Absurd Math - http://www.hrmvideo.com/abmath/
When the world wide web was created, doorways were opened to other
dimensions. Net surfers run the risk of being sucked into one of those
dimensions. Excellent problem solving simulation and lots of fun for the
participants - links to other similar software
MathGoodies
http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Online lessons and activities offer math resources for students in
elementary, middle school or high school. Short lessons (explanations) are
followed by interactive activities. Includes puzzles & solutions. The
bookstore links to math books on Amazon.com
Basket Math - http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html Clicking any of
the questions in the Table of Contents (from basic facts to more
sophisticated problems) will result in a mathematics question and animation.
If you answer the question correctly you will make two points; correct
answer shown if wrong
Brain Warp #3 - http://www.spaceday.com/bw3/
Simulated flight to the middle of the universe using mathematics to figure
out how far one would travel in a jumbo jet given a set amount of time -
kids experiment with different units of time to determine how long their
journey would take.....excellent exercise in estimation
Changemaker - http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html A Funbrain
simulation in which students can practice making change for a dollar or for
one-hundred dollars; the more change you make correctly the more you get to
put in your piggy bank with the reward being able to shop for goodies at the
conclusion of the game
Clever Games for Clever People -
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/games.html Sure you can use Math
to describe game strategies, but what about using games to teach the nature
of Math? John Conway's theory set out to do just that; this site offers
directions for 16 games which can be used in the K-12 classroom to sharpen
critical thinking skills
Fibonacci Puzzles -
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibpuzzles.html You
want sophisticated patterns for your students to study? This site's got
them: image and number puzzles based on Mathematics split into simpler and
harder degrees of difficulty
Fractals - http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
This page will help you learn about fractals: what they are and how to
design them, but it will also let you discover more on your own; play a part
in the interactive fractal creation center, designing and displaying
fractals you have invented - too cool!
Interactive Math - http://www.cut-the-knot.com/
Games and puzzles, arithmetic and algebra, geometry, probability, fast
reckoning, mathematics as a language, proofs in mathematics, the many ways
to construct a triangle - and many teacher ideas and activities
Internet Pizza Server -
http://www.crpc.rice.edu/CRPC/GT/sboone/Lessons/Titles/pizza.html A creative
Math lesson which makes use of a web site which creates cyber pizzas to your
order; you will see other applications for its use once you take a look
Math Baseball - http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html Enter the answer to
the problem and hit the "Swing" button, if your answer is correct you get a
hit - the computer will decide if the hit is a single, double, triple, or
home run based on the difficulty of the problem; if your answer is wrong,
you will get an out - the game is over after three outs.
Math Never Dies - http://library.thinkquest.org/17932/ "You have infiltrated
the secure site of the Hex Agency. Your mission, if you choose to accept it,
is to track down international criminals using your Math skills"; covers
algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
Mathpuzzle.com - http://www.mathpuzzle.com/
Weekly math puzzles with solutions discussed at length each following week;
examples of past puzzles include Chaos Tiles, Dissecting Convex Figures,
Domino Games, Eternity Puzzle, Fair Dice, Diamonds, Leapers, Multistate
Mazes, Parity, Pentagon Tiling, Philosopher Logic, Phonetic Alphabet and
Word Play