Great MathsWebsites to Explore

Rainforest Maths - This is a Fantastic site with lots of interactive games for K- 6

Peter McMannis Great site on Number Thingys exploring number problems - great site dealing with some of the worl's great number problems

 Adrian's Great Site
The Symmetry webquest page is excellent, sticks to the subject as well as being easy to navigate. Some of the images are quite fascinating and all sorts of symmetry is explained using wonderful imagery. Go there your students will love it.

Illuminations (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) This is a fantastic site - just what you have been looking for - ineractive maths activities online. Spanning the entire K-12 range, this great resource includes:
1)i-Maths: online, interactive, multimedia math investigations. All i-Maths are built around interactive math applets, and some also include video clips.
2)Internet-Based Lesson Plans: examples of how the Internet can be used to help create effective Standards-based mathematics lessons.
3) Math-lets: math applets you can download and use to explore math and create interactive lessons on your own.
4) Inquiry on Practice: video vignettes, research reports, and articles designed to encourage thinking and discussion about how to improve the teaching and learning.

Clever Games for Clever People - Fantastic site with games to make offline

Java Script Maths Games from Quia

Interactive Maths K-12 deals with all strands of maths with simple manipulative java scripts.

The frightening world of Mathematics Some interesting ideas here. including the quadramatic more suitable for 7-12.

Time

Teaching Time UK Here's a great site for teaching the Time - interactive games as well as printout.

Symmetry - everything
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/stkierans-manly/Classes/Yr6/6B/6B.htm

Fractions

All About Fractions
Dozens of colorfully illustrated pages with explanatory lessons
and interactive practice games

Fraction to Decimal Conversion
Converting fractions to decimals. Fractions
from 1/1 to 31/32 are neatly organized into a table showing
their decimal equivalents.

Rules for Fractions
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.

***** Gigafloppingly Brilliant TESSELLATIONS *****
Mathematicians define "tessellate"  as covering a plane with a
pattern, and it is a concept that interests scientists and
artists, as well as mathematicians.
 
Intriguing Tessellations
Marjorie Rice discover four new tessellating pentagons in
the late 1970's. 
 
Tessellating Animation
Japanese artist Makoto Nakamura has taken tessellations a step
beyond the plane with his awesome animations.  See his
tessellated birds fly, his tessellated fish swim, and his
tessellated dancers dance.  Next, visit Nakamura's Jigsaw Puzzles 
reassemble tessellated cats, pigeons, gorillas and more. 
 
Tessellation Tool
Pattern Blocks


ESCHER
M.C. Escher,the Dutch artist and father of
modern-day tessellations.

Hop's Escher Tesselation Tiles

 
What is a Tessellation?
This Math Forum page is a great introduction to tessellations
for those who know some geometry.

Art and Math - Tessellations Tutorials

Tessellations on line, make online tessellations.

 

Geometry
Geometry through Art

Story of Flatland , famous mathematics story, I just love it

General Maths Sites

Maths is Fun - Primary School

Jim Loy's Mathematics Page - High School

AAA MATH Hundreds of pages of Basic Math Skills.
Interactive Practice on every page.
An Explanation of the math topic on each page.
Several Challenge Games on every page.

Aplusmath.com! This web site was developed to help students improve their math
skills interactively.Visit our game room and play exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture...Test your math
skills with our Flashcards! Try out the Math Word Find puzzle.

Ask Dr Math Your problems you never have to have a problem you can't solve again at Swarthmore. This is a great place to investigate. And you can get a weekly BEATCAL email giving you the great maths trick of the week.

Maths and Mapping Great site with activities and map drawing. Mathematics of Cartography

A fantastic Maths Dictionary for Kids - works every time by Jenny Eather

Internet Mathematics Library

Prime Page - The prime source for information about prime numbers.

More about PI written by Elemantary school students. Pi Mathematics is a multidisciplinary project designed around the concept of pi, involving math, history, English, and problem solving skills. This
site, designed for grades five through eight, guides students in discovering the approximate value of pi, using measurement data, formulas, and various problems and activities. Pi Mathematics also offers a downloadable movie and software as in-class resources. Pi Mathematics was created by teachers Georgette Moore and Betty Ganas with assistance from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

Competitions + Problem Solving

Dr math Problem of the week

The NRICH site has age appropriate problems and this site also has a news letter and many other links - well worth a look.

Information about the Australian Mathematics Trust and Competitions

Historical Maths
Cool site for Egyptian Calculator, translates into heiroglyhpics, excellent site
Tour through the history of Mathematics from 3,000BC

Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Online Practice and Games

BBC Games Wheel includes Probability, means and averages etc -games are interactive and require shockwave

Colourful Maths, Hotel Infinity, all suitable for Elementary school. Great site.

Exercises in Math Readiness

Maths Grid

CoolMaths 4 Kids Choose from multiply divide, add, and subtract

Online Maths Practice It's pretty wild - can you take it.

Another multiplication practice site.

Penta Play game with pentominoes
Ken White's Coin Flipping Page You have to see this one

Euclid's Game


Taxi

The Game of Nim

Skull Nim

Reversi


Pentalpha

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