http://forum.swarthmore.edu/math.topics.html

http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm

http://www.stpauls.edwa.net.au
 

http://www.allmath.com/ 

http://www.aplusmath.com/

http://math.usask.ca/readin/menu.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/

This site has some fantastic ideas.
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/stkierans-manly/

Use the word "symmetry" to search in
http://www.edna.edu.au/discover/

http://www.coolmath.com/ 
An amusement park of math and more -- 
especially designed for FUN, FUN, FUN! 
Includes areas on math games, brain benders, 
cool things, jigsaw puzzles, geometry, lessons, 
fractals, online calculators, links, colouring book & 
ages 3-5.

Online games, activities and Worksheets

http://www.edna.edu.au/go/browse/

http://www.mccc.edu/~kelid/page100.html

Escape From Knab
http://www.escapefromknab.com/
Earn and save enough money on the planet Knab
in order to buy your return ticket to Earth on 
July 4th. 
A maths adventure online: requires Shockwave.

MapaMatic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/desertchallenge

Medieval Study -Middle Age Math Unit
P2 Intermediate Math
http://www.edgate.com

Interactive
http://www.cut-the-knot.com

If you're teaching about time this resource is
wonderful.
http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/clock/clockres.html

http://sln.fi.edu/time/keepers/Silverman
 

http://www.teachingtime.co.uk

http://www.edhelper.com/cat191.htm

Worksheets for Grades 4-7
http://www.mathgoodies.com/worksheets/default.shtm

Worksheets / Online [+ - x  ÷ ]
http://www.freeworksheets.com/fws/online_math.htm

R - 6 Worksheets
http://www.primaryworksheets.co.uk

http://www.lightspan.com/teacher/pages/pworksheets

http://www.caverns.com/~mkt/Mathematics/

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

http://www.edhelpernet.com/cgi-bin/math2.cgi
 

Dominoes & Thinking Games
http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/primary/maroo/

http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/geometry.htm

http://www.library.thinkquest.org/2647/geometry/

http://sofweb.vic.edu.au/students/kids/vclass/

Create A Graph Online
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/index.asp

Graphing
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/stkierans-manly/Graph/graph.html
 

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Coordinates.html

http://www.primarygames.co.uk

Card Games R-3
http://mypage.uniserve.ca/~g_games/contents.html

Games R - 3
http://www.funbrain.com

http://www.geocities.com/

Games R - 7
http://www.funbrain.com

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/primary/

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/contents.htm

http://www.cut-the-knot.com

http://www.watson.org/rivendell/math.html#1

http://www.syvum.com/online/games.html

http://www.aplusmath.com

http://www.aimsedu.org/documents/puznac.html

http://www.webclass.asn.au

Puzzles
http://www.aimsedu.org

http://www.watson.org/rivendell/math.html#1

Clever Games For Clever People
http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/
 

http://www.surfnetkids.com/fractions

All About Fractions

http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html
Review:
Dozens of colourfully illustrated pages with 
explanatory lessons and interactive practice games.

Fractions

http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/  
Review:
This site covers fractions in seven illustrated pages,
each of which includes a self grading quizz.

Fraction To Decimal Conversion

http://www.sisweb.com/
Review:
Converting fractions to decimals. 
Fractions from 1/1 to 31/32 are neatly organized 
into a table showing their decimal equivalents.

Rules For Fractions

http://www.gomath.com/exercises/algebra.asp
Review:
For visual learners who can read an algebraic formula this is the site. In one straightforward table, 
you'll learn the rules for adding [A/B +C/B = [A + C] / B] , 
subtracting, dividing and multiplying fractions.

http://www.fairbanks.org/CourseServer/5377891.html

http://www.fairbanks.org/Fairshare/CourseServer/ 

http://www.onlineconversion.com

http://www.smmsu.edu/contrib/library/

http://www.-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html

http://www.convert-me.com/en

http://www.teachingtime.co.uk

http://www.primarygames.co.uk

http://www.primaryworksheets.co.uk

http://teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/

Make out to buy and sell shares
http://www.tradingplaces.com.au

Virtual Stock Exchange 
You have $500,00 To Play With
http://www.virtualstockexchange.com

Stockmarket Game
http://www.smg2000.org
 

http://www.teachersfirst.com/

http://www.kidsmath.com/e_int.html

http://www.mathgoodies.com

http://www.allmath.com

http://eleaston.com/mathqz.html

http://www.hotlinks.com/members/georgeanne/Math 

http://www.emu.org.uk/curriculum/Projects/
numeracy/fsetup.htm

http://www.mathsyear2000.org

http://www.mathsyear2000.org/thesum/

http://www.curriculum.edu.au

http://www.mathguide.com

http://www.3.actden.com/cgi-math/math.exe/dir/o

http://www.mathworld.com

http://www.aaamath.com/index.html

http://www.eduplace.com/math/mhm/index.html 
 

http://www.shodor.org/interactive/activities/tessellate

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6329.html

http://forum.swathmore.edu/sum95/suzanne/

Tessellations WebQuest
http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/edtech/

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6329.html

Tessellations Through Art

Geometry through art
http://mathforum.org/~sarah/shapiro/

Art and Math Tessellation Tutorials
http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/tess.intro.html

Two wonderful Sites
A few links at:
http://michaelshepperd.tripod.com/resources/

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/ 

Some Fun Things To Do 
With Tessellations:
- get some books on MC Escher 
- he was a Dutch artist/
mathematician and did some fantastic stuff with 
tessellations (as well as pictures that "go nowhere") 
- you can buy colouring books of his work   
Most libraries will have his books, 
or there's some internet sites below
- get the kids to make some - start with a square 
(it's easiest but other shapes can be used).  
Cut a shape from one side and tape it in exactly 
the same place facing the same direction as
the cut out section on the opposite (parallel) side
- you now have a very simple shape that will exactly 
(depending on accuracy of cutting and pasting) 
tessellate (trace around one).
- once the kids have mastered the simple square, 
make some that are pictures - as long as whatever
is cut from one side is stuck to the other, it will tessellate.
- experiment with different shapes as tessellation 
pieces 
- some will need a combination of two shapes to 
fill an area (eg overlapping hexagons will create a 
star in the middle if corners overlap)
- Dale Seymour put out a book years ago called 
Tessellation Masters 
(I have the name and I remember if had a green 
cover, but don't have any other details, sorry), 
but it was full of all sorts of tessellation pages 
- blackline masters that could be studied or 
coloured. 
There are all sorts of patterns that could be 
developed with them. 
Something else you could try - only allow the kids 
to use a certain number of colours and not have any
one colour touching - see if it's possible to colour the
whole page with 4 colours or 6 colours etc.
- just study the complexities of various tessellations 
and colour use (see below for Escher and other sites)
- once the kids have made some (physically), 
draw a grid on paper and draw tessellations and 
make into animals or ghosts or whatever 
(by looking at Escher's stuff they'll get an idea 
of colour use for effective patterns.)
 
There are probably lots of other things, that 
someone else has probably done, that I've never
thought of, though. 
 
Here's a site for Escher's stuff - a commercial site 
but shows the prints...especially look at day and night
http://www.worldofescher.com/
 
Another one - look at gecko and fish 
- very interesting egs of complex tessellations
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~davemc/Pic/Escher/
 
A site with lots of links to other tessellation pages
http://www.citeforum.org/math/
 
Go down to mathematics - geometry and art for 
lots of links
http://www.midland.k12.tx.us/resource/

Escher sites:
http://www.geocities.com/
(try clicking on all the links in the top-right 
navigation box for more pictures)

http://www.worldofescher.com/
(check out the [gallery] link)

http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/
(this is a site created by students - very impressive)

This site has tessellation art/maths lesson plans for primary,
lower and higher secondary, which may provide some inspiration:
http://ant.metnet.state.mt.us/~mtn/tesselations.html

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/5901/

For Younger Children
http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbpolytess.htm

Activities
http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbpolyhedra.htm

http://teachertools.dyndns.org/index.html

http://edu4kids.com/math

http://www.info.com/edu/flash.html

http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/flashcards/

http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/

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

http://www.mathstories.com

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

http://euclid.math.fsu.edu/Science/math.html

http://www.factmonster.com/mathmoney.html

http://www.moneymanager.com.au

To all who wish to participate in the Challenge in the
Year 2002, we have provided sample questions for the
Year 4-5, Year 6-7  and Year 8-9 Challenges, adapted
from the first year of operation of the Challenge.
Why don't you try out these questions with the children in your class and see how you go with them.
Then ... show them the solutions that were provided
by some teams from Australia, and see how they 
feel about the way in which we think the questions should
be answered. You will see that we are looking for a lot more than just the right answer!
http://www.naturalmaths.com.au/challenge.htm
Cost: $66 per team, covers 8 sessions (2 each term) with
associated feedback.
 

http://michaelshepperd.tripod.com/

Resources by Topic
Calculators and Plotters
Reference
Resources for Maths B
Enrichment
2002 Courses
Resources for Maths C
Interesting Reading
 

Here are some starters - the kids could choose the one that appeals 
most, gradually working through all of them. Maths homework for a term!

1. How many days have you been alive? 
Will you ever live to be one million days old?  Jeannie Clament died at the
age of 124 - how many days had she been alive?  How many more days
would you need to live to match her?
2. Using the values of letters as they are in Scrabble,
how many points is your name worth? 
Are the longest names worth the most points? 
Which three-letter name would score the most points?
3. Gather some Easter catalogues - you have
$20.00 to buy something 
for each member of your family? 
Who can get closest to $20.00 without going over?
4. Design a paper bridge strong enough to hold a
Matchbox car.
5. Have the children estimate the distance around their hand
from one wristbone to the other, going in and out the fingers.
Design a way to measure it accurately.  Whose guess was the closest?
6. Which is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet?
Prove it!
7. You are at the casino, ready to roll two regular 1 - 6 dice.
When they land you count the spots showing 
Which number is most likely to come up? Why?
8. Keep a list of all the times you use your mathematical
knowledge in one day.
9. Why do the dates of Easter and Chinese New Year
change every year?
10. Plan a holiday for you and your family for one week to Uluru. 
What are all the things you would need to consider? 
What would the total cost be?. 
Can you do it for less than $2000?
 
If you can track down copies of either of my books
Maths About Me or Maths About My Year, you will find many project ideas in there, all of which relate directly
to the kids and their lives.
 

1. Measure EVERYTHING on a bicycle....... good open ended one especially if lateral thinkers can go into
speeds and air pressures etc.  You need a few bikes.

2. make 1 000 000 dots.
Use grid paper and mark every corner
on the page.
How many pieces of paper needed?
How many person hours etc. 
This takes a lot of time.
1 000 000 is more than most of us realise!

3 Big Research anything big.
The Biggest country (population,  area, .....)
The tallest building.... Longest river etc
Your Guinness book of records type thing and then
develop that so that River... number of fish species,
number fisherman Sizes of catches and onto
sustainability etc

4. AirWatch involves gather air population data
which can be entered  on-line and lots of other
statistical type info could be worked on in regard to
that and possible impact of weather Pollution output
from buses cp cars. etc
What is the break even passenger load needed
for the bus to produce less pollution per person
carried etc.

Curious and Useful Math
http://personal.cfw.com/~clayford/

BEATCALC: Beat the Calculator!
http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/beatcalc.html

An Example Of BeatCalc
Startle those brain cells this morning by stressing
them to multiply numbers by 8 5/8. They will respond
and you will be producing answers faster than a 
calculator user.

1. Ask friend for a 2-digit number.
2. Suggest it be multiplied by 8 5/8.
3. You produce the answer using mental math.

                    How to do it.

Multiply number by 7.
Add one zero.
Subtract original #.
Divide by 8.

                      Examples

First pick is 21.
Multiply by 7. 7x21=147.
Add one zerol 1470
Subtract original #. 1470-21=1470-20-1=
        1450-1=1449.
Divide by 8. 1449/8 = 181 1/8.
So 8 5/8 x 21 is 181 1/8.

Next selection is 34.
Multiply by 7. 7x34=210+28=238
Add one zero. 2380
Subtract original #. 2380-34=2380-30-4=
    2350=4=2346.
Divide by 8. 2346/8 = 293 2/8
So 8 5/8 x 34 is 293 1/4.

Practice subtracting from left to right
and you will be skipping through these step
quickly and accurately.

Challenge a friend and
    BEAT THE CALCULATOR!

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