Selected Internet Links Related to Elementary Mathematics Education

and the New York State K-8 Mathematics Mentor Network

Sites for Novice or Pre-service Teachers^

Teaching Diverse Learners http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/
Critical Issue: Providing Hands-On, Minds-On, and Authentic Learning Experiences in Mathematics
Advise on writing Papers http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/
National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse http://www.recruitingteachers.org
Looking for a Job? http://www.Teachers-Teachers.com
Teachers.Net http://www.teachers.net
Teacher's Planning Zone http://www.ri.net/schools/Pawtucket/Tolman/WEBPAGE/tpz%7E1.htm
Resources for Teachers http://www.mcps.org/lounge/gen1.html
Kidlink http://www.kidlink.org
Math Solutions: Marilyn Burns http://www.mathsolutions.com/
Teachers' Lab http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/about.html
Guide for evaluating websites http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Teachers Helping Teachers http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Math.html
Math and Children's Literature http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/math/math.html
Teacher's Toy Box http://members.tripod.com/~ehlavaty/scires.htm

Link sites for Teachers/Parents/Students ^

MATHguide http://www.mathguide.com

Sites for Special Topics ^

Culturally Responsive Teaching http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/crt-principles.shtml
Women in Math Project http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~wmnmath/
Multicultural Approaches in Math and Science http://www.enc.org/classroom/focus/020020/index.htm
ENC Focus: Multicultural Issues in Math and Science http://www.enc.org/classroom/focus/020020/souther.htm
The History of Mathematics in the Americas http://www.saxakali.com/COLOR_ASP/historymam.htm
International Study Group on Ethnomathematics (ISGEm) http://www.rpi.edu/~eglash/isgem.htm
Math Art Fun http://www.mathartfun.com
African Textiles using LOGO programming http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/pubs/papers/african_textiles.html
Native American geometry http://www.earthmeasure.com/Education/index.html
The Maya astronomy page http://www.astro.uva.nl/michielb/maya/astro.html

Sites for Activity Based Lesson Plans ^

Math Lesson Plans and Activities http://www.enc.org/classroom/lessons/nf_lesmath.htm
Mathematics Activity Guide http://cesme.utm.edu/resources/math/MAG/Mag.html
Suzanne Alejandre's math lessons http://forum.swarthmore.edu/alejandre/
Cynthis Lanius' math lessons http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/lessons/
Patterns in Mathematics http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/patterns/index.html
How to create tessellations using MS Paint http://www.wsd1.org/lgc98/teach/Paint/makefish.htm
Tesselation Tutorials http://www.mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/tess.intro.html
Mathematics Projects http://www.eduplace.com/projects/mathproj.html

Math and Science Games and Simulations ^

A+ http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/games.html
Kids Domain http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/brain.html
Math Cats Explore http://www.mathcats.com/explore.html
Primary Games http://www.PrimaryGames.com/
Quia http://www.quia.com/dir/
King Middle Grade School http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/
http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/animatio.htm (general science simulations)
http://www.field-guides.com/trips.htm (virtual science fieldtrips)
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tools.cfm?DocID=26&Grade=3-5 (interactive demonstration on expansion due to heating)
Gamequarium http://www.gamequarium.com/index2.htm

Sites for Students ^

Kids Did This in Math http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kid-math.html
Aunty Math http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/index.html
Fraction Resources http://forum.swarthmore.edu/paths/fractions/
Simple Fractions http://sosmath.com/algebra/fraction/frac3/frac3.html
Visual Fraction Models http://www.visualfractions.com
Ask Dr. Math http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/drmath.elem.html
Flashcards for Kids http://www.edu4kids.com/math/
AllMath: Measurement Topics http://www.allmath.com
The Great Penny Toss http://Mac94.ralphbunche.rbs.edu/RBS__Forms/RBS.html
Traffic Jams http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/jams.html
Yahooligans http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Math/
Figure This! http://www.figurethis.org

Sites for Parents ^

Parents for Public Schools http://www.parents4publicschools.com
American Library Association http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/science.html
American Library Association http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/math.html
Cuisenaire Kid's Page http://www.cuisenaire.com/kids.html
Copernicus Education Gateway http://www.edgate.com

Sites for Technology ^

Education World: Techtorials http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/index.shtml
Technology in Early Childhood http://www.techandyoungchildren.org/bestprac.html
Early Technology Connections http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/
The Glass Wall http://www.terc.edu/mathequity/gw/html/gwhome.html
Elementary Technology Center http://www.monroe.k12.ct.us/~etc/
Teacher Teaching with Technology http://www.t3ww.org
ESP Unit Resources http://www.monroe2boces.org/programs.cfm?subpage=82&subpage=54
Children's Software Review http://www.childrenssoftware.com/
The Calculators Online Center http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators.html
Tom Snyder Productions http://www.teachtsp.com
Logo Foundation http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/logo-foundation/
Computer History Museum http://www.computerhistory.org/
ArcyTech, Improving Education through Technology http://www.arcytech.org
The Learning Company http://www.learningcompanyschool.com/
Texas Instruments Calculators http://www.ti.com/calc/

Manipulatives^

Annotated review of Virtual Manipulatives http://otec.uoregon.edu/virtual_manipulatives.htm
Review of Studies on Manipulatives http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=1660
Marilyn Burns' 7 Musts for Using Manipulatives http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/musts.htm
Manipulatives in Trailblazers http:www.math.uic.edu/IMSE/MTB/manipulatives.htm l
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/enu/navd
Base-10 Blocks http://www.arcytech.org/java/b10blocks/description.html
Developing Number Sense http://mason.gmu.edu/~mmankus/talks/nctm2000/nctmch00.htm
Sharing Strategies http://www.resourceroom.net/sharestrats/lowhightech.htm
Geoboard Activities http://mathforum.org/trscavo/geoboards
Kaidy Educational Resources (commercial, but good ideas) http://www.kaidy.com
Visual Fraction Models http://www.visualfractions.com

Connecting Mathematics, Science, and Technology^

Inquiry Based Teaching and Learning http://faculty.coloradomtn.edu/jeschofnig/inquiry.htm#what
School Science and Mathematics Association http://www.ssma.org
E-GEMS Interactive Games (click on Projects) http://www.cs.ubs.ca/nest/egems/
AIMS education foundation http://www.aimsedu.org
3M Collaborative Invention Unit http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/inventing/inventing.html
Electronic School Magazine http://www.electronic-school.com/
Smithsonian Institute http://www.si.edu
Jefforson Lab http://education.jlab.org/
Institute for Mathematics and Science Education (Trailblazers) http://www.math.uic.edu/IMSE

Science^

The Water Cycle
http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk/interactive/water.asp (elementary water cycle simulation)
http://www.planetguide.net/book/chapter_2/water_cycle.html (middle school water cycle simulation)
http://www.nwf.org/search/index.cfm?queryString=games (water cycle simulation and other interactive games)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/water_cycle/rivers/index.shtml (water cycle simulation)
http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Biomes/waterweb.html (water information and resources)

Density
http://stweb.peel.edu.on.ca/sssweb/SNC1D/Edmatters/Chemistry/Characteristic_Properties/Density.htm (virtual demonstration)

EM Spectrum
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/waves_particles/ (tutorial and interactive EM spectrum)

Plants
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html (plant facts and "mystery cases")
Kids Gardening http://www.kidsgardening.com/
http://www.oplin.lib.oh.ushttp://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/tree/index.html/tree/index.html (tree identification)

Environment
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/ (modules and activities)
http://www.ran.org/kids_action/ (all about rainforests)
http://www.envirolink.org/ (environment resources)
US Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov
Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov
New York City DEP http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dep/home.html
Earthquakes for Kids http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/
http://www.educationindex.com/environ/ (environmental science links and resources)

Water Quality
http://www.cln.org/themes/water.html (water quality information and lesson plans)

Light/Optics
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/optics/mirror_e.html (interactive demonstration)
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/optics/ifpm.html (information on optics and reflection)
http://www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/ (light, color: extensive site on optics)

The Electric Force
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/waves_particles/wavpart2.html (electric force interactive demonstration)

The Solar System/Astronomy
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/index.html (design a space station and solar system info)
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/ (make a scale model)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/solar-system-experience/download.html (virtual solar system voyages)
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html (informative solar system site for kids)
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/ (interactive site and comprehensive astronomy information)
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html (view the Earth, moon, etc, from any angle)
http://www.stsci.edu/resources/ (up-to-date Hubble telescope images)
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tools.cfm?DocID=18&Grade=9-12 (powers of ten simulation video)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/ (virtual tour of solar system)
NASA Kids http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
NASA Ed Space http://edspace.nasa.gov/index.html
http://www.chabotspace.org/vsc/ (solar system resources)
http://www.skyviewcafe.com/skyview.php (up-to-the-minute astronomy information)

Bubbles
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubbles.html (bubble shapes, behavior, etc.,)

Ocean and Undersea World
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/web.html (ocean resource website)

Animals
Wildlife Conservation Society http://wcs.org
Kidwings: Birds http://www.kidwings.com

Pangea and Plate Tectonics
http://www.scotese.com/sfsanim.htm (interactive break-up of Pangea)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/# (plate movement demonstrations and interactive simulations)
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/geosciences/CT/TIG/WEBSITES/RESEARCH/Christine_Oxenford/lesson2.html (how to make a interactive paper model of sea-floor spreading)

History of Science/Inventions
http://www.sillyputty.com/history_101/history101.htm (history of silly putty, polymers)
http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/demagint.htm (William Gilbert, the Earth's magnetic poles and links)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bofran.html (Rosalind Franklin, DNA)
http://www.inventioncity.com/edison_bulb.htm (Edison, Swan, the light bulb)
http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl12.htm?PM=ss13_inventors (famous inventions A-Z)
http://www.khake.com/page55.html (extensive history of science links page)
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html (women in science)
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/topics/BranchofScience.html (scientist biographies)
http://www.ou.edu/cas/hsci/rel-site.htm (history of science links and resources)
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html (African American Scientists)
http://echo.gmu.edu/center/searchcat.php?DBN=echo&TBL=directory&FLD=physical&REC=1 (science, technology, and the history of science links)
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ (history of astronomy)

General Science Resources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/games/ (interactive science stories and adventures)
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/matrix.cfm (marco polo network/science net links)
http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/collabprojs.html (collaborative online projects for your class)
http://www.brainpop.com/ (science movies)
http://www.askanexpert.com/ (ask a scientist in a particular field of study a question)
http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/terminal/imse/lowres/4/elementaryEd.htm (general science links for kids)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/ (page-by-by explanations of how things work)
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/ele.html (science lesson plans, activities, and resources)
http://departments.bloomu.edu/scienced/bio.html (K-12 science resources)
http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/science-edu/A-Clist.html (science education resources)
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20031001/refs.asp (science news for kids)
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html (unit conversion)
http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/classroom.html (science lesson plans)
American Museum of Natural History http://ology.amnh.org/
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com
American Chemical Society http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/educatorsandstudents.html
Science U http://www.scienceu.com
Cool Science http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Science Reference Desk http://www.refdesk.com/science.html
Science Net Links http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/index.cfm
Do Science http://www.doscience.com
The Nutition Cafe http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/default.html

New York State K-8 Mathematics Mentors^

New York State Math Science Technology Standards http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst.html
New York State SED resources for mathematics http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/pub/pubmath.html
Core Curriculum Companion (New York City K-8 mentors) http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/math.html#cat3
Early Numeracy Guide (Rockland County K-8 mentors) http://www.newpaltz.edu/~degrootc/Early Numeracy.pdf
National Coalition for Equity in Education http://www.math.ucsb.edu/NCEE
Project 2061 Middle Grades textbook Evaluations http://www.project2061.org/tools/textbook/matheval/?jsRedirect&txtRef=
Grade 4 and 8 results http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/home.html#RecentReports

Sites of Professional Organizations ^

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/
National Science Teachers Association http://www.nsta.org
International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org/
School Science and Mathematics Association http://www.ssma.org
Science TEachers Association of New York State http://www.stanys.org
Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State http://www.amtnys.org

Sites of Not-for-Profit, University, or Governmental Organizations^

New York State Education Department http://www.nysed.gov/
Eisenhower National Clearing House http://www.enc.org
National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov
Mid-Central Regional Educational Laboratory http://www.mcrel.org/
AIMS education foundation http://www.aimsedu.org
TERC http:/www.terc.edu
Swarthmore Mathematics Forum http://forum.swarthmore.edu
Exemplary and Promising Curricula http://www.enc.org/ed/exemplary/cd496/496_toc.htm
New Promising Mathematics Curricula http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ORAD/KAD/expert_panel/new_mathprogs.html
NSF Sponsored Reform Curricula http://www.edc.org/mcc
The Glenn Commission Report http://www.ed.gov/americacounts/glenn/toc.html
Gateway to Educational Materials http://www.thegateway.org

PreK - Grade 2 Special Topics ^

Early Technology Connections http://www.netc.org/earlyconnections/
Building Blocks-Foundations for Mathematical Thinking http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/org/buildingblocks/
Technology in Early Childhood http://www.techandyoungchildren.org/bestprac.html
Conference on Early Math Standards http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/org/conference/about.htm

ESL strategies and Spanish Bi-lingual resources^

Strategies for Teaching ESL Students http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/be-principles.shtml
Recommendations for Teaching http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/bilingual_ld/esl_ld_math.html
Unbeatable ways to Reachs Your ESL Students http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/specialneeds/lepstudents.htm
Ridding Math Word Problems of Language Barriers http://www.ael.org/link/v19n2/ridding.htm
Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kit (Ch. 5) http://www.escort.org/products/chapter5.pdf
Using Posters in Content Courses http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/Lessons/Sheffner-Posters.html
ESL Links List www.educ.wsu.edu/esl/Web_links.html
Enlaces en espanol para la matematica http://mathforum.org/teachers/spanish/
Migrant Math and Science Resources http://www.migrant.org/assets/math/index.html

The Algebra Project^

The Algebra Project HomePage http://www.algebra.org
Founder of the Algebra Project, Robe http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/sites/moses rt Moses, is given the Heinz Award.