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Mathematics

The Open University has free online modules covering different areas of mathematics and statistics at http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/category.php?id=8  - there are 42 modules on topics such as graphs, diagrams, arithmetic, etc.

Another useful site from the Open University is http://mathshelp.open.ac.uk which has 7 modules about rounding, ratios, squares, etc.

The website of the Scottish Mathematical Council at http://www.scottishmathematicalcouncil.org.uk/ has a number of maths activities and useful information.

www.mathsroom.co.uk is a general maths website.

www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com offers an animated interactive dictionary which explains over 600 commonly used mathematical terms in simple language.

The Association of Mathematics Teachers website www.atm.org.uk has interactive maths problems.

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/learningzone - type 'maths' in the search box to see edited clips from BBC programmes.

www.nrichmaths.org has a number of interactive ways to teach maths and problem-solving skills.

www.mathsphere.co.uk, select 'teachers and parents like us' to access some interesting activities.

Resources for teachers are available from:

• The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics www.ncetm.org.uk/resources
• The Millennium Maths Project www.mmp.maths.org/webresources
• www.free-teaching-resources.co.uk/maths.shtml
• The Royal Statistical Society www.rss.org.uk

Other fun sites are:

• www.counton.org - fun and colourful maths games
• www.mathsplayground.com/games.html
• www.coolmath-games.com

The website of the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council www.epsrc.ac.uk is useful.

www.mathsguru.co.uk requires the user to register and pay a one-off fee for resources, with subsequent updates free of charge.

Resources available at www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/resources/codes have been developed in collaboration with Bletchley Park, based on their work with codes and ciphers, etc.

Primary School Resources

www.coolmath4kids.com is an American website which offers games and activities. www.mathsisfun.com also offers fun activities for this age group.

More games and activities from a school in Kent are available at www.woodlands-junior.Kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html

www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/contents.htm has resources for teachers.

Secondary School Resources

www.mathcentre.ac.uk/staff.php based at Loughborough, has downloadable revision booklets, leaflets and resources packs intended to smooth the transition from school-level to university-level mathematics.

www.bp.com/bpes/tradinggame offers an enterprise trading game, suitable for S3-S6, in which students work together in teams which compete to trade oil. The necessary resources, including videos, news slides, trade calculator spreadsheet, teacher's notes and trader pack, can be downloaded or ordered (free).

http://plus.maths.org/ is a magazine about maths and its applications, designed for older students. This includes an excellent teaching resource called 'On Thin Ice-Maths and Climate Change in the Arctic' (http://plus.maths.org/issue51/package/index.html?nl=0) - toolkits on navigation, climate change and statistics are available for download.