Cengage Learning
Brooks/cole: Real World Mathematics
This page describes different types of applications in which different forms of Math can be used. Scroll down near the bottom of the page to read about how differential equations can be used in solving real world problems.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Real World Examples of Quadratic Equations
Provides examples of how quadratic equations can be used in real-world scenarios, and the different methods used to solve them.
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Patterning the Powers of 10
This interactive Learn Alberta math resource offers a hands-on exploration of positive and negative exponents. In particular, students will work on completing patterns of base 10 exponents in a variety of forms, then look at these in the...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math
On this site, students can explore real-world applications of algebra concepts in music, fashion, and video games. It provides comprehensive lesson plans, video clips, and interactive challenges for students.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math at the Core: Middle School: Collection
Find engaging media and integrated activities, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. Designed using a culturally and historically responsive approach to engage diverse middle school students through grounding...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Radical Functions in the Real World
This video tutorial demonstrates how to write and solve radical functions using real-world scenarios. Students can check their understanding with an assessment.
Other
Usa Today Education: Math Lessons
Implement one of USA TODAY's national aligned math lesson plans into your classroom. Students will enjoy the real world context included in each of the lesson plans.
Other
The Futures Channel: Problem Solving
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
Teaching Treasures Publications
Teaching Treasures: Year Seven Math:true or False
This interactive worksheet covers such topics as geometry, measurement, number sense, and math in the real world.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Lesson Plan: Money, Money, Money
It all about money! Explore the concept of money in this real-world, unit plan. A collection of six lessons where students practice skills such as coin identification, mental math, menu math, making change, math operations with coins,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Writing Inequalities to Describe Real World Situations
In this exercise, students practice writing inequalities to describe real-world situations. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today the Next Frontier for Flight
This activity provides students the opportunity to gain experience in creating circle graphs on the calculator and provides an excellent real-world review of computation with percents.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Measuring Mountains
Use your triangle solving skills to solve this triangle problem and then apply it to the real world.
Other
The Futures Channel: Proportional Reasoning
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Ratios & Percentages: Percentages in the Real World
Students solve application problems using percents. The mathematics resource consists of examples and practice problems with answers.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Uses of Conics
Wondering who uses conics and where they occur in our lives? Dr. Math provides some answers to how math concepts involving conic sections, perabolas, hyperbolas, and ellipses are applied practically.
Free Math Help
Free Math Help: Earned Run Average
Use these examples and formula to find the earned run average of your favorite baseball pitcher.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Abstract Sculpture & Cubes
In this lesson, students will form cubes and discuss their attributes including edges, faces, vertices, and angles. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: Time
On this interactive site students learn to read, interpret and use 24-hour time in real-life situations.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: The Capacity of the Planets
Use this activity to teach students to represent numbers in scientific notation, and use geometry to solve problems related to three-dimensional figures. Explore distance and capacity problems about planets in the solar system. The...
Duke University
Duke University: Web Feats Ii: Free Donuts
This is an excellent interactive site which walks the student through the process of finding the maximum volume for a box given the length and width of a piece of cardboard. The site poses numerous multiple choice questions for the...
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Classifying Quadrilaterals
This multimedia that includes a short video [1:19] and other interactive activities on Learn Alberta math resource looks at real-world examples of shape classification in the investigation and solving of crimes. The accompanying...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Science Behind the News
Included here are 12 videos and lesson plans exploring the science, technology, engineering and math found in current events. Check back regularly for additional videos that help connect fundamental STEM topics to real-world news stories.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Regular Polygon
This site gives a description of regular polygons along with visual representations of several polygons. There are links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point...