Measurement/Money/Time Sites
A.G. Edwards: Big Money Adventure
http://www.agedwards.com/public/content/fcgi/bma/frontpage.fcgi
Big Money Adventure is actually three different adventures for different age groups.
Rainbow Castle for two to six-year-olds focuses on coloring and learning to count money.
Storybook Adventures is an interactive story that explains the concept of profit for six
to ten-year-olds. But the best section is Star Traders, where you build a stock portfolio
of five stocks, and compete against other real players for about a month. Weekly winners
receive a t-shirt and have their name published on the site.
Britannica.com: Clockworks
http://www.britannica.com/clockworks/main.html
What is time? Albert Einstein explained that time as we know is an invention when he said
"Space and time are modes by which we think, not conditions under which we
live." Clockworks explores our notions of time, starting with a history of calendars
and timekeeping. This is an excellent site for middle and high-school students, sprinkled
with dozens of apt quotes from the likes of Einstein, Ben Franklin, William Shakespeare,
and Tennessee Williams.
Change Maker
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/
Figure out how many of each bill or coin that you expect to get back when you pay for
something. If you get the answer correct, the amount of change is added to your piggy
bank. If you get the answer wrong, the correct amount of change is subtracted from your
piggy bank. The more money you get in your piggy bank, the harder the questions will get.
Clocks...Teaching Time
http://www.fi.edu/qa00/attic3/index.html
Daylight Saving Time in the United States
http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/daylight_saving_time.shtml
This site has information on Daylight Saving Time as well as links to all of the states to
let you find out the time in a particular state. There is also information about times and
time zones in other countries.
Dictionary of Units of Measurement
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/
This interesting and easy-to-use site looks at the history and meaning of many measurement
terms, including Metric, International, and English Customary Systems. The site, by the
Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, also features explanations of Apgar scoring, hat sizes, radiocarbon year conversion,
and many other tables and scales.
Federal Reserve Education Search Tool
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/teachers/
The Federal Reserve site houses several interactive tools and resources for educators,
students, and parents on banking and finance. This curriculum search tool facilitates
integrating Federal Reserve education materials into the classroom by aligning materials
with National Standards. Search by Title, Keyword, Grade, Format, and Standard. A good
tool to locate content for elementary through college!
Financial Football
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp/
"Visa and the National Football League have teamed up to help teach financial
concepts with Financial Football, a fast-paced, interactive game that engages students
while teaching them money management skills. Teams compete by answering financial
questions to earn yardage and score touchdowns." Teachers can download related
classroom materials.
Flashcard Clock
http://teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/FlashcardClock/flashcard_clock.htm
Improve your time-telling skills using this interactive flashcard clock where learners
must covert analog time to digital time. Response provides immediate feedback.
Get Real: Manage Your Money
http://www.omsi.info/visit/featured/moneyville/activities/getreal/getreal.htm
Students practice making grown-up decisions about money using the interactive website Get
Real. First choose your level of education, career, apartment, and transportation. Next,
decide how to spend and save your money. Will you pay off your monthly bills, or carry a
balance on your credit cards? Win the game by having $2,000 saved after a year and meeting
other goals you have selected, like going on a vacation.
How Do I Get the Most for My Shopping Dollar?
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/math/shopping.html
Learn how to get the most for your money from this lesson that engages students in
comparative shopping to determine which sale is really the "best" sale. Students
use problem solving, number sense, and computation skills in this interactive lesson.
How to Set Up a Budget
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/math.cfm?str=math&num=13&act=1
Use this interactive lesson to learn how to budget your money. There are many activities
with immediate feedback to your responses.
Lemonade Stand
http://www.omsi.info/visit/featured/moneyville/activities/lemonade/lemonadestand.htm
Have you ever wanted to manage your own lemonade stand? Well, now is your chance. Lemonade
Stand is a fun, easy-to-learn educational business simulation with three difficulty
levels. On the easy level, the weather is always sunny and hot, and people always want to
buy your lemonade. On the medium level, read the newspaper to see what the weather will be
like. There will also be one news story related to the lemonade business. Figure out how
much people will want to buy your lemonade that day based on those two factors. The hard
level is like the medium, except that it will cost different amounts of money to make
lemonade each day. Take that into consideration when setting the price of your drinks.
Lil' Fingers Time Teller
http://www.lil-fingers.com/games/time/
"Drag the hands of the clock to show the correct time. When you think you have the
correct time, press OK. If you answer incorrectly, click the clock face afterwards to see
the correct answer. Try and score a perfect game (10 out of 10)." Unlike many sites
that ignore the fact that the hour hand moves during an hour, Lil' Fingers expects you to
know that at 3:30 the hour hand is half-way between the three and the four.
Managing Money: Needs vs. Wants
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/money/managing/article2.html
If managing money is a challenge for adults, imagine what a chore it can be for young
students, . This site gives plenty of examples and discussion ideas to encourage students
to manage their money properly.
Metric Conversions.org
http://www.metric-conversions.org/
Metric conversions.org provides a bunch of handy tools for calculating and converting from
or to metric. You'll need to set up the relationship ahead of time (from metric to
standard) then you'll be taken to the page where you can enter the data to be converted.
There are downloadable conversion tables and directions for putting the tools on your
website. For a full listing of all tools, see the site map.
Metric Mania Lessons
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classmetric.html
Here's a collection of lessons that will help familiarize younger students with the metric
system. Most lessons include worksheets. Suitable for grades K-5.
Mint
http://themint.org/
This site provides tools to help parents and educators teach children to manage money
wisely and develop good financial habits: the building blocks for a secure future.
Sections on this site have been designed for families. Most pages are written in a
kid-friendly style so families can work together – or older children can work
independently in learning money lessons. However, some sections have been developed
exclusively for teachers and parents.
Money Flashcards
http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/flashcards/money
This money game flashes real photos of U.S. currency, and the student enters the amount of
money that is shown. It shows the total of correct and incorrect answers. Great practice
for students learning to count money!
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Current mathematics instruction often fails to actively involve students. One way to
address the problem is through the use of manipulatives, physical objects that help
students visualize relationships and applications. We can now use computers to create
virtual learning environments to address the same goals. This is a three-year NSF
supported project to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual
manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics
instruction. The project is divided into these sections: Number & Operations; Algebra;
Geometry; Measurement; Data Analysis & Probability. Within each, you will find a good
selection of interactive applications for your K-12 students.
Official U.S. Time
http://www.time.gov/
Do you need to know the official U.S. time to the second? Go to this site and click on the
correct time zone. You will find a ticking digital clock with the official time provided
by the two time agencies of United States: a Department of Commerce agency, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U. S.
Naval Observatory (USNO). There is also a link called Time Exhibits that will lead you to
interesting sites concerning time.
Piggy Bank
http://fen.com/studentactivities/Piggybank/piggybank.html
At this colorful, interactive site for learning to count money, students click on 'falling
money' to accumulate their targeted amount. There are two levels of difficulty, including
coins and dollar bills.
Practical Money Skills for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/index.php
Created by the folks at Visa, this website checks out as a good learning center for all
ages. Lessons (look under For Teachers) include Spending Plans (for younger children) up
to Living on your Own (for college age students). One of the better sections, for
students, is entitled In Trouble and lists the major reasons for financial troubles and
some of the warning signs.
Sense and Dollars
http://senseanddollars.thinkport.org/
Maryland Public Television presents a site designed to teach teens about financial
literacy. It's all about money: earning it, saving it, and spending it. With support from
the CitiFinancial and Citigroup Foundation, the site looks to address the question,
"How well are teens prepared to handle money, credit card debt, budget and
save?" Teachers looking for a way to help teens make sense out of money can find
engaging and fun resources at "Sense and Dollars". Concepts behind financial and
economic responsibility guide site visitors (and not just teens) through interactive
activities based on real-life situations with suggestions on how to earn, spend, save, and
invest wisely. Another goal is to help children build money management skills they'll use
throughout their lives.
Taking America's Measure
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/kids/metric.htm
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses games, puzzles, and other
fun activities to teach young people about the importance of America's standardized
weights and measures. Kids will also learn how NIST helps to ensure that the products they
buy are safe and high in quality by finding the best way to measure them. Suitable for
grades K-8.
Time and Date
http://www.timeanddate.com
This is a guide to time zones, calendars and more. It will give you the current time in
most countries and many major cities. In addition, they have a date calendar where you can
put in a start and stop date, and the software will give you the difference. There is also
a World Time Search and a Calendar Generator.
Time Flashcard Match
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games/game10.htm
This is an animated game where students practice matching analog and digital time. Click
on other games on the left to practice other math skills.
Triple Beam Balance
http://www.ohaus.com/products/education/weblab/TBBentry.html
Interactive tutorials inlude using the triple-beam balance, how they work, and the general
theory behind torque.
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