Math and Science Internet Sites

Recommended by Adriana Zazueta-Jordan

 

Name: Dragon Fly TV

Link: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/parentsteachers/tguide_mars.html

Audience: 5th through 7th grade

Description:  This web site is student centered.  Students can play games, pose questions, or just investigate.

 

Name:  Zoom Sci

Link: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/

Audience: 3rd to 6th grade

Description: This site is a good way to get hooked on science.  It is geared for young minds to explore science through games, science experiments, or talk to kids who enjoy science.

 

Name: Ask Dr. Math

Link: http://mathforum.org/dr.math/dr-math.html

Audience: parents

Description: This site is a good way to get help on math problems.  The site looks like it is for children, but because the help it gives you on math problems is too wordy and long, it is better for adults that are helping students.

 

Name: Math.com

Link: http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/PreAlgebra.html

Audience: 4th to high school

Description:  This web site helps students who might need help with their homework.  It gives them simple to understand examples of pre-algebra problems.

 

Name: Math Tutor

Link:  http://www.mathconnect.com/Math_Tutor.htm

Audience:  any age

Description:  This web site helps students with homework, can help with general calculations, or any type of math help you need.  You do have to log in but there is not cost. 

 

Name:  NEA Free Stuff for Teachers

Link: http://www.nea.org/resources/free-stuff.html

Audience:  teachers

Description:  You can spend hours in this web site.  You can down load free assessments, request free science posters, or look for grants.   This is a site that can be used to help with any subject including math and science.

 

Name:  MSTE Online Resource Catalog

Link:  http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/resources.php

Audience:  Teachers

Description:  The University of Illinois department of math and science has created this web site that helps teachers go to interactive sites or down load lesson plans for most grade levels.

 

Name:  4 Teachers

Link:  http://www.4teachers.org/

Audience:  Teachers

Description:  In this web site you can find a little of everything, lesson plans, interactive sites, down loadables (some you have to pay for), Spanish translated materials, or professional development opportunities. 

 

Name: Archived: Helping Your Child Learn Math

Link:  http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html  

Audience:  Parents

Description:  This web site is a quick and easy way for parents to help their child learn math using real world experiences.  There are simple lessons that parents can use when they are home or at a store.

 

Name:  Math Cats

Link:  http://www.mathcats.com/grownupcats.html

Audience: Parents and Teachers

Description:  A very cute web site to help you teach math in different ways.  It has lesson plans and links to other sites that can help teachers and parents teach math to most grade levels.  The site itself looks like it is for young children, but it just because it is very colorful.

 

Name:  Dr. Shawn’s Super Science Fair Support Center

Link: http://www.scifair.org/

Audience:  Students, Teachers, and Parents

Description:  Everything you need to create a science fair or science project.  Students can exchange ideas, find free or not so free science project, online science resources for not only kids but for teachers and parents.

Name: USGS Education

Link:  http://education.usgs.gov/  

Audience: teachers

Description:  The U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life. Discover selected online resources, including lessons, data, maps, and more, to support teaching, learning, education (K-12), and university-level inquiry and research.

 

Name:  First Gov for Kids

Link: http://www.kids.gov/k_science.htm

Audience: Students ages 4th -12th

Description:  This site is a safe way for kids to explore the internet and learn about rockets, weather, the human body, outer space, science fair projects ideas and much more through these great links.

 

Name:  How Stuff Works

Link:  http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Audience:  Older students, Teachers and Parents

Description:  You can read about how things work on this web site, things like energy drinks, bed bugs, or car engines.  This site has a lot of information and sometimes can be overwhelming for students that are younger than 5th grade.

 

Name:  Body Worlds 2

Link:  http://www.mos.org/bodyworlds/?p=parents_and_educators

Audience:  Parents and Teachers

Description:  The link is to the museum of science, where educators and parents can read about the body exhibit and even has links to help teacher intergrade the site with class work.

 

Name: Low Life Labs

Link:  http://www.robotsandus.org/

Audience: Students 3rd -6th grade

Description:  It is a cute site to explore for kids and have a better understanding for how robots and humans interact.  The site also give kids a  guided tour of different robot features, however everything must be read by the student.  It also gives them links to other sites, which can explain more subjects in depth.

Name:  How Things Work

Link:  http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/

Audience:  5TH grades and up, teachers or parents 

Description:  It is a great site to ask science questions and get a good answer.   However, I do not believe that most young students can go to this site and get responses they can understand, but older students, teachers, and parents can use this site to get questions answered.

 

Name:  Math Worksheets – Free and Printable

Link:  http://www.mathsisfun.com/worksheets/index.php

Audience:  Teachers

Description:  You can create worksheets or use the ones they have for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, or kindergarten work.  There are even games students can play and it is all free and you are able to print them out!

 

Name:  Cool Math.com

Link:  http://www.coolmath-games.com/

Audience:  Students 13 and up, Teachers and Parents

Description:  Play games, 3-D mazes, puzzles, graph, and anything else you can do with math.  It even gives kids tips on how to study for math exams and it’s very kid friendly and all free.

 

Name:  Science Monster.com

Link:  http://www.sciencemonster.com/

Audience:  Students 13 and up, Teachers and Parents

Description:  What the previous web sit (cool math.com) does for math, this site uses science.  You can take a look at the solar system (Pluto included) or even take a virtual tour of Mars.

 

Name:  Quick-Math Automatic Math Solutions

Link:  http://www.quickmath.com/

Audience:  Students 4th grade and up

Description:  A quick way to get math problems answered.

 

Name:  Go Math

Link:  http://www.gomath.com/

Audience:  5th grade students and older, teachers, and parents

Description:  This is a free math tutoring service for all.  The best part of this site is that you can use the formulas-to-go and get addition to multiplication charts for your students or they can use it.

 

Name:  Brain Pop Algebra 1

Link:  http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/algebra/algebra1/algebra1_03/brainpops/index.php4/na

Audience:  6th Grade students and up and parents

Description:  An algebra book on the internet is at your finger tips with this web site.  It’s an excellent site to provide a clear and concise explanation of a particular topic in an engaging manner.

 

Name:  Ed Helper.com

Link:  http://www.edhelper.com/math.htm

Audience:  Teachers and Parents

Description:  This is a great site to get quick help with teaching any type of math from preschool to high school.  There is a fee attached to this web site, but you or your school can pay for the site and you may share.  The same site can be used for any subject including science.  All items found in this web site are printable.

 

Name:  Mathematics at Free-Ed.Net

Link:  http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/Math/default.asp

Audience:  5th grade to High School students, Teacher or Parents

Description:  This is a free web site to help students or parents with any math problems.  It is very quick and easy, however I played one of the place value quizzes and it did not tell me if my answers were correct or not.