National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Bricks Activity, Teacher Lesson Plan
Builders of brick walls need to be especially aware of fault lines which can easily lead to the collapse of the wall. Students are challenged, here, to use polyminoes to design patterns for brick walls which do not contain fault lines....
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Home Decorating
This exhibit is designed to show students that geometry really does apply to the real world. By taking viewers through a home decoration project, students learn how to calculate area of a rectangle and circle.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Geometry Word Problems: Introduction
Introduces how to set up and solve simple geometric-figure word problems. Includes advice regarding formulas to memorize.
Harvey Mudd College
Mudd Math Fun Facts: Football Field
Here is a math problem using a football field as its basis. The solution to the problem involves the Pythagorean theorem.