Access to the Web means finding millions of resources. How does anyone choose what to review and even more, what to use? Most often, finding a trusted source that provides thoughtful recommendations makes all the difference. In this case, the sites listed are from the federal government. In 1997, more than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group to make hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. The result of that work is the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence web site (FREE). The web sites listed below are excerpted with permission.
Here are web sites for teaching mathematics and computer science. Click on the titles to visit the sites.
Calculus on the Web
offers an interactive environment for learning, practicing,
and experimenting with the ideas and techniques of calculus.
It is organized in seven parts: Precalculus; Calculus I, II,
and III; Linear Algebra; Number Theory; and Abstract Algebra.
(NSF)
Mathematics: Research Overview
looks at topics of major research in mathematics: image
creation, statistics, inverse problems, CPU testing, materials
and nanotechnology, proteins, random graphs, prime numbers,
optimization, design, financial mathematics, weather and
climate simulation, rare events, and high-dimensional data
sets. (NSF)
Mathematics Across the Community College Curriculum
provides course descriptions and student projects in
anthropology, art, biology, business, chemistry, computer
science, economics, English, environmental science, health,
marketing, mathematics, nursing, physics, policy studies,
political science, social services, and urban planning. (NSF)
Digital Workshops
offers online professional development for teachers in math
and science, language arts, and other areas. Watch
presentations on vocabulary, phonemic awareness, reading and
writing in the content areas, algebra, measurement and
geometry, computation, linear equations, differentiated
instruction, history, inclusive classrooms, using data to
improve instruction, No Child Left Behind basics, and more.
Many states offer professional development credit for teachers
who participate. (ED)
TeachEngineering
provides more than 500 lessons and activities for teaching
engineering content in K-12 science and math classes. Topics
include oil and energy consumption, water and electricity,
mass and volume, various energy sources, heat transfer, solar
heating systems, collisions and momentum, electrons, cellular
respiration, biomedical engineering, and more. Lessons
connect real-world experiences with concepts and skills
already taught in K-12 classrooms. (MA)
Engineering Is Elementary
provides lessons & overviews on acoustical engineering,
agricultural engineering (insects), civil engineering (balance
& forces), environmental engineering (water), industrial
engineering (simple machines), materials engineering (earth
materials), mechanical engineering (air & weather). (NSF)
NASA Robotics
invites students & teachers to start robotics teams, "botball"
teams, & enter robotics competitions. Take online courses in
robotics. Follow along with scientists who are developing
technologies to drill for life on Mars. Find lessons for
teaching robotics & related topics. (NASA)
Cyberinfrastructure
examines the convergence of three realities -- the spread of
the Internet, the shrinkage of computers, and the accumulation
of databases -- that has led researchers to envision a planet-
wide grid of computing, information, networking, and sensor
resources. Learn about projects to develop the emerging
cyberinfrastructure. Find out how researchers are beginning
to depend on it. Discover resources for teaching and learning
about information technology. (NSF)
