History of Math and Famous Mathematicians

• 4000 Years of Women in Science - biographies of women inventors, scholars, writers, mathematicians, and astronomers are compiled here.
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present - biographies of famous women organized by subject area (writers, educators, heads of state, etc) and by name.  Maintained by Danuta Bois.
• Images of Mathematicians on Postage Stamps ... pictures of famous mathematicians from around the world that have been depicted on postage stamps.
• Index of Biographies ... an alphabetical and chronological list of famous mathematician biographies. Maintained by the University of St. Andrews, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Scotland, United Kingdom.
• MacTutor History of Mathematics ...  includes index of mathematicians and their histories.  Maintained by the University of St. Andrews, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Scotland, United Kingdom.
• Math Dictionary for Kids ... for grades 2 - 10, an interactive dictionary for math vocabulary.  Requires Flash plug-in.
• Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries ... a list of famous mathematicians from the 17th and 18th centuries including an account of their lives and works.  Hosted by the University of Dublin, Trinity College, School of Mathematics, Dublin, Ireland.
• Periodic Table of Mathematicians ... biographies of famous mathematicians from Stetson University, Deland, Florida.
• Teaching Math ... from slate boards of 1800 to calculators and math software of the 20th century, the history of math instructional technologies is chronicled by the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
• World Great Mathematicians ... more biographies of famous mathematicians.  Maintained by the Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
• Women Mathematicians ... biographies of famous women mathematicians listed in alphabetical and chronological order.  Hosted by Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Virtually Yours - Famous Mathematicians ... biographies of famous mathematicians by students of the Discovery Middle School, Orlando, Florida.

Measurement

• Creating Paths and Navigating Mazes: Hiding Ladybug ... for grades K-2, this NCTM Illuminations site allows students to use their knowledge of numbers, measurement, and geometry to solve interesting problems.
• Distance, Speed and Time Estimations ... for grades 3-5, this NCTM Illuminations site provides simulations to help students make connections between distance, speed and time of runners.
• EdHelper.Com Metric System ... puzzles, word stories, reading comprehension, and worksheets regarding the metric system.
• Estimating Scoops ... for grades K-2, this NCTM Illuminations site uses exercises to connect their understandings of numbers, measurement, geometry, and data in order to make estimates.
• Fact Moster - Measurements ... history of measurements, U.S. and metric weights and measurements, nautical and cooking equivalents.
• How High? ... experiment with the conservation of volume of rectangular prisms.  Hosted by the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Interactive Mathematics.
• Measurement ... an online tutorial starting with what geometry is and the moving through specific examples.  Provided by the Annenberg/CPB Learner organization..
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Interactive Mathematics ... pre-K - 8th grade activities hosted by the Utah State University.
• Surface Distance Between Two Points of Latitude and Longitude ... enter the latitude and longitude (in degrees, minutes and seconds) of two points to calculate the distance between them in kilometers and miles.  Maintained by the USDA Agricultural Research Service Department of Phoenix Arizona Western Cotton Research Laboratory.
• Virtual Manipulatives ... K-12 site supporting numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability.  Maintained by the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics, Utah State University.

Metrics

• Metric Conversion ... convert length, volume, and mass from U.S. or imperial measurements to metric.  Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius (and visa versa) too.

• Metric Conversions ... convert metric and US customary units online (area, currency, distance, length/height, temperature, volume, and more).  Maintained by Science Made Simple.

Money

• Anatomy of a Bill ...learn about how currency is made.  Maintained by Nova and PBS.
• Change Maker ... Funbrain site, helps practice making change with money (includes levels of difficulty and several currency types by country).
• Fact Monstor - Money ... how money is made, facts about US and world currency (including the Euro), and more.
• History of Money ... learn about the history of money from bartering (9000 BC) to the future of digital money.  Maintained by Nova and PBS.
• KidsBank ... learn about money first and then learn about how a bank works (from starting a savings account to what interest is to writing a check to electronic money transfers).
• Money ... a thinkquest on the history of money in the United States.
• Moneyopolis ... real life situations help teach the value of money and finances.
• Math in Daily Life ... use the language of math to buy a car, decorate a house, sail a boat, or cook a meal.  Developed by Learner.Org and the Annenberg/CPB Channel.
• Stock Market Game ... this subscription site allows students to sign in and "play" the market.

Numbers

• Base 10 Blocks ... exploring Whole Decimal Numbers, Place Value, and even Algebra with Base 10 Blocks.
• Count Us In ... 15 number recognition games for children PreK-1, hosted by ABC.NET.
• Counting Cheese With Murry ... click a number and here Murry the mouse say the number and see the same number of cheese's appear.  Hosted by Pauly's Playhouse.
• Count the Seahorses ... click the correct number of seahorses.  Provided by PlayKids.Com Math Games (requires Flash).
• Decimals, Whole Numbers and Exponents ... explanations and examples of decimals, whole numbers, exponents, factorial notation and square root.  Sponsored by the Math League.
• Fact Monster - Numbers ... integers, even vs. odd, rounding, Pi, Roman numerals, how the US road system is numbered, and more.
• Factor Game ... exercise your factoring ability against a friend or the computer.  Hosted by NCTM Illuminations.
• Factor Tree ... factor numbers using a tree diagram.  Hosted by the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Interactive Mathematics.
• Factorize ... with this activity, you can visually explore the concept of factors by creating rectangular arrays with an area equal to the product of the factors.  Hosted by NCTM Illuminations.
• Factorize - Shodor ... this activity allows the user to find all of the factorizations of a given number and then draw the product as the area of a rectangle on a grid.  Requires Java.
• Factorize - Shodor 2 ... this activity allows the user to find all of the factorizations of a given number and then draw the product as the area of a rectangle on a grid. Users can choose to enter in their own numbers and can also receive hints if they are having trouble.  Requires Java.
• Flitsbeelden - RekenRek ... this Dutch site developed and maintained by the Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Department of Education uses a RekenRek to teach numbers (10 and 20).
• Integer Bars (or Cuisenaire Rods) ... hands-on to learn almost every math concept -- number sense, basic math skills, fractions, algebra, and more.
• Learning about Multiplication Using Dynamic Sketches of an Area Model ... for grades 6-8, this NCTM Illuminations site allows students to investigate how changing the height of a rectangle with a fixed width changes its area.  Also stressed are helping students "see" the distributive property of multiplication over addition in action; the density of rational numbers between 0 and 1; and the multiplication of rational numbers.
• Loan Calculator ... explore how to pay off a loan, and how interest affects payment.  Hosted by the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Interactive Mathematics.
• Multiples of Pascal's Triangle ... from Shodor.Org, an activity that investigates number patterns with Pascal's Triangle (a triangle of numbers where each new number is the sum of the two above it).  Requires Java.
• Numbers and Operations ... an online tutorial starting with what geometry is and the moving through specific examples.  Provided by the Annenberg/CPB Learner organization.
• Pascal's Triangle - explore Pascal's Triangle at the elementary, intermediate and advanced level.  Hosted by The Math Forum, Drexel School of Education.
• Product Game ... exercise your skill with factors and multiples.  Hosted by NCTM Illuminations.
• Remainders of Pascal's Triangle ... from Shodor.Org, an activity that investigates number patterns with Pascal's Triangle (a triangle of numbers where each new number is the sum of the two above it) by the placement of remainders.  Requires Java.
• Savings Calculations ... Explore how savings, with or without regular deposits, grow over time.  Hosted by the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Interactive Mathematics.
• Shodor Numbers and Operations ... tools and activities for students.
• Using Calculators ... for grades K-2, this NCTM Illuminations site provides an online calculator and number chart to show relationships between numbers and basic operations (less than or greater than 100).
• Venn Diagrams ... from Shodor.Org, an activity that helps understand how to use a Venn Diagram.  Requires Java.