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Calculator
http://www.calculator.com
This site houses a vast collection of calculators and converters.
Online Converters
http://onlineconverters.com
This site provides a java-based collection of measurement calculators and converters.
Martindale's Calculators On-line Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
The Calculators On-Line Center contains tens of thousands of calculators, categorized topically.
Intel Play QX3 Computer Microscope
http://www.intelplay.com
This site links users of the products to technical support information.
BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com
BrainPOP produces educational animated movies for grades K-12 to explain concepts in a voice and visual style that is accessible and entertaining.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/standards
This document is a guide for focused, sustained efforts to improve students' school mathematics.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://www.shodor.org
Shodor Education Foundation advances science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling, and technology.
Manipula Math with Java
http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/index.html
The interactive programs presented on the site is designed to help middle school students, high school students, and college students understand mathematical ideas.
Science and Math Dynamic Links
http://faculty.ccc.edu/tr-scimath/intro.htm
The educational applets provided at the sites in this collection are used for many purposes. They may be run as stand-alone demonstrations, virtual lab activities, warm-ups, or as homework assignments.
U.S. Census
http://www.census.gov
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
StatCrunch
http://www.statcrunch.com
StatCrunch is statistical software for data analysis on the Web.
Math Forum Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
The Dr. Math site allows users to ask questions of a mathematician and to view archives of past questions.
Math Forum Problem of the Week
http://mathforum.org/pow
The Math Forum's Problems of the Week (PoWs) are designed to provide creative, non-routine challenges for students in grades three through twelve.
Math Forum Public Discussions
http://mathforum.org/kb/forumindex.jspa
The public discussions are archived threaded discussions about a variety of topics of interest to math educators.
ON-Math, the Online Journal of School Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/onmath
ON-Math is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a broad range of ideas for teaching and learning mathematics at any level.
Boxer Math
http://www.boxermath.com
The Boxer Math curriculum covers Math Fundamentals, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and II, Geometry, and Trigonometry.
Plato Learning
http://www.plato.com
Plato is a provider of personalized instruction and standards-driven assessment and accountability programs for schools.
Waterford Early Science and Math
http://www.pearsondigital.com
Waterford Early Math and ScienceTM is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that gives students a foundation in basic math and science skills.
Sample Digital Manipulatives
http://arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml
This site was developed to complement the "No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In" site developed by Cynthia Lanius.
ImagiWorks
http://www.imagiworks.com
ImagiWorks is a provider of sensor-based science education solutions for palmOneTM computers.
TI 84 Graphing Calculator
http://education.ti.com/us/product/tech/84pse/features/features.html
TI 89 Graphing Calculator
http://education.ti.com/us/product/tech/89/features/features.html
Palm-based Probes
http://www.imagiworks.com/Pages/AboutUs/MarketingMaterials.html
Zoombinis
http://www.riverdeep.net/products/zoombinis/index.jhtml
The Zoombinis software program builds and strengthens reasoning and mathematical communication skills.
Thinkin' Things
http://www.riverdeep.net/products/thinkin_things/index.jhtml
Children create rhythmic compositions, explore two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, and much more in Thinkin' Things software.
Applet for 3-D Shapes
http://www.shodor.org/refdesk/Resources/Models/SurfacePlot
The Surface Plots application is used to visualize problems with two degrees of freedom.
KaleidoMania
http://www.keypress.com/catalog/products/software/Prod_KaleidoMania.html
KaleidoMania! is a software tool for dynamically creating and analyzing symmetric designs and for exploring the mathematics of symmetry.
Mathematics Problem Solving
http://www.keypress.com/catalog/products/software/Prod_Fathom.html
Fathom gives students the power to gather, explore, and graphically analyze data in depth, and to understand concepts in mathematics and statistics.
Spreadsheet for solving what-if problems
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/teacherlink/content/math/activities/ex-mmnumerical
In this investigation, students collect, organize, and analyze color data from individual sized bags of plain M&M's as an introduction to the calculation capabilities of a spreadsheet.
Math Forum
http://www.mathforum.org
The Math Forum is a center for mathematics and mathematics education on the Internet operating under Drexel University's School of Education.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org
NCTM is the world's largest mathematics education organization.
Texas Instruments Resources for Teachers
http://education.ti.com/educationportal
TI provides calculators and data-related hardware and software for educators and students.
MathWorld
http://mathworld.wolfram.com
MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers.
History of Mathematics
http://turnbull.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
The archive contains the biographies of more than 1600 mathematicians. They are accessed from a selection of Alphabetical or Chronological Biographical indexes.
PBS Mathline
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htm
PBS TeacherSource offers thousands of lesson plans and activities in all academic content areas.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
goENC.com
This subscription site identifies curriculum resources, creates professional development materials, and disseminates information and products to improve K-12 mathematics and science teaching and learning.
GLOBE Project
http://www.globe.gov
GLOBE is a worldwide, hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program.
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the government agency responsible for the space program and long-term general aerospace research.
Jason Project
http://www.jason.org
The JASON Foundation for Education has the mission to inspire in students a life-long passion for learning in science, math, and technology through hands-on, real-world scientific discovery.
Archimedes Laboratory
http://www.archimedes-lab.org/index_optical.html
This site is an index of activities for learning about optical illusions.
GIS Population Data
http://www.esri.com
ESRI produces GIS software, including software to analyze population data.
Journey North Project
http://www.learner.org/jnorth
Journey North is a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.
RedRover Goes to Mars
http://planetary.org/rrgtm
Red Rover Goes to Mars, is the first privately funded educational experiment to fly on a planetary mission. It was made possible by members of The Planetary Society.
Web-based Chemistry Simulations
http://cse.edc.org/products/simulations/default.asp
This Web site provides teachers with links to chemistry simulations, organized by standard.
University of Idaho Visuals
http://nova.ed.uidaho.edu/library/inet_technology/java_applets.asp
Four science applets are provided at this site.
Drinking Water Project
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/research/water/index.html
This online research module will guide users through the steps to research and present findings about access to safe drinking water in a community in Ghana, West Africa. It uses questioning, problem solving, critical thinking, and technology skills and is intended for middle and high school students.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and services.
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the federal focal point for medical research in the United States.
Exploring the Environment Curriculum
http://www.cotf.edu/ete
The ETE online series, which features an integrated approach to environmental earth science through modules and activities, is developed at the NASA Classroom of the FutureTM at Wheeling Jesuit University.
National Academy Press
Http://www.nap.edu
The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States.
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.org
Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. The site now contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics.
Reciprocal net
http://www.reciprocalnet.org/
A distributed crystallography network for researchers, students, and the general public.
Chemical Mixing Simulations
http://www.chemsoc.org
Chemsoc is a site for chemists and the home of the Royal Society of Chemistry's electronic network.
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.
Science Education Standards
http://www.nsta.org/standards
The National Science Education Standards were produced by the National Research Council in 1995 and published in 1996.
NASA's Center for Distance Learning
http://dlcenter.larc.nasa.gov
NASA's Center for Distance Learning enhances grade K-16 curriculums by providing educators with FREE multimedia instructional programs.
NASA EdSpace
http://edspace.nasa.gov/index.html
NASA's Educator Astronaut Program web site.
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