National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: A Collection of Secondary Math Units
Teachers of grades 9-12 can explore these seven math units for their classes. Data collection and analysis, problem solving with spreadsheets, and linear transformation are just a few of the topics covered here.
Other
Global Grocery List Project: Homepage
At this site from the Global Grocery List Project, students collect data on the prices of common grocery items and submit their findings. They can then compare the data they collected to data from students around the world. There are...
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Math Slice
Math Slice: Online Mathematics Practice (Mock) Tests for Grades 4 Through 5
A collection of mock math tests, designed for grades 3-5, modeled after portions of standardized tests.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Does Drinking Soda Affect Your Health?
Try this "Real world," challenge taken directly from the today's health journals. Use your problem solving, data analysis, and number sense skills to figure out if soda intake among teenage girls is related to incidences of broken bones....
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Census
Try this real world challenge that focuses on data collection, data analysis, and problem solving with information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Discover how these skills are applied in real life situations in this one page activity from...
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Nceas: Graph Types
At this site from NCEAS you can learn how to organize your data into pie graphs, bar graphs, and line graphs. Explanations and examples are given of each graph along with several questions that check comprehension.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Drexel Math Forum: Adventures in Statistics
This lesson incorporates problem-solving and data collection to satisfy a fifth grade class's curiosity about the size of their classroom with respect to a sixth grade classroom.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: How to Lie With Statistics
A real-world example of how statistics can be used to lie. In this case, it is the issue of speed limits and insurance premiums.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Understanding the Bush Tax Cut Plan (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plans that requires students to calculate income tax rates, interpret data tables and tax tables, critically analyze articles detailing a tax cut plan proposed by the Bush administration, and form opinions about the impact of...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Math Centers
This page offers a variety of math center ideas for general math and geometry. Instructions on setting up the center are not provided for most ideas, however, those lacking instructions are pretty self-evident.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Cross Country Race
On this one page website sharpen your logic and problem solving skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Creating Cubes
On this one page website use a table to help you organize the information so that you can solve this cube problem. When you are finished you can check your answer right at the website.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Shapes on the Playground
On this one page website the problem will require you to use your problem solving skills to find your solution. You can then check it right at the website against the solution they have available.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Plates of Cookies
As you start to work on this problem, keep in mind that in England cookies are called biscuits. Solution provided.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Reach 100
This one page website offers a challenge that will require you to use your problem solving skills. The solution is available right at the website.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Back to the Planet of Vuv
You will probably need to make a list to solve the challenge at this one page website.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Sissa's Reward
On this one page website use a table to help you solve this problem about the chess board and grains of rice. The solution is available right on the website.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Alphabet Blocks
Help Santa and the elves keep track of how many blocks they need for their alphabet blocks. Solution provided.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Two Dice
Use your problem solving skills to work on this problem that has to do with dice. The solution is right on this one page website.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: 5 on the Clock
Use your math skills to solve this problem involving a digital clock face. Solution included.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: What Shape and Color?
Fill in the chart and see which shapes and which colors belong in which rows and columns. The solution is readily available at this one page website.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: The Lily Pond
Using your problem solving skills find the best way for Freddie to visit Sammy. On this one page website the solution is right there for you when you have found a solution.
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University of Cambridge: Nrich: Six Is the Sum
You will probably want to make a list to figure out the solution to this problem. There are teacher notes and the solution right at this one page website.