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.