Archive for the 'Math' Category
Problem Based Learning: Explained is a video created by Common Craft for the Buck Institute of Education. If you are familiar with Common Craft videos, you know they do a nice job of making complex concepts easy to understand. Problem Based Learning: Explained is a short (Time: 3:50 video that explains the basic concepts of […]
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OER (Open Educational Resources) Commons is a site through which educators share lessons and resources. The site hosts thousands of lessons which can be searched by content, lesson type and level. The lessons are licensed to be used and reused free of charge. All lessons have been reviewed and approved by the OER Commons staff. […]
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Hey! LHS Kids is a science website designed for elementary students, created by UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. The site contains images, quizzes, videos, games, interactive activities and more, centered on a variety of science-related topics. One activity that might be fun for your students is “Measure Yourself”. Students enter the length of their […]
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Khan Academy is an amazing site that contains over 1,600 math, science and history videos designed for “providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere”. It is created and maintained by Salman Khan, who started the site after remotely helping his niece with her math homework. All the videos on the site are created by […]
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Math Open Reference is a site for geometry students and teachers. It contains definitions, interactive activities and examples related to plane geometry, coordinate geometry, solid geometry and functions. The site says it’s still in the beta stage, but the activities that are available work well and may be helpful for learning about geometry.
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Braingle is a site that boasts having the largest collection of brain teasers, trivia, puzzles, riddles, etc. on the Internet. While some of the activities require a free registration, there are plenty of activities available without needing to sign up. The site is easy to navigate and is updated regularly.
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Kids Know It Network is a kid-friendly site for elementary students, created by a teacher in Utah. The site contains animated videos, which introduce topics related to the core subject areas. After the students watch the videos, they take an online quiz on the topic. If they do not pass the quiz with an 80% […]
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WatchKnowLearn is a site created for teachers and students by the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, to provide a place for them to go to access free, quality educational videos. WatchKnow has indexed over 15, 000 educational videos from all over the Internet and organized them by age and subject. WatchKnow doesn’t host the videos, but […]
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LIFE Photo Archive is a joint venture between LIFE Magazine and Google. The site contains millions of photographs dating as far back as 1750. Each photo has its own page, which lists the date the photo was taken, the size of the photo, the name of the photographer (if available), a brief description of the […]
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Differentiated Curriculum Samples is part of the “Reaching All Students” site, which is sponsored by the Oregon Department of Education Gifted and Talented Office. On the Differentiated Curriculum Samples main page is a chart that lists the name of the activity, the targeted grade level and the subject area. The downloadable lessons are beautifully done […]
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