websites for math examples in other curriculum areas

 http://library.thinkquest.org/4116/index.htm 

-stock market game, math in music (informative), history of math, math in science, math in planning a trip (super informative)
 

http://216.101.114.8/Young/

connection between art and geometry (sample lesson plan including assessment tools – group & technology)
 

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/%7Ehistory/Indexes/HistoryTopics.html

 history of mathematics in various cultures, history of mathematical topics (history of Chinese mathematics, history of mathematical physics,… - articles)

http://www.wcschools.com/mjhs/school%20info/administration/faculty/haines/index_files/Analyzing%20Blood%20Pressure%20with%20Scatter%20Plot2.htm

analyzing blood pressure using scatter plots (lesson plan and assessment tool) – very comprehensive

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/%7Ehistory/Indexes/HistoryTopics.html

 history of mathematics in various cultures, history of mathematical topics (history of Chinese mathematics, history of mathematical physics,… - articles)

http://math.rice.edu/%7Elanius/pro/rich.html

 million dollars once vs. 1 penny first day each day following you receive double the amount the previous day for a month ($10.7 million) -  interesting side problem (when would the amount in the second option equal 1 million – between day 26 and 27)

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/

gambling, savings and credit, population growth, home decorating, cooking – math in the real world (problem examples and diagrams given)

http://www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/

 interactive web based game regarding running a lemonade stand (buy supplies, sell lemonade) involves daily weather, varying quantities,… (very cool simulation)

http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/rse/RSEyellow/gnb.html

 interactive stock market project (student and teacher forms included – very easy to use)

http://members.cox.net/mathmistakes/

 examples of math mistakes in history (media misrepresenting information using numbers, false statistics,…

http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-1/high.htm

gives ideas on how to connect math to many disciplines (language arts, science, social studies, arts and vocational) – just gets you started with brief examples

http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/bchristo/lessons/carpaymt.html

interactive web lesson involving car payments (students get to choose cars)

http://library.thinkquest.org/4116/Trip_Planning/trip.htm

lesson plan, problems, diagrams, comprehensive site on planning a trip – very informative, comprehensive, great connections

http://themint.org/

earning, savings, spending, tracking, investing, owing – first informative, then YOU try it, web based – interactive – cool!

http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/drainproj/

web based project comparing water use in different cultures (great connection to math)

http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html

census data and formulas to understand how population is estimated

http://www.amstat.org/sections/sis/sports.html

great sports stats

http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/junkdrawer.html

lots of statistics - general