Upper Elementary Internet Sites (3-5)

Fifth Grade

1. Number and Operations (N)
2. Measurement (M)
3. Geometry (G)
4. Data and Probability (D)

4. Data and Probability (D)

Fifth Grade

1. "Construct and Interpret Line Graphs"
   1. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
      On this an interactive site, students can collect statistical information/data to analize and graph.
   2. Area Probability - Throw Darts!
      Outstanding - This site includes student-based activities in collecting data, testing, and predicting outcomes using variables, by throwing either 100 or 1000 darts (electronically) at a changeable dart board. Also has a link to lesson plans for the teacher, accessed through free sign-up/membership. Activities address several standards and benchmarks.
   3. Accessing and Investigating Data Using the World Wide Web
   Data sets available on the Internet are valuable resources for studying real data to address questions that interest students. Teachers and students can download data sets from the web, collaborate in online data-collection projects, and search electronic libraries and data files. Grade 3 - 5
    
   4. Aunty Math's Daily Math Problem
      This is a student activity site that features a daily math challenge for K-5 learners. Students are given a problem to solve and the basic information needed to solve; the student collects and organizes the data, solves the problem, and can email the solution to Aunty Math. Also has past challenges available for students to solve.
   5. Best Weather - Math Webquest
      This is a complete webquest of math activities revolving around the collection of weather data from various locations to determine, based upon the data, the best city to live in. A very student-oriented activity, should make for an interesting class project and introduction to webquests. Meets the criteria for Standards 1,2, and 3, with many of their required benchmarks.
   6. Coin Toss
      This site offers a lesson plan using coin tosses to collect, record, and analyze data; variables are introduced to facilitate predicting and inferring. Very simple site, but effective.
   7. Create a Graph
      This interactive site explains four different kinds of graphs.  The students also have the opportunity make their own graphs on this site.
   8. Creepy Class Creatures
      Students survey their classmates to find their favorite creepy creature and construct a bar graph of the responses. They could then present and explain the graph to their classmates. Teacher lesson plan only.
   9. Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math
   This is an interactive site that has activities for working with coordinates and graphing for K-5.
   10. Graphs New
   Read and interpret line graphs, and solve problems based on line graphs, (e.g. distance-time graphs, and problems with two or three line graphs on same axes, comparing different data).
   11. Graphing, Data Collections and Coordinate Points
       This site provides information about the kinds of graphs. It offers sites to complete graphs with information given. There are interactive sites where the answers you give help you to complete a graph.
   12. Let's Do Math!
       This site is interactive for students with real world problem-solving.  The problem works through the process: collect, organize, and present data.  They do the problems on the computer or try it on their own.
   13. Let's Graph
       On this interactive site, students to can solve, change and design a math problem.
   14. M&M's; Line Plots and Graphing
       Outstanding - Very interesting site with both teacher lesson plans, student activities, and a variety of data recording forms to explore data collection, organization, and presentation of colors of M & M's in individual bags. Originally part of an Internet data collection project, it can be used as a stand-alone set of activities.
   15. Make a Living Graph
       Make a living graph allows the student to choose what things they would like to graph and make a hypotheses and then graph the topic. Teacher lesson plan only.
   16. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
       This is not only an interactive site for students but it has a lot of useful information for teachers too.  When you read "One Class's Experience," you will find a stimulating way to show the effect of change on a number line and when using an on-line calculator.
   17. The Hand Squeeze
       This is a teacher lesson plan utilizing data collection and interpretation of information, along with predicting possible outcomes with different data.
   18. The Million $$ Mission
       Outstanding - This is both a teacher lesson plan and a student activity site, featuring a very real-world problem for students to solve by collecting and analyzing data, then predicting the outcome and final results. Very interesting site!
   19. Understanding Distance, Speed, and Time Relationships Using Simulation Software
   For upper elementary students. This is an NCTM Illuminations web site. It includes a simulation of two runners along a track. Students will be able to manipulate and view a graph of the time-versus-distance relationship.
   20. Who Took the Last Coin?
       There are a variety of coins displayed in a random pattern represented by the first letter of the coin's name (i.e. d=dime). The player plays the game against the computer and chooses which coin(s) to pick up. The object of the game is to be the last person to take a coin. The number of coins played with and the rules can be altered. This is a student activity.

        

2. "Construct and Interpret Mean and Mode for a Given Set of Data"
   1. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
      On this an interactive site, students can collect statistical information/data to analize and graph.
   2. Best Weather - Math Webquest
      This is a complete webquest of math activities revolving around the collection of weather data from various locations to determine, based upon the data, the best city to live in. A very student-oriented activity, should make for an interesting class project and introduction to webquests. Meets the criteria for Standards 1,2, and 3, with many of their required benchmarks.
   3. Eggs on Legs Multiplication New
   Students manipulate a number line and walk through the steps to calculating the range of a given set of data.
   4. Handling Data - Mode, Median and Mean New
   Online Game for Mode, Median, Mean. Line up buildings to learn about mode, median and mean. Students will get immediate correction and feedback.
   5. Let's Graph
      On this interactive site, students to can solve, change and design a math problem.
   6. The Million $$ Mission
      Outstanding - This is both a teacher lesson plan and a student activity site, featuring a very real-world problem for students to solve by collecting and analyzing data, then predicting the outcome and final results. Very interesting site!

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