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Math In Daily Life
How do numbers affect everyday decisions? Find out here.

Pi Day
Celebrate our favorite irrational number on March 14.

Discovering Mathematics
This website includes links to resources for all three DISCOVERING MATHEMATICS textbooks used at Fay School. You'll find many review and enrichment resources.

Math Forum
The Math Forum is a leading center for mathematics and mathematics education on the Internet, providing resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services that enrich and support teaching and learning in an increasingly technological world.

Math Counts
Includes a student forum offering enrichment problems for students.

Figure This
Features challenges designed to be completed in a family setting.

Math Magic
A no-frills website with an archive of rich problems for all grade levels.

Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for Math students and their teachers.

Maths Challenge
Challenging mathematical investigations for upper level students.

A Maths Dictionary for Kids
Australian teachers have created this "animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 500 common mathematical terms in simple language."

NCES Kids Zone
"It's knowledge and fun rolled up in one!"

Math in Daily Life
Explore how math can help us in our daily lives. Look at the language of numbers through common situations, such as playing games, cooking, shopping, or buying a car.

The Abacus: The Art of Calculating with Beads
Learn the history of the abacus, how it is constructed and how to use it to solve mathematical puzzles.

Chisenbop
Learn Chisenbop! It is an ancient method (probably Korean) of doing basic arithmetic using your fingers.

Fractals
Practical exercises in fractal creation plus an explanation of fractal properties. For elementary and middle school students.

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Great resource, especially for biographies of Mathematicians and famous curves, from the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St Andrews Scotland.

Women Mathematicians
Learn about women of the past and present who love math!

Fibonnacci Numbers and Nature
Fibonacci numbers and the golden section in nature, art, geometry, architecture, music, and even for calculating pi!

The Prime Pages
Prime number research, records and resources.

Mega Mathematics
A variety of math games and puzzles created by the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

How Many?
A dictionary of units and measurements.

U.S. Census Bureau
One of the world's great compilers of numbers!

Math Activities
A wonderful selection from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Helping Your Child with Math (Homework)
Great help specific to Fay courses.

[Water] Fun Facts and Conservation Tips
Help for the wasted water experiment from the American Water Works Association.

Water Conservation Facts
From H20 University.

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