Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life
Read about what math has to do with cooking, chances of winning a game, even decorating your home. Teachers may want to peruse this site for ideas about real world applications in their lesson planning.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Population Growth
At this website there is basic information about world population growth over the last 300+ years. The link at the end of the article is to another article that compares the population growth of two states.
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.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Inca Temple: Three Digit Numbers
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario in a classroom. Those skills include identifying three-digit numbers, putting numbers in ascending and descending order, and rounding numbers to...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Inca Temple: Numbers to 9999
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at the pyramids. Those skills include reading 4-digit numbers, understanding place value, and recording the place value of digits in a 4-digit...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Igloo: Days of the Week
On this interactive website, student practice various math skills using a real life scenario at an igloo. Those skills include naming the days of the week and identifying the differences between weekdays and weekends.