I just stumbled across the Bagatrix website and it got me to wondering how many of our students are aware that they can have their homework easily solved with little effort or understanding on their parts. Perhaps we should be considering what this means for our math classes as we look ahead to the rapidly changing technology.
Bagatrix: Algebra series lets you enter in YOUR Algebra homework problems and provides answers with step-by-step work. Reasonably priced, Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and College Algebra CD’s are all available, including CD’s for Geometry and Calculus.
http://www.bagatrix.com/algebra.htm
Education.com: Math Activities and Games to help show your child the fun side of learning. This site presents a wide range of hands on activities for teachers and parents. They can be searched by grade level and range from very easy to quite difficult.
http://www.education.com/activity/all-grades/all-grades/math/
Songs for Teaching: Educational Music for All Ages providing free monthly songs and printables to download. Free lyrics are available to. Math, Phonics, Social Studies, Spanish, French, ESL-EFL-ESOL, Science, Character Ed, Grammar, and Special Ed. are all included.
http://www.songsforteaching.com/
Gizmos from Explorelearning: Gizmos are interactive explorations for students. They are organized by grade level and topic in both science and math. There is a free 30 day trial period offered. You will like these!
http://www.explorelearning.com/
Softschools.com: Free worksheets, quizzes, games and online practice for math, grammar, phonics, handwriting, word search, language arts, social studies and geography. These materials are designed for preschool to middle school students.
Terry Stickels Math Art: These puzzles include a wonderful set of math art and spatial visual puzzles that is here for your pleasure. Students will be amazed.
http://www.terrystickels.com/puzzles.html
MathCats Polygon Playground: When you select “Go to Polygon Playground” you will see a large “whiteboard” with polygons above it. Just drag the polygons where you want them placed. The page also lists a variety of concepts to explore. You may wish to explore the home page for MathCats as there are many interesting activities for young students to explore.
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/polygons.html
http://www.mathcats.com/explore.html
Pattern Blocks: This is a site where you can explore patterns created with pattern blocks. Symmetry, Reflections, and other concepts are easy to model.
http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml
Geometry Center: Patterns, Shapes, Symmetry: Triangle Tilings and Polyhedra, Symmetry and Tiling, Tetrahedral Puzzles, and Fractal Art are all part of the explorations at this website. Kali is one of the games presented. This is a truly fascinating place to explore geometry concepts.
http://www.scienceu.com/geometry/
Erich’s Packing Center: How do you pack shapes within shapes? This website allows the student to explore how many different kinds of shapes, including different kinds of triangles, squares, and circles, will fit within different kinds of shapes.
http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html
Standard Measurements in Sports: Ever wonder how far it is from home plate to the pitcher’s box or what size the ball should be? Here are standard measurements for many sports, including baseball, football, basketball, etc.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0113430.html
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