Do you like challenging, open-ended problems? Then Math Pickle is the right kind of site for you. It was founded by a mathematician with two elementary school kids. He realized that the stuff kids were learning in math class was pretty boring and not at all what doing math actually looked like in the real world. So he created this site so that people as young as kindergartners could be exposed to math that they’d unlikely encounter in school. It’s an awesome site!
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If it exists, it’s probably on the Internet. Math Munch compiles the most interesting mathematical tidbits from around the Internet, including games, puzzles, videos, and writings. Keep scrolling down or explore the “Favorite Munches” on the right and explore the wide variety of math that you’d probably never see in a classroom.
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Do you like being creative and logical at the same time? This site is made up of a bunch of images. Each image contains four things (shapes, number, or graphs). Each of the four things can be considered “the odd man out” depending on the reason you give. The best part is that there are a bunch of different answers, and the possibilities seem almost endless.
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Nrich Mathematics is a website of challenging and interesting math problems. Before you try navigating the menus, you should know that the site is British, so US middle school students are considered "Lower Secondary" students. Click here for the website, though I'd also suggest visiting their Short Problems for Practice and Revision.
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Patterns are a HUGE part about math. The human mind craves finding and creating patterns. It’s why people make music and art and why I love mathematics.
Explore the website Visual Patterns. Pick an interesting image and find the rule or pattern behind it. Look around at what other people are coming up with and create your own visual pattern. If you come up with an idea, I’ll work with you to submit your pattern to the website. Then you can become Internet famous :) |
Ted talks on mathematics are often clear and straight to the point. Instead of watching a little bit of several videos, choose one or two videos and commit to watching the entire video even if you lose interest for a bit. Listen actively by making connections between the video and ideas you’ve seen or thought about before. Reflect on what you’ve gained from watching the TED talk.
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Life is a series of choices - let math help you make them! This site contains a bunch of choices, all based on real world, which you need to justify using math. Don't think math is useful? Hopefully this site will prove you wrong!
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I should have a spare copy of this wonderful book about a boy who hates math and then meets a Number Devil, who leads him to discover the amazing world of numbers. This read is a light read and is definitely NOT a math textbook. It’s more like an awesome story about math.
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Flatland isn't just a book about math, it's a book about becoming more open-minded about new ideas. This was a mind-blowing book for me when I first read it. I should have a spare copy in the classroom, but for a great 4 minute summary of the main idea of the book, you could also watch this video by a famous scientist named Carl Sagan.
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What comes next in the sequence: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, __ ? If you guessed 32, you're correct. But if you guessed 31, you'd be correct too! Visit OEIS to find out why.
The Online Encyclopedia for Integer Sequences (OEIS) is a massive database of integer sequences. Practically any sequence of numbers you can think of can be found in the website besides of course randomly calling out numbers (though I wonder...!?) |
Do you learn by doing rather than just listening or watching? I know I do! Dudamath is an interactive "calculator" that allows you to explore mathematical concepts in all sorts of ways. To start using it, go to "Get Started" and click anywhere there's blank space and a menu will pop up.
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