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03/04/2005
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Learning Math: Measurement - The Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting explores Measurement in ten sessions that include companion online videos. Learn about standard units in the metric and customary systems. Examine how measurement can illuminate mathematical concepts such as irrational numbers, properties of circles, and area and volume formulas.
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Measurement - Study units of measurement and learn how to convert them into smaller and larger units. Find out how to calculate perimeter, area, and volume.
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AAA Math: All About Measurements - Click on the links to learn more about time, length, mass, volume, and temperature. Each section includes an explanation and some interactive practice using conversion quizzes.
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How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement - You probably could never guess how many words we use to talk about measuring! Click on any letter of the alphabet to find definitions for all types of measurement units including international and ancient measurement systems.
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Metric Conversions.org - Automatically calculate metric measurements for length, distance, temperature, volume, weight, and area.
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FunBrain.com - Play using centimeters or inches and determine the length of the red bar.
10 Best Practices in Mathematics Instruction - Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado provides this short list of attributes adapted from Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics.
Best Practice in Mathematics: Using Test Results to Inform Instruction and Improve Student Achievement - "An assessment consultant advises teachers on how they can ensure that data from standardized tests will inform their instruction and classroom assessments."
Curious and Useful Math - This site is loaded with tricks and rules for quickly calculating certain types of math problems. There are also some entertaining trivia and math facts. Ask a question or participate in the online forum.
PBS Mathline - To view lesson plans and activities, select a grade range and topic. Teachers can get quick access to their most relevant content for subject, grade level, and location by personalizing this site.
Connected Math - Help students develop an "understanding of important concepts, skills, procedures, and ways of thinking and reasoning in number, geometry, measurement, algebra, probability, and statistics."
NCTM Illuminations - The Illuminations Web site was developed by NCTM to help educators implement the NCTM Standards. Browse the site for lesson plans, classroom videos, and a wide range of tools and resources.
Math Explorations - This site is for serious math hobbyists only! If you or your star pupil hungers for some really challenging math problems, this extensive collection is a valuable resource.
Math.com - This site has organized online math resources for students, teachers, and parents. Find links to homework help, free math lessons, family math projects, and solutions for everyday math problems. Review Basic Math, Geometry, Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, and Statistics.
Math Problems & Puzzles - The Math Forum scouts sites to make it easy for teachers to find the resources available for their own purposes. This site contains a large collection of links to puzzles and problems.
Real-World Math & Science - This site from the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse is a good starting point for exploring Internet projects and other resources that bring the real-world into the classroom.
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Classroom Lab - free classroom calendar that provides ready-to-go activities and curriculum resources for math and science teachers. Sources are correlated with the national science and math standards.
Math and Science Mentoring Archives - SEDEL The Math and Science Online Mentoring Archives contain questions posed by mathematics and science teachers about instructional resources, teaching strategies, content, and assessment issues.
InterMath is a professional development effort designed to support teachers in becoming better mathematics educators. It focuses on mathematical investigations that are supported by technology.
Spreadsheets and Excel - instructional math applications
National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM) - Grade level math
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Lesson plan on graphs
National Math Trail website - Dept. of Education Star Schools project that links communities through the math that students find in their neighborhoods. Students at all grade levels go out into their communities and find examples of the math they are learning - they take photos or video, write stories, and make up math problems related to what they find. They send it all in and we post the submission on a map at the National Math Trail website.
Math Stories - help grade school children improve their math problem-solving and critical thinking skills. It has over 4000 math word problems for children to enjoy!
APlus Math Flash cards, games, worksheets, etc.
Figure This! Math Challenge for Families - a series of real-world questions aimed at middle school students, who will need to use math to find the solutions. The program is designed to introduce students earlier to higher-level math operations involving angles, volumes, number patterns, and finding the surface areas of irregular shapes.
Math Games in the classroom ages 5-11
Abacus - Add and subtract the Chinese way. This Website explains how this very old adding machine works, and may help you understand arithmetic.