American Museum of Natural History
Trip Up Your Brain
Sometimes different parts of the brain disagree. See what this disagreement looks like using a remote learning resource to experience how brains often take shortcuts. Pupils complete the activity, observe their results, and then read...
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Problem Solving Database
Need some challenging problem-solving work for your students in the following areas: Discrete, Geometry, Numbers, and Code Breaking? This is the place for an enormous database of problems aimed at high school age students. They are...
Math TV
Weekly Math Tv Problem Solving Videos
This resource offers two different topic problems per week for students to solve. A video showing the method to solve each problem is given. After viewing a solution method for solving the problem try one on your own where you can only...
Math Playground
Math Playground: Problem Solving Videos
"Rated 'M' for middle school," Math TV invites you to tune in each week for videos of word problems being solved. Back episodes are available in subjects such as percentages, number sense, and fractions. Watch a problem worked out, then...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Math Magic
Comprehensive site of MS Word files that are easy to download which increase problem solving skills using technology in the classroom.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Math Magic
Comprehensive site of MS Word files that are easy to download which increase problem solving skills using technology in the classroom.
Other
Math stories.com
MathStories.com provides tons of resources, entitled "House of Math Word Problems for Children." The site includes problems, state standards, and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Math Journals Boost Real Learning
Discover how writing in a journal can boost your students reading skills when you read this article. This article sites ways to integrate writing with teaching math skills.
Purple Math
Purplemath: "Work" Word Problems
Explains the "trick" to "work" word problems (such as two people painting a room, or two pipes filling a tank), and demonstrates how to set up and solve these exercises.
Other
Problems in the Points Contest of Ko Mal
Learn about the annual KoMal competition in mathematics, physics, and information technology, and challenge your ability to solve problems involving advanced algebra, logic, and other related topics through the tests provided at this site.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
On this site, there are several math problems to explore and solve. Look through some solutions by famous mathematicians and expand your thinking about some interesting math concepts. Teachers of elementary grades may want to use this...
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using Unit Rates?
Word problems allow you to see the real world uses of math! This tutorial shows you how to take a rate and convert it to a unit rate. Then, you can use that unit rate to calculate your answer. Watch this tutorial to learn all about it!
Ducksters
Ducksters: Practice Math Questions: One and Two Digit Word Problems
This site includes practice math questions on one and two-digit word problems.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Basic "Percent Of" Word Problems
Demonstrates how to set up and solve 'percent of' word problems such as 'What percent of 16 is 5?'.
Other
Juegos, Acertijos, Y Recreaciones Matematicas
In Spanish. A variety of logic problems, including puzzles and word problems with links to the answers. An excellent site to engage Spanish speaking students.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Solving Algebra Equations With Addition and Subtraction
Kids learn about Solving Algebra Equations with Addition and Subtraction. Add and subtract from both sides. Example math problems are shown on page.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Solving Algebra Equations With Multiplication and Division
Kids learn about Solving Algebra Equations with Multiplication and Division. Multiply or divide from both sides. Example math problems are found on the site.
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Mathematics Numbers Hieroglyphs
Challenge yourself and see if you can solve these math problems using Egyptian hieroglyphics. Egyptians excelled in mathematics and this lesson will help you understand hieroglyphic numbers. A podcast is included that explains the Rhind...
Other
Epsilones: Problemas Pi
Use logic or your knowledge of mathematics to solve this collection of math problems. Solutions are provided. [In Spanish]