Online Algebra Resources

Worksheets

algebra.help – There are many pre-made online algebra worksheets on this site, listed by topic. Students can complete them on the Internet, and they will be instantaneously graded for them. Also available are answer keys and statistics of how well other students have done on these worksheets.

http://www.algebrahelp.com/worksheets/index.htm

Aplusmath.com – Like many of these algebra worksheet websites, this site allows you to choose a desired number of problems for your worksheet. Then, a custom-made worksheet is created for you with a link to the answer key available. Also, at the bottom of this site is a link to a page that will create flashcards to strengthen skills in basic math operations.

http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/Algebra.html

FunMaths – On this site, you can find many math worksheets, separated by type. Although some of these activities are more directed toward higher-level students, many are appropriate for beginning algebra students. These worksheets are original because most of them are fun and involve critical thinking and logic skills.

http://www.funmaths.com/worksheets/ws04.htm

Math.com – This site allows teachers to choose from a variety of types of algebra problems, and then a personalized worksheet is created for them. By choosing only one topic, this would be a great tool to use to generate a homework assignment, or a mixed review could be created by selecting an assortment of topics.

http://www.math.com/students/worksheet/algebra_sp.htm

Quizzes

Glencoe Mathematics – This site was created by the makers of a beginning algebra textbook. There are links to each section, and an online quiz is available to check understanding for each section. For each problem, there are hints available, and the computer will automatically score the quiz. Even though this site was created for a certain textbook, any algebra teacher can use it by finding the topic that corresponds to his/her current lesson.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/alg1lblr.shtml

S.O.S. Mathematics – Sample quizzes for algebra students are listed by topic on this site. Each quiz is interactive and is automatically scored by the computer. This is a fun alternative to giving regular pencil and paper math quizzes.

http://www.sosmath.com/cyberexam/algebra/test.html

Puzzles

Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching – There are several types of math puzzles available on this site, including tangrams and pentominoes, with answers available. This page also links to a list of other websites that offer math puzzles.

http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/puzzles/puzzindx.htm

Kaidy Educational Resources – This site offers a variety of free printable math puzzles. Each puzzle comes complete with instructions for completion. They would make great warm-ups, or an entire class could be devoted to solving logic problems and critical thinking every once in a while.

http://www.kaidy.com/FreePuzzles.htm

Maths is fun – A variety of logic problems and math puzzles for all levels are available on this page. Problems are printable, and most of them have solutions available on the site.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzle.html

Syvum – This site has a milieu of math puzzles and brain teasers. Each problem is ranked as easy, medium, or hard so you can find the ones appropriate for your class. The brain teasers are printable and each problem has an answer available.

http://www.syvum.com/teasers/

Mixture

edHelper.com – Many features of this site are available only to subscribers; however, there are many samples available for general use. This site has a seemingly never-ending assortment of algebra resources, some of which include a mixed-review worksheet generator, logic problem generators, crossword puzzles, and hundreds of worksheets on specific topics.

http://www.edhelper.com/algebra.htm