Here are just some of the resources that we have found useful so far.

If you would like this document emailed to you email dliang@kambala.nsw.edu.au.

Quia is a website where you can create your own activities or use or modify literally thousands of other activities of other teachers. These activities can include "Who wants to be a millionaire" style rags to riches, jeopardy, hangman, and multiple-choice. As well as saving many quizzes to our Moodle page Debbie was able to create her own web page in Quia where she has saved some useful resources. They are listed here for you as well.

Go to:

http://www.quia.com/pages/dliang.html

You may need a password to access the resources on this site. Click on the link below and click on Instructor Zone.

http://www.quia.com/

From this page you may be able to go directly into a number of subject areas, e.g. Mathematics. Once in Mathematics you can search for activities by topic.

If it doesn’t let you access the activities, from this page you can sign up for a free 30-day trial or arrange for a subscription to the site.

Measurement  

Area of triangles: triangles with a right angle  

Area of triangles: triangles without vertical or horizontal sides  

Area of triangles: height intersects with the base inside the triangle  

Area of triangles: height intersects with the base outside the triangle  

Algebra  

Bridge builder: triangles 1  

Bridge builder: triangles 2  

Bridge builder: quadrilaterals  

Bridge builder: complex squares  

Bridge builder: complex pentagons

Algebra Balance Scales — This is extremely useful for students to learn how to solve equations but only has equations with positive quantities.

Algebra Balance Scales - Negatives - This was useful in the next lesson for students to learn how to solve equations which can also have negative quantities. There were a couple of limitations in that it only allows up to 10 of each pronumeral or number and sometimes didn’t work perfectly but with teacher assistance it helped girls to understand the concept.

These two objects can also be found on the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives website:

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/index.html

Type in Math as a search and lots of resources appear.

It does not require a password but access to the learning objects can be slow. Through the Learning Federation we were able to download the learning objects so they could be used from our school moodle site which worked a lot faster.

You will need a password to access the resources on this site.

Click on this link to be able to email the appropriate contact person for your school sector

If this doesn’t work, go to their website

http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au

Go down to the bottom right corner of the front page to where it says

For information on how to access all our online content

Click on this link and then email the appropriate contact person for your school sector

Mathletics provides topic-by-topic excellent revision questions as well as support for students to be re-taught particular concepts. It is highly motivating as it provides rewards to the students for increasing levels of participation in activities. It also has a highly motivating Live Mathletics section where they can compete in basic mental arithmetic against students all over Australia and even a few world-wide. It has been tailored specifically to the relevant Year group Australian syllabus. They have provided 24 hour access to the site for all students at the school for a fee of $30 per student for the year.

http://www.mathletics.com.au/

To register your school click on the section where it says "Schools" and download a brochure. It also says you contact them through:

A Maths Dictionary for Kids

This has search facilities and diagrams

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

This is a colourful site developed by a primary school teacher which we used for revision of percentages but there are many other maths topics that can be revised here.

http://www.rainforestmaths.com/

Shodor interactives

This is a great site full of Maths learning objects.

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx - This is an excellent Maths site with various interactives such as for investigating completing the square geometrically

http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html