. Included are: interactive displays of graphs, interactive
algebra, a glossary of key terms, exam advice, a discussion forum
and a unit devoted to background knowledge. There are also over 200
interactive A level examination questions based on recent papers from
the various exam boards. Each exam question has a randomized element
within it so that in effect each is a limitless supply of similar
questions on a specific theme. There are also collections of questions
organised into papers complete with online stopwatch.
Summer
School Math is a web site for elementary children to practice
math facts during Summer recess. A wonderful on-line tool allowing
your child to spend a few minutes each morning during the months of
Summer reviewing math facts or preparing for the new year.
Euclid
Challenge: This
website by Milton A. Mintz looks at the Euclid Challenge. It was necessary
to go beyond "Traditional Euclidian methods", since it was
proved by Pierrre Wantzel in the 19th century that when following
these methods, it was impossible to "trisect any angle"
or "square a circle". Mintz, an American Professor of Mathematics,
uses only Euclid Tools: an unmarked straightedge and compass.
Mathematical
Puzzles: The puzzles presented here are selected for the deceptive
simplicity of their statement, or the elegance of their solution.
They range over geometry, probability, number theory, algebra, calculus,
and logic. All require a certain ingenuity, but only pre-college math.
Some puzzles are original. Explaining how an answer is arrived at
is more important than the answer itself. To this end, hints, answers,
and fully worked solutions are provided, as well as links to relevant
mathematical topics. The puzzles are intended to be fun, with an educational
element.
ThinkQuest:
The ThinkQuest library contains unique educational web sites that
have been created through ThinkQuest competitions and programs. The
library currently contains more than 5,000 web sites to search and
surf. The Mathematics section include sections on: Geometry, Chaos
Theory, Fractals, Calculus, Algebra, Trigonometry, Arithmetic, Puzzles,
Cryptography, Statistics, History, Probability, Real Life Uses, Olympiads
and Pre-Calculus.
Mathszone
is a website of links to interactive resources for teaching the primary
maths curriculum. Links are available in two formats, firstly arranged
by key objective from the numeracy hour, and secondly by topic. Well
known programmes from sites such as Primary Resources and Ambleside
are joined with many of Mark Weddell's own creations to form a bank
of hundreds of online games and activities. The site has become a
favourite place for many teachers and children attempting to find
useful activities on the Internet.
Optimnem
is dedicated to the promotion and application of the ‘Fluid Thinking’
concept-skills; in learning, in education, in personal and business
development. Fluid Thinking involves our most primary and natural
skills - from sensitive observation and imagination, to pattern recognition
and connection building. The website includes a games section where
you can play Connect 4, Hex 7, Triplets and Tactix.
National
Numeracy Strategy. This website produced by Teaching and Learning
Resources provides a collection of materials on numeracy. This includes
Maths Shapes Crossword, Fractions Matching Game, 2D Shapes, 3D shapes,
and Problem Solving. You can also download from the website the yearly
teaching programmes from the DfES that illustrate how mathematics
can be planned and taught from Reception to Year 6.
MathsNet
Discussion Forum: This forum offers discussions on teaching, suggestions,
ideas, trials of online teaching materials. Subjects covered include
Technical Support, Problems, General Mathematics, Graphic Calculators,
Puzzles, Challenges and Brainteasers, Software, Cabri Geometry, Omnigraph,
MathType, LiveMath, MathsAlive, Geometer's Sketchpad, FX Draw, Excel,
Crocodile Mathematics and WebEq.
Maths
Web Guide: Created
by Education Unlimited, this web guide contains recommended links
to hundreds of websites for teachers, parents and students. The websites
are organized under the following categories: Mathematics, Problem
Solving, Numbers & Money, Measurement & Time, Space &
shape, Data management, Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Games &
Puzzles and GCSE revision.
Online
Conversions: This website enables you to convert just about anything
to anything else. This includes the following categories: Length/Distance,
Temperature, Speed, Volume (Liquid and Dry), Weight, Metric, Computer,
Date/Time, Cooking, Angles, Area Square, Power Watts, Energy Joules,
Density, Force, Pressure, Astronomical, Numbers, Finance, Clothing,
Light, Flow Rate and Acceleration.
Handbook
of Mathematical Functions: This online book includes the following
chapters: Mathematical Constants, Physical Constants and Conversion
Factors, Elementary Analytical Methods, Elementary Transcendental
Functions
Logarithmic, Exponential, Circular and Hyperbolic Functions, Exponential
Integral and Related Functions, Gamma Function and Related Functions,
Error Function and Fresnel Integrals, Legendre Functions, Bessel Functions
of Integer Order, Bessel Functions of Fractional Order, Integrals
of Bessel Functions, Struve Functions and Related Functions, Confluent
Hypergeometric Functions, Coulomb Wave Functions, Hypergeometric Functions,
Jacobian Elliptic Functions and Theta Functions, Elliptic Integrals,
Weierstrass Elliptic and Related Functions, Parabolic Cylinder Functions,
Mathieu Functions, Spheroidal Wave Functions, Orthogonal Polynomials,
Bernoulli and Euler Polynomials, Riemann Zeta Function, Combinatorial
Analysis, Numerical Interpolation, Differentiation and Integration,
Probability Functions, Miscellaneous Functions, Scales of Notation
and Laplace Transforms.
Maths
Skills Trainer: This website has over a 1000 games to test and
improve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills.
These timed online tests are selected at random, and the ability level
can be set to suit the individual. Registration is required to use
the site, but sample activities are available.
ICT
and Mathematics: This free Inset pack has been specially devised
for use by teachers who may or may not be mathematics or ICT subject
specialists. The lesson plans and ideas are designed to give some
starter lessons showing how ICT can be integrated into the teaching
and learning of mathematics and some ideas for further developments.
There are five modules in the Inset pack. The first is an introductory
presentation looking at the rationale for using ICT in the teaching
and learning of mathematics. The other four modules cover: number,
handling data; shape, space & measures and problem solving. Each
module includes activities which are referenced to the National Numeracy
Strategy Framework for Teaching Mathematics, though they can be adapted
to use with other curriculum subjects.
10
Ticks: This maths website has been created to provide a source
of enrichment activities to support classroom activities. There are
mathematical games and puzzles as well as online tutorials to help
with homework. There are hundreds of applets linked to English National
Curriculum levels in the Interactive maths area as well as oddball
mathematical activities!
Maya
Puzzles: This is a great collection of mathematics and logic related
puzzles classified in six categories. Gives you hours of pleasure
and satisfaction in solving these puzzles and by doing or attempting
these puzzles, one will really enhance his arithmetic and logical
powers. It is like having an exercise to your brain both in mature
adults and the children alike to have brain fitness which will enhance
and gives you a fresh start in day to day activities.
Mathematics
Newsletter: In conjunction with the subject associations, Becta
are now able to offer a wide range of curriculum focussed newsletters.
Each newsletter will contain news, reviews and suggestions of ways
in which you can integrate ICT into your curriculum area. There will
be updates on training events and conferences that you can take part
in around the country and online. The newsletters can be downloaded
below or you can choose to subscribe to receive the publications direct
to your email account.
Google
Calculator: To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply
enter the expression you'd like evaluated in the search box and hit
the Enter key or click the Google Search button. The calculator can
evaluate mathematical expressions involving basic arithmetic, more
complicated mathematics, units of measure and conversions and physical
constants. You can also experiment with other numbering systems, including
hexadecimal and binary.
Geometry:
This amazing website created by Antonio Gutierrez provides an eclectic
mix of sound, science, and Incan history intended to interest students
in Euclidean geometry. Recent additions include Simson Line (proof
of Simson line), The Raft of the Medusa (problem solving with fractals
and animation), Archimedes and the Rhombicuboctahedron (Archimedes
the Geometer), Sierpinski Triangle and Machu Picchu (fractal illustration),
Johnson's Theorem (three equal circles pass through a common point),
Varignon and Wittenbauer Paralellograms (quadrilateral: midpoints
and trisection points of the edges) and Van Aubel's Theorem (quadrilateral
with squares).
Numberline
Lane: Fiona Cartmell is a leading maths teacher and an Advanced
Skills Teacher specializing in KS1 maths education. She has just published
new maths storybooks called Numberline Lane. Each book focuses on
a different maths objective for Early Years and KS1. They come with
a page of ideas for developing learning and mathematical discussion
in the mental oral part of the numeracy lesson, leading to the main
teaching introduction. The website has activities for parents to do
at home to back up the books, and worksheets for use in the classroom.
Mathematics
Problem Solving Task Centre: The
PSTC website, based in Victoria, Australia, provides a database of
problem solving activities. The tasks are listed under Lower/Middle
Primary, Upper Primary/Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary. Teachers
and students submit the problems and their email address enables participants
to discuss their solutions, answers, queries, etc. Other features
of the site include: Problem of the Month, Past Problems of the Month,
Problem Solving Strategies and Links to Other Problem Solving Sites.
Mathematics
National Strategy: Number and algebra lessons to support the intervention
strategy and the Year 7 Key Stage 3 strategy for mathematics are now
available. The first set of lessons available including nine Number
and Algebra units, six Shape, Space and Measure and Handling data
units, and twelve Consolidation lessons. Each lesson supports about
40 minutes of direct teaching, and refers to a selection of pupil
activities including some drawn from Springboard 7 to complete the
remaining time and to provide homework. Downloadable files containing
all the lessons are available from the Primary National Strategy website.
TeachNet
Math: A collection of lesson plans provided by American teachers.
Titles include: In Your Face Math Facts, Fishing for Facts, Tricks
for Your Digits, Remembering Units, Fraction City, Apple Estimation,
Twelve Days of Christmas , Your Clock is a Teaching Assistant, Keeping
Math Problems Straight, Newspaper Activity, Card Facts, Capacity Song
and the 10 Commandments of Math.
Maths
Zone: This site aims to bring collect together and order a range
of free resources discovered on the Internet, which can be used for
teaching Maths in Primary Schools in the UK. Resources from various
sites are placed together in sections to form a compelling bank of
interactive games and activities for teaching Numeracy in Primary
Schools. There is also a section for those teaching students aged
11-16.
Teach
Kids Math introduces math topics in a variety of creative and
challenging ways so as to achieve mastery of the fundamentals. This
American website has a large assortment of interactive lessons that
demonstrate basic mathematical concepts. The material ranges from
basic counting for preschoolers to more advanced topics for secondary
school students. Online worksheets help children practice multiplication,
division, rounding, fractions and number sequences. It is claimed
that the website "has been designed by children and adults".
Maths
Tutor: This website has been created by Chinmaya Nagaraja for
junior school pupils. There are online interactive activities on angles,
rotation, translation, patterns, reflection, perimeter, area and volume.
Titles include: Right Angles in Shapes, Measuring Angles, Types of
Angles, Identifying Angles in Shapes, Rotating Shapes, Creating Patterns,
Reflecting Shapes, Weird Shapes, Areas of Triangles and Volume of
Cubes.
Numeracy:
This website has been created by the the Boston branch of the Adult
Numeracy Practitioners Network. It provides adult numeracy activities
for individuals or for teachers and students in adult education classes.
Most of the activities are mathematical in content, not only for improving
math skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing,
but also fundamental components of good mathematical thinking such
as reasoning, problem-solving, communicating, calculation, estimation
and observation.
Mathematics
Activity Guides: This section of the Energy Conservation Enhancement
Project was originally created for the vocational technical schools
in Louisiana. Much of the material contained within is generic in
content and may be applied and used by many people throughout the
world. Topics include The Pluses and the Minuses, What is Algebra?
Algebra: Intergers and Operations, Fractions: The 4 Basic Mathematical
Functions, Ratios & Proportions, Perimeter, Volume and Thinking
Graphically.
Numeracy:
This website has been created by the the Boston branch of the Adult
Numeracy Practitioners Network. It provides adult numeracy activities
for individuals or for teachers and students in adult education classes.
Most of the activities are mathematical in content, not only for improving
math skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing,
but also fundamental components of good mathematical thinking such
as reasoning, problem-solving, communicating, calculation, estimation
and observation.
Mathematics
Activity Guides: This section of the Energy Conservation Enhancement
Project was originally created for the vocational technical schools
in Louisiana. Much of the material contained within is generic in
content and may be applied and used by many people throughout the
world. Topics include The Pluses and the Minuses, What is Algebra?
Algebra: Intergers and Operations, Fractions: The 4 Basic Mathematical
Functions, Ratios & Proportions, Perimeter, Volume and Thinking
Graphically.
Making
Mathematics Count: According to a government-backed report published
this week, maths education is failing on every account and needs a
fundamental multi-million pound overhaul. The current system of GCSEs
and A-levels is not meeting the needs of students, teachers, employers
or universities, the report's author, Professor Adrian Smith, said
today as he published the damning 186-page document, the result of
a 15-month inquiry into the future of maths in schools. Less than
10% of GCSE students go on to take A-level maths, and less than 10%
of A-level students go on to a maths degree, the report says. Incentives
should be considered to halt the "disastrous" decline in
pupils taking maths at A-level - examples mooted include waiving university
tuition fees for maths students.
Maths
File Game Show: A collection of maths games produced by the BBC.
All the games need site needs the Shockwave 7 plug-in. They are organised
into four different areas: Number (Grid Game, Saloon Snap, Builder
Ted, Rounding Off), Data Handling (Fish Tank, Train Race, Data Picking),
Shapes and Measures (Bathroom Tiles, Animal Weigh-In) and Algebra
(Planet Hop), Late Delivery and Equation Match).
Maths
is Fun: This website has been developed by a maths teacher from
the South West of England to encourage an interest in Mathematics.
The idea behind the site is to offer mathematics pages as well as
some fun bits. The main content of the site is aimed at Key Stage
3 and 4 (11-16 years old). The material is organized under the following
headings: Maths Menus (Number & Algebra, Shape, Space & Measures,
Handling Data), Maths Help (Discussion Forum and Online Form), Puzzles
& Quizzes, Calculators and Computer
Programs.
SchoolsNet
Maths: A collection of GCSE Maths lessons. This includes Algebraic
fractions: "Changing the subject of a formula", "Expanding
single and double brackets", "Harder percentages",
"Linear equations containing algebraic fractions", "Linear
equations containing brackets", "Quadratics 1: introduction
and factorising", "Quadratics 2: completing the square and
other methods", "Rational and irrational numbers",
"Significant figures", "Simple factorising", "Simultaneous
equations" and "Solving equations using trial and improvement".
Abiator's
Active Classroom: This website has been produced by a teacher
from New Zealand that allows pupils to try a variety of interactive
maths actives. A number of options are available including contracts,
problem solving, quizzes, multiple choice and mathematical crosswords.
There is also a "Problem of the Day". Answers are available
but only as part of a set or zipped file which are available for purchase.
Aunty
Math: The mission of the DuPage Children's Museum is to stimulate
curiosity, creativity, thinking and problem solving among young children.
Children's familiar experiences are expanded through self-directed,
interactive exhibits and programs focusing on the integration of the
arts and sciences. Its Aunty Math website is for infants and juniors
and provides fortnightly challenges.
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