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AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com/
Kids in grades K-8 can sharpen their math skills at AAA Math.
Straightforward explanations of math topics, from simple addition to simple statistics, are followed by unlimited interactive practice problems. Immediate feedback prevents practicing and learning incorrect methods, as sometimes happens with traditional worksheets. Because the site is sorted by grade level and by topic, kids can learn or review at their current level or practice skills in areas that need improvement.
AplusMath
http://www.aplusmath.com
Kids love games and by visiting AplusMath they can play while becoming proficient at basic math skills. Games like Matho, find the Hidden Picture, Planet Blaster, and Concentration call for answers to simple math problems. For the more advanced young mathematician, simple algebra is also included. The Homework Helper section of this useful website allows kids to input a problem with the answer for simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems and then tells them if the answer is correct. Parents and teachers can create customized worksheets on a wide range of math topics (e.g., counting money, subtraction) that kids complete online. The right answers are just a click away!
CyberChase
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/index.html
Cyberchase is an animated adventure television series and multimedia project
for children ages 8-11, about a team of kids on daring missions in Cyberspace. Dr. Math
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html
Searchable archives to answers to questions. Elementary through college
math. Frequently asked questions for basics. Will answer some questions
by e-mail.
Figure This!
http://www.figurethis.org
Higher level math concepts are presented at Figure This! This site challenges families or classrooms to solve math and spatial problems that also help develop practical problem solving skills. Challenges (e.g., “Will women ever earn more money than men?”) can be downloaded and printed in both English and Spanish. Answers are provided.
Funbrain
http://www.funbrain.com
Sports and math go together at Funbrain. Games based on soccer, car racing, and baseball make it easy for elementary and middle school kids to score.
Let's Count
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/counting/index.html
Simple, fun counting activities designed to give young children practice in both using symbols and names of numbers.
This site, sponsored by the Mathematics Department of Rice University, correlates to the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics as written by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. These colorful, fun, and engaging activities, also available in Spanish, are designed to give children the math “literacy” they need before proceeding to more complex concepts.
MacTutor
History of Mathematics Archive
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/
Contains biographical information about over 1300 mathematicians, timelines
of math history, historical articles, quotes, and a curve gallery. Searchable.
Mathslice
http://www.mathslice.com
There's something for everyone at Mathslice. Find printable and online worksheets for kids of all ages, games that reinforce basic and higher level math skills, mock math tests, and even some language arts games.
MegaConverter.com
http://www.megaconverter.com/
An ever-growing set of weights, measures and units conversion/calculation
modules. Allow users to discover things like how many seconds old they
are, the difference between a gallon in the USA and a gallon in the UK,
how many nanometers in an inch, how many quarts in a chaldron, and what
the heck a nebuchadnezzar is. Be careful, you're bound to learn something.
WebMath
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath/
Put in a problem, get an answer and explanation. Pre-algebra through data
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