Free Math Interactive | Congruence Theorem

Free Math Interactive | Congruence Theorem -This high school level math interactive was developed to get students to explore conditions that result in congruent triangles. Based on a previous applet that was available on the NCTM Illuminations website, our team was asked to redesign and make the interaction of this applet more user-friendly and intuitive.

Angle Sums

Angle Sums - Examine the angles in a triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon or octagon. Can you find a relationship between the number of sides and the sum of the interior angles?

Interactive site!

Girls and Math

Girls and Math - Link to the 10 most famous women in math history.

Free Math Videos and Math Movies For Educational Use - Real World Math Applications

Free Math Videos and Math Movies For Educational Use - Real World Math Applications - You may use the math videos below in your classroom either online or you may download them and use offline. All use in private, public, or home school math education is acceptable except for republishing the video for profit.

Malcolm Gladwell Outliers Video

Fractal Explorer

Fractal Explorer - This fractal tool is designed to encourage students to explore geometric patterns that grow and change using an iterative process. In a fractal, smaller parts resemble the larger whole.

Put this fractal tool up on your interactive white board and let your students explore how the Koch Snowflake, fractal tree, reduced square and Sierpinski triangle change as they click on the (+) and (-) buttons.

Cool Math Simulations

Cool Math Simulations- Check them out!

NCTM Advocates Teaching Reasoning in High School Math

NCTM Advocates Teaching Reasoning in High School Math - A good article from Edutopia with links to various resources.

Against All Odds: Inside Statistics

Against All Odds: Inside Statistics - A video instructional series on statistics for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 26 half-hour video programs and coordinated books

Alarmist Numbers: Female Happiness, Containing Fires and Health Care Satisfaction

Alarmist Numbers: Female Happiness, Containing Fires and Health Care Satisfaction- This month, like every other month, there is no shortage of news stories involving the possible misinterpretation of numbers.

The mysterious equilibrium of zombies

The mysterious equilibrium of zombies - And other things mathematicians see at the movies"

Math, Engineering, Technology and Science

Math, Engineering, Technology and Science -Students who understand the logic of math and science often become the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. The Kauffman Foundation’s focus on mathematics, engineering, technology and science (METS) education is to create a pipeline of talent that is prepared to take the lead in the global economy make the great discoveries that will change the world. Our METS programs focus primarily in the greater Kansas City area. Through these efforts, we are putting new approaches to the test and supporting proven programs to advance the number of students who will excel in math and science and become the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Math Resources

Math Resources- Resources for all topics taught in the high school. Great interactive sites, history links and more.

Free Math Video Lessons and Tutorials

Free Math Videos:
Video Tutors and Lessons in all Math subjects.

This site has a great collection of free math video lessons and self-help tutorials from around the web in almost every high-school math subject. Updated daily, these video lessons are perfect for students looking for extra math help.

Online Calculators

Online Calculators- Find a huge collection of online calculators for all types of mathematical calculations.

Interactive Algebra

Interactive Algebra -Instructions:
Do as many problems as you need to, at whatever pace you wish to go. The problems are generated at random. They're different every time. Every time you get to see the answer, and how to do the problem!

Wolfram MathWorld

Wolfram MathWorld
This extensive math resource contains contributions from all over the world. Entries include information about algebra, geometry, calculus, applied mathematics, discrete mathematics, number theory, statistics, and other math topics.

Mr. Anthony's Class

Mr. Anthony's Class- His site covers all areas of math. Click on the course and check out his online activities for each chapter- some cool links.

Design A Fractal

Design A Fractal - Create and save your own wildly colorful fractals using our generator.

Make it Real Learning

Make it Real Learning
This site offers complimentary access to ten worksheets. These worksheets integrate real world learning activities into the math classroom, such as Choosing a Cell Phone Plan - Verizon: Investigating Linear Equations (Linear I). Go to the site and click on the worksheet title to download the worksheet. Try them out in your classes! If you are interested in ordering some of the books for our PHS library please let me know. Check out the catalog.

Mudd Math Fun Facts

Mudd Math Fun Facts- Math Fun Facts are ideas and puzzles that will change the way you think.

Fun Fact Pages are set up in a specific format, a short description, presentation suggestions, the math behind the fact, how to cite this page.

Check out this example of Descartes' Rule of Signs

Math Tools

Math Tools
A great site to find a variety of resources for your classroom. Watch the video below to see how easy it is to find great learning tools.

A Very Impressive Math Video

This video was posted on Open Culture it shows Arthur Benjamin a "mathmagician" who takes random numbers from the audience then quickly and accurately calculates the answer in his head. At the conclusion he explains to the audience how he squares five digit numbers in his head. (From Free Technology for Teachers)

Mathematics in Movies

Need some sprucing up to a lesson? Want to add some connections to the real world that your students can relate to? Check out this site! It has current and old movies. See an example below.
Free fall differential equations as used in rocketry in the movie October Sky. Click on the link below to view the clip from the movie.
http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/octobersky.html


Caution: Check for vulgar language in the clips before showing in class.

Calculation Nation- Great Math Games

Calculation Nation
The games of Calculation Nation™ are organized around content from the upper elementary and middle grades math curriculum. By becoming a citizen of Calculation Nation™, your child or student will play online math strategy games that allow them to learn about fractions, factors, multiples, symmetry and more, as well as practice important skills like basic multiplication and calculating area — all while having fun.

Students can challenge others or themselves to cool games like Square Off. -
Perimeter, area, and alien spaceships — oh, my! The more ships you capture and area you cover, the more you score.

This would be great for high school special needs students.