Mathematics Dictionaries

Interactive Mathematics Dictionary: This dictionary is designed by mathematics educators at the University of Georgia as part of the InterMath website for middle school students, teachers, parents, and others interested in topics in the middle school mathematics curriculum. It has definitions, examples, related terms, checkpoints, links to additional information, and challenge problems and investigations, and a link to send ideas for further investigations to the site.  http://www.intermath-uga.gatech.edu/dictnary/

A Maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather: This site has definitions and examples for an extensive mathematics dictionary and includes self-checking assessment items to check understanding of the concepts. http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

Problems and Resources for Students

4000 Years of Women in Science: http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html

AIMS (Activities Integrating Math, Science, and Technology: K - 9): This site has games and other activities for integrating math and science. They also sell computer games, books, materials, and have a magazine. http://www.aimsedu.org/

Aunty Math: Fun Challenges for Kids: This site has math challenges for students in grades K - 5. Students can send in solutions and view those from others. http://www.auntymath.com/

Consumer Reports for Kids (Elementary - Middle School): http://www.zillions.org/

Cool Math (ages 13 - adult): http://www.coolmath.com/

Cool Math 4 Kids (preschool - high school): http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Educational Math Software Directory (Grades K - 12):                          http://www.educational-software-directory.net/math/

Family Math (K - 12): http://equals.lhs.berkeley.edu/

Research on Family Math: http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/digests/dig146.html

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families: This website has math challenges for middle school families. The website has a teacher corner, family corner, challenge index, math index, and Figure This Awards, that you can go to and browse.  http://www.figurethis.org/

First LEGO League (FLL) Jr. Robotics Competition (ages 9 - 14): This website inspires children around the world to work together.  There are two main parts to the website.  One is robot games that include mission and scoring, rules, and field set-up.  The other part is research assignments and resource links.  http://www.firstlegoleague.org/

Funbrain: Great site for K--12 teachers, students and parents.  Includes several games for students.  The teacher link has a web-based grade book that allows access from home or school, a game finder that finds games for your topic, a curriculum guide for games, lesson plans and a quiz lab which is free for 30 days and costs $24.95 per year.  Includes other subjects - Spanish, social studies and science. http://www.funbrain.com/

Geometry Center (high school): The Geometry Center is a mathematics research and education center at the University of Minnesota. The Center has a unified mathematics computing environment supporting math and computer science research, mathematical visualization, software development, application development, video animation production, and K-16 math education. http://www.geom.umn.edu:80/

Geometry from Peru (middle and high school): This website has geometry problems, Inca geometry quizzes, quotes, and inspiration.  It also has many different activities that you can try.  Some of the games are really fun to play. http://agutie.homestead.com/files/index.html

Get Smarter (Council on Competitiveness: K - 12): It is a kid/teens friendly place with three different sections- elementary, middle, and high school.  It has quizzes from the released items from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) that let you compare your knowledge to students from around the world. It also offers technology in math and science. http://www.getsmarter.org

Gifted Resources Home Page (all ages): http://www.eskimo.com/~user/kids.html

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles I(K - 12):                                        http://www.cut-the-knot.com/content.html

Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (IMACS): http://www.imacs.org/

Online Curricula Division (HS and up): http://www.eimacs.org

Enrichment Program (Grades K - 8):  http://www.imacs.org/imacs_site/envapmathenrichment.asp

The Jason Project (Middle school math, science, and technology):  http://www.jasonproject.org/

Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual Library: http://www.kcvl.org/

Kentucky Virtual High School: http://www.kvhs.org/

King's List of Online Math Activities (Great links Pre K - 8):  http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/math.htm

Making Mathematics: Mentored Research Projects for Young Mathematicians        (Grades 7 - 12): http://www2.edc.org/makingmath/

Math Applets (K - 12): http://www.albertaonline.ab.ca/resources/MathApplets.htm

Math Brain Teasers (Grades 3 - 8) http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/

Math Forum (K - 12): http://mathforum.org/

Ask Dr. Math from Forum (K - College): http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

Problems of the Week: http://mathforum.org/pow/

K-12 Math Problems, Puzzles, Tips & Tricks: http://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/

Math Ideas for Science Fair Projects: http://mathforum.org/teachers/mathproject.html

ESCOT PoW Archives: http://mathforum.org/escotpow/

Internet Mathematics Library: http://mathforum.org/library/

The Mathman: This site gives students and teachers of all ages insight into important mathematical ideas, including calculus, assuming only that one can count.    http://www.shout.net/~mathman

Math Projects for Science Fairs (Elementary - HS): http://camel.math.ca/Education/mpsf/

Mathematics Problems for Japanese Sixth Graders:                           http://www.japanese-online.com/math/index.htm

Mathematics Problems of the Week Contest Page (Elementary - HS):  http://www.olemiss.edu/mathed/contest/contests.htm (You could win a TI calculator)

Math Mastery (Elementary and Middle School): http://www.mathmastery.com/

Maths Year 2000 (Preschool - HS): http://www.mathsyear2000.org/

Math Word Problems for Children (Elementary and Middle School) http://www.mathstories.com/

MathsNet: Mathematics in Education (puzzles, games, books, software, etc. for all ages - UK): http://www.MathsNet.net/

MathsChallenge.net (Ages 11 +): A webiste dedicated to the puzzling world of mathematics with a variety of puzzles and challenges. http://www.mathschallenge.net/

Mega Mathematics (Los Alamos National Laboratory): The Mega Math project is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together. http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/

Millenium Mathematics Project: Bringing Mathematics to Life (Cambridge, UK): http://www.mmp.maths.org.uk/index.html

MyMathMan Online Tutor: (By Glenco)  On line tutor for Algebra I, Geometry and GED.  Must sign up as a user (free) to access math lessons. http://www.mymathman.com/

National Center for Education Statistics Students' Classroom (K - 12):  http://www.nces.ed.gov/nceskids/

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Family Corner (K - 12):  http://www.nctm.org/corners/family/index.htm

NRICH Math - Univ. of Cambridge, UK (Elementary - HS):  http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/

National Security Agency (Elementary - HS): Activities for teachers, parents, kids, and youth to look at the secret world of crytology. Lots of interesting puzzles and challenges. http://www.nsa.gov/kids/intro.htm

PBS Kids Cyberchase: http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/

Pentomino Puzzle (Elementary - HS) http://www.theory.csc.uvic.ca/~cos/inf/misc/PentInfo.html

Polymath Love Software for Macintosh (Grades 5 - 8) :  http://www.polymathlove.com/samples.html

Problems to Enjoy (Middle Grades - Grades 7 - 9 UK):  http://www.1000problems.com/

Problems with a Point (Grades 6 - 12): This site complements existing curricula by providing a resource for teachers who use a problem-centered approach. This resource will also help parents and tutors support problem-based learning in out-of-school settings. http://www2.edc.org/mathproblems/default.asp

Project M3: Mentoring Mathematical Minds. Great resources for elementary teachers, students and parents. http://projectm3.org/

Project Skymath: Making Mathematical Connections: Activites from the SkyMath module use the Science and Language of Patterns to Explore the Weather (Middle School - NASA):http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/Skymath.html

Project M3: Mentoring Mathematical Minds: Great resources for elementary teachers, students, and parents. http://projectm3.org/

Rich Problem Solving Contexts (esp. geometry projects):  http://www.math.okstate.edu/~rpsc/

Shack's Math Problems (Middle - HS): http://www.thewizardofodds.com/math/

Word Problems for Kids (Grade 5 - 12):  http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/welcome.html

World of Numbers (Grades 7 - 12): A collection of recreational topics.  http://www.worldofnumbers.com/index.html

XCalibre: Opportunities for Gifted and Talented Students (Kindergarten - College):  http://www.xcalibre.ac.uk/

Math and Science Competitions

• American Mathematics Competitions (Middle and HS): http://www.unl.edu/amc/
• American Regions Mathematics League (HS): http://www.armlmath.org/
• Continental Mathematics League (Grades 2 - 9):  http://www.continentalmathleague.hostrack.com/
• Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program (Grades 2 - 8):  http://www.nsta.org/programs/craftsman/
• First LEGO League (FLL) Jr. Robotics Competition (ages 9 - 14): This website inspires children around the world to work together.  There are two main parts to the website.  One is robot games that include mission and scoring, rules, and field set-up.  The other part is research assignments and resource links. http://www.firstlegoleague.org/
• FIRST Robotics Competition (HS): http://www.usfirst.org/
• High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling, (HiMCM):  http://www.comap.com/highschool/contests/himcm/index.html
• Intel Science Talent Search (HS): http://www.intel.com/education/sts/index.htm
• Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (HS): http://www.jshs.org/
• Kentucky Association of Academic Competitions (K - 12): http://www.kaac.com/
• Let's Get Real Team Academic Competitions (Grades 6 - 12):  http://www.LGReal.org/
• The Mandelbrot Competition (HS): http://www.mandelbrot.org/
• MATHCOUNTS, National Society of Professional Engineers Information Center (middle grades math competition): http://www.mathcounts.org/
• Math League (HS): http://www.mathleague.com/
• Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools: http://www.moems.org/
• Mathematics Pentathlon (K - 7): This is made for children grades K-7 to help them have fun while learning through competitions that use five games per level from kindergarten through seventh grade. http://www.mathpentath.org/
• Mathematics Problems of the Week Contest Page (Elementary - HS): (You could win a TI calculator) http://www.olemiss.edu/mathed/contest/contests.htm/
• Millenium Prize Problems (college and up):  http://claymath.org/prizeproblems/index.htm
• NASA Student Involvement Program (K - 12): http://www.nsip.net/
• National Engineering Aptitude Search (NEAS+), Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TEAMS), National Engineering Design Challenge (NEDC)Junior Engineering Technical Society (Middle and HS): http://www.jets.org/
• National Engineers Week Future City Competition (K - 12): http://www.eweek.org/
• Odyssey of the Mind (K - College): http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/
• Science Olympiad (Elementary - HS): http://www.soinc.org/
• Solve It! Middle Grades Math Problem Solving Program: http://www.udel.edu/educ/solveit/
• South African Mathematics Olympiad: http://ridcully.up.ac.za/samo/
• Stock Market Game Worldwide (Grades 4 - College): http://www.smgww.org/
• ThinkQuest (Primary - HS): http://www.thinkquest.org/
• Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards (K - 12):  http://www.toshiba.com/tai/exploravision/
• USA Computing Olympiad (HS): http://usaco.uwp.edu/
• USA Mathematical Talent Search (Middle and HS):  http://www.nsa.gov/programs/mepp/usamts.html

Interactive Mathematics Games, Websites, Applets and Virtual Manipulatives:

• 24 Game (Elementary - HS): Build your computational fluency from addition to algebra with this challenging game for all ages. http://www.24game.com/
• Autograph: the new dynamic PC software for teaching calculus,coordinate geometry, statistics and probability: http://www.autograph-math.com/
• Dr. Super's Virtual and Concrete Math Manipulatives (grades 3 and up): http://www.galaxy.gmu.edu/~drsuper/
• Educational Java Programs (Elementary - HS): http://arcytech.org/java/
• ExploreMath.com (middle school and above):  http://www.exploremath.com/index.cfm
• Geometry Applets (esp. useful for NKU's Math 141): http://www.nku.edu/~foletta/
• Geometry from Peru: http://agutie.homestead.com/files/index.html
• Get Smarter (K - 12 TIMSS online mathematics and science challenge):  http://www.getsmarter.org
• Kryto: Great game for computational fluency for all operations. http://www.mphgames.com/
• Manipula Math with JAVA (middle school and up):  http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/index.html
• Math Forum Math Tools ( Software for teaching and learning mathematics: preK - calculus) http://mathforum.org/mathtools/
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics (preK - 12, listed according to NCTM Principles and Standards categories):  http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Illuminations i-Math Investigations (pre-K - 12): http://www.illuminations.nctm.org/imath/index.html
• Polymath Love Software for Macintosh (Grades 5 - 8) :  http://www.polymathlove.com/samples.html
• Set: Challenge yourself on the daily puzzle or play Set with your friends. http://www.setgame.com/
• Shodor Project Interactivate (Java-based applets for K - 12 math and science) http://shodor.org/interactivate/
• SimCalc (Middle and High School): http://www.simcalc.umassd.edu/
• Varnelle Moore's Primary Math Activities (PreK - 2):  http://mathforum.org/varnelle/index.html

Summer and School Year Opportunities for Pre-College Students

• AMS Listing of Summer Math Camps and Programs for High School Students: http://www.ams.org/employment/mathcamps.html
• The Arnold Ross Summer Program at Ohio State (HS):http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/ross/
• Building Dreams Through Engineering: Summer Camp for Middle School Girls, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:  http://www.wie.uiuc.edu/games/
• Boston's University's Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists PROMYS (HS):  http://math.bu.edu/people/promys/
• Canada/USA MathCamps (HS):http://www.mathcamp.org/
• Center for Talented Youth at John Hopkins University (Elementary - HS):  http://www.jhu.edu/gifted/
• Clay Mathematics Institute (HS): http://claymath.org/Education/ http://claymath.org/
• The Duke University TIP programs (Middle School):http://www.tip.duke.edu/
• Gifted Math Program at the University at Buffalo (academic year):  http://wings.buffalo.edfu/org/giftedmath/
• The International Physics Olympiad IPO: http://www.anu.edu.au/Physics/IPhO/Welcome.html
• The Johns Hopkins CTY and SET programs (K - 12): http://www.jhu.edu/~gifted/
• Math Forum Listing of High School Math Camps & Summer Programs: http://mathforum.org/students/high/opps.html
• The Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (preschool - HS):  http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/
• Western Kentucky University: The Summer Camp for AcademicallyTalented Middle School Students (SCATS)(Grades 6-8) : http://www.wku.edu/gifted/scats.html
• Western Kentucky University Travel and Study Programs (Grades 8 - 12):  http://www.wku.edu/gifted/travel.html
• Western Kentucky University : Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY - Grades 7 - 10):http://www.wku.edu/gifted/vampy.html
• Western Kentucky University Super Saturdays (K - 6):  http://www.wku.edu/gifted/sss.html
• The United States Computing Olympiad USACO (HS):  http://www.uwp.edu/academic/mathematics/usaco/

Journals, Videos, Literature and Mathematics

• Annenberg/CPB Learner.org Videos (K - 12):  http://www.learner.org/resources/index.html?sj=MATH
• Carol Hurst's Math and Children's Literature (K - 6):  http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/math/math.html
• Children's Literature and Mathematics (mostly elementary):  http://users.anderson.edu/~roebuck/childlit.html
• Children's Literature in Mathematics (Elaine Young: University of Oklahoma) (mostly elementary - includes webpages to support several of the books):          http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/Y/Elaine.Young-1/literature.html
• Children's Literature in the Mathematics Classroom (K - 6):  http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/bibs/childmat.html
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Literature in Mathematics and Science: http://quine.enc.org/topics/childlit/choosing/
• Literature for Science and Mathematics Kindergarten through Grade 12 (great search tools keyed to grade level and standards):  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/scimathlit/
• Math and Science Literature: http://www.rowan.edu/elan/mcsiip/mathand.htm
• Math Books Recommended by Mr. Brandenburg (mostly middle school and up);  http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/brandenburg.html
• Mathematics across the Curriculum at Dartmouth College Electronic Bookshelf: (including math and art, biology, music, literature, history, geography, physical science, statistics, and computer science): http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~matc/eBookshelf/index.html
• MathsNet (UK) Book Recommendations for Middle School and Up:  http://www.MathsNet.net/resource/index.html
• NCTM Student Math Notes Grades 5 - 10:  http://my.nctm.org/eresources/journal_home.asp?journal_id=5
• Print and Electronic Mathematics Journals (HS and up):  http://www.math.psu.edu/MathLists/Journals.html
• Pi In the Sky HS Math journal: http://www.pims.math.ca/pi/
• Quantum: The Magazine of Math and Science (HS):  http://www.nsta.org/quantum/backgrnd.asp
• Rich Problem Solving Contexts (some children's literature links):  http://www.math.okstate.edu/~rpsc/