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Online Field Trip
Micah Davis
School of Education, Liberty University
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Introduction
Math websites often provide interactive lessons and activities that engage students more
effectively than traditional methods. Interactive features such as quizzes, games, and simulations
can make learning math more enjoyable and help students grasp concepts more easily. They
typically offer a wide range of resources, including instructional videos, practice problems,
worksheets, and explanations of key concepts. This variety allows students to explore different
learning styles and find the resources that work best for them. Math websites can enhance
students' understanding of math concepts, improve their problem-solving skills, and increase
their confidence in their math abilities.
Websites
Illuminations offers a wide range of free online resources including lesson plans,
interactive activities, games, and simulations. It is broken down into two topics: lesson plans and
interactives. The lessons are broken down by PreK- 2nd grade, 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and
9th-12th grade. They also offer brain teasers and success stories. The interactives tab offers
mobile apps, e-examples, and web sketch pads.
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics offers a wide range of resources for
mathematics educators, including lesson plans, teaching strategies, curriculum materials,
professional development opportunities, and publications such as journals and books. NCTM
organizes conferences, workshops, webinars, and online courses to support the professional
development of mathematics teachers. These events cover topics such as instructional strategies,
assessment practices, technology integration, and curriculum alignment.
Figure This! is an online platform that challenges middle school students and their
families. It provides an interactive and fun way for students and their families to explore
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mathematical concepts together and develop problem-solving skills in a real-world context. On
the Figure This! website there is a teacher corner and a family corner for parents to work with
their students at home. There is also a challenge index that pushes students to think outside the
box.
Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications is a non-profit organization dedicated
to improving mathematics education through curriculum development, teacher training, and
educational programs. COMAP develops curriculum materials, textbooks, and educational
resources for mathematics educators at all levels, from elementary school through college. These
materials are designed to promote active learning, problem-solving skills, and interdisciplinary
connections in mathematics education. COMAP offers professional development programs,
workshops, and training sessions for mathematics teachers to enhance their teaching skills,
explore innovative instructional strategies, and integrate technology into the classroom.
PBS LearningMedia is a free online platform that provides educators with access to high-
quality educational resources, including videos, lesson plans, interactive activities, and games. It
is a non-profit organization. PBS LearningMedia offers content across multiple different subject
areas. Educators can search for resources on PBS LearningMedia by grade level, subject, and
topic, making it easy to find materials that meet the specific needs of their students. They can
also create customized playlists, assign resources to students, and track their progress using the
platform's tools.
Cool Math games allow students to play numerous different amounts of math games.
Students can play together, as a whole class, or by themselves. The website features not only
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math-related games but also logic puzzles, strategy games, and brain teasers that challenge
critical thinking skills.
Generation Genius- Math is a k-8 resource platform that brings math to life. Each video
breaks down a specific topic allowing the students to understand the concepts. All videos come
with lesson plans, teacher guidance, discussion questions, and practice problems. The videos
involve real-life situations which make it easier for students to comprehend.
ABC Education offers a wide range of educational resources and materials for students,
teachers, and parents across various subject areas and grade levels. ABC Education provides
resources that are aligned with the Australian Curriculum across subjects such as English,
mathematics, science, history, geography, and the arts. The platform offers interactive games,
quizzes, and activities that engage students and reinforce key concepts in a fun and interactive
way.
Math Playground is an educational website that provides a wide range of math games,
puzzles, and activities for students in elementary and middle school. It offers interactive games
that cover various math topics, including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, fractions, and problem-
solving. It provides interactive activities and puzzles that challenge students to apply their math
skills in real-world contexts.
Arithmetic Four is a platform that allows students to play connect four while solving
math facts. It allows students to play against each other while focusing on math problems to be
able to place the checker. They are allowed to change the difficulty of the questions while
focusing on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
Jefferson Lab- Game and Puzzles allows students to play games, puzzles and quizzes.
These games and puzzles are designed to make learning fun and engaging while reinforcing
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important scientific and mathematical concepts. They can be used by students as educational
tools, by teachers as supplemental materials in the classroom, or by anyone interested in
exploring science and mathematics in an interactive way.
The National Library for Virtual Manipulatives allows students to use virtual
manipulatives to solve math problems. It offers manipulatives for number and operations,
geometry, algebra, measurement, and data analysis and probability. The manipulatives allow
students to explore mathematical concepts in a hands-on way, promoting deeper understanding
and problem-solving skills.
Seeing Theory focuses on concepts of statistics and probability. The Seeing Theory
website presents interactive visualizations, animations, and explanations that cover a range of
topics in probability and statistics. It focuses on basic probability, distributions, inference,
regression, and sampling. This is aimed for higher level education students.
Interactivate allows students to participate in interactive activities. It provides teachers
with interactive lessons. It provides students with interactive simulations, interactive games,
virtual manipulatives, and interactive quizzes and activities.
Estimation- Hundreds allows students to play a matching game that makes them find a
card and round it to the nearest hundreds. It also provides students with a list of “terms” which
allows them to see which hundreds it is rounded to. There are also flashcards, matching,
concentration, and word searches students can complete.
Random Services- Apps is a website that helps students understand mathematical theories
in interactive ways. There are two kinds of different apps; simulation apps and data generation
apps. This online platform would be better used for students in high school or college.
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Defeat the Fraction Monster allows students to play games that focus on fractions. This is
a good way to allow students to grow their knowledge with fractions and be more enjoyable for
the students. This platform allows educators to print out the activities for the students to
complete and hang around the classroom.
Maze Game allows students to practice plotting points. Students have to type in positive
and negative coordinates to get their play to the target spot. They have to be careful to not type in
coordinates that will make them land on a landmine.
IXL Math offers interactive math practice for students from kindergarten through high
school. IXL Math adapts to each student's skill level and learning pace. It provides personalized
recommendations and feedback based on the student's performance, helping them focus on areas
where they need more practice and challenge. It tracks students' progress and performance over
time, allowing them to monitor their own growth and improvement.
Kahoot! is a quiz based website that students can challenge their friends on. Teachers are
able to create their own quizzes to use a formative assessment with their students or as a review
before a test. Teachers can host a quiz after they have found or made one for the students.
Students have to have their own devices and be able to type in the pin code to play. Students try
to answer the questions as fast as possible as the quicker you answer the questions, the more
points you receive.
Favorite Websites
Cool Math games is a very beneficial website for students to be able to use within the
classroom. It allows students to play games on content areas they are learning or have already
learned. It also can introduce students to new content they have not been taught yet. Cool Math
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games could be used as a reward system or an early finisher activity. There are so many games
that students can choose to base it off their favorite activities. Teachers could also use this
website as a whole class incentive and play as a whole group. I have done this before.When we
have had extra time at the end of the day, we would pull up cool math games and play as a class
different math games.
Kahoot! is another one of my favorite platforms to use with my students. It allows
educators to create quizzes to review with their students in a fun interactive way. It is a good way
to collect data for a formative assessment. The data allows the teacher to see if students need
more time on a given content or if they are ready to move on. Students really love Kahoot!
because it allows them to compete against their friends and win prizes. The more questions the
students get right and the faster they choose the right answer, the more points the students will
receive.
IXL Math is also another good math platform to have students work on. It allows the
students to work at their own pace on their own independent level. IXL actually allows you to
work on other subject areas as well as math. IXL allows you to create a roster for your students,
so you can assign students assignments. It provides teachers with webinars, skill plans, and
implementation strategies. IXL math would be a great platform to use as an intervention for
lower level learners within the classroom. It lets the teacher know the amount of skills practiced,
skills proficiency, skills mastered, and the amount of time students spent on their activity. IXL is
also linked to the Georgia state standards.
Generation Genius is a phenomenal platform educators should look into using. The
downside about generation genius is that it is pretty pricey if your district does not buy it. It does
give educators a 30-day free trial to experience the platform. Generation genius not only
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provides math lessons and activities, it also provides science lessons and activities. The best part
of generation genius is that it is more on the kids level of fun and interest. The students love to
learn through other kids, so this is a great platform to allow them to do that. The videos show
students real life connections while completing math problems.
Figure This! is a new website that I was introduced to through completing this activity. I
really enjoyed how it sets the students up for challenges. When students are faced with
challenges, it makes them start to think outside the box with their learning. Another good thing
about Figure This! It allows students to go home and practice with their family under the family
corner tabs. When students feel safe and comfortable with their learning at home, they tend to be
more positive with their learning in the classroom. The good thing about Figure This! It is made
for all grade levels. It allows students to review measurement, numbers, statistics and
probability, geometry, and algebra. It also creates real world connections with the challenges it
sets for the kids.
Conclusion
Cool math games, Kahoot, IXL Math, Generation Genius, and Figure This! are all
interactive games that will allow students to advance their math skills whether they are reviewing
or seeing them for the first time. Students tend to learn better through game play, so allowing
them to be interactive with these platforms will set them up for success in the future. Students
tend to learn better when they have hands-on practice with their learning. Allowing students to
interact with their peers and learn at their independent level allows them to enjoy their learning.
When students are enjoying their learning, we are setting them up for success.
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