University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Real World Applications of Trigonometry
Trigonometry is applied in two different real world situations. Students can calculate the solutions to each problem and comprehend how trigonometry is used in real life.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Using a Calculator
Use this site to learn how to use a calculator and apply math to real life situations with this interactive lesson! You will receive immediate feedback for your answers to all the questions.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life
Read about what math has to do with cooking, chances of winning a game, even decorating your home. Teachers may want to peruse this site for ideas about real world applications in their lesson planning.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Math on the Farm
This article discusses the Mathematics skills that are essential for a crop farmer, particularly measurement, e.g., time, money, volume, area. The article contains a variety of problems based on real life situations.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Word and Real Life Problems
Are you looking for some problem solving activities to do with your class? Look no farther. This site includes games, worksheets, presentations in PowerPoint, and smartboard files.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Atlatl Lessons Grades 4 12
What is an atlatl? Learn how this Aztec dart throwing tool can be used to teach students such things as distance, radius, and linear and angular velocity. Curriculum strands are provided for each of the many lesson plans for students...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Llama Farm: Subtraction
On this interactive site students learn to use subtraction to solve problems in real-life situations.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: Time
On this interactive site students learn to read, interpret and use 24-hour time in real-life situations.
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area and Volume
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at surface area and volume and how math involved in the design of large inflatable shapes. The accompanying interactive component lets students investigate a variety of cylinders to get a...
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Polygons and Perimeter
Explore different polygons and find their perimeter with this interactive lesson from T.V.411. Students see examples of polygons in everyday life and have immediate feedback to your responses to lesson questions.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Peter Donnelly Shows How Stats Fool Juries
Peter Donnelly discusses probability theory and statistics in real-world scenarios in this video. [21:25]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Central Tendency: Targeted Math Instruction
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to recognize and apply the concepts of mean, median, and mode in real-life problems.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Math Guide Our Ships at Sea?
Explore the history of logarithms and sailing by watching this animated video. [4:19]
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Census
Try this real world challenge that focuses on data collection, data analysis, and problem solving with information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Discover how these skills are applied in real life situations in this one page activity from...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Who's Line Is It Anyway?
In this lesson plan students will learn about line of symmetry in real life objects. An interactive web lesson plan is used to engage students and give a multitude of real life examples with some interactive practice. The lesson plan...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Playing to Win
A simple explanation of the link between math and winning odds at a casino. Learn about determining probability through two examples and about other ways we "play the odds" in real life. A second part of this article, "Place Your Bets:...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Use this site to figure out if women really do live longer than men. A math challenge taken from today's health journals that explores data collection, data analysis, patterns, and graphing skills. Learn how mastering these skills can be...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Thirteen? Oh No! (Pdf)
If you're superstitious you may want to try this math challenge. Test your reasoning and number sense skills by finding out if there is a Friday the 13th every year. Discover how understanding number patterns and reasoning can be helpful...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Numbers to 9999
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario. Those skills include using words to show four-digit numbers, putting numbers in ascending order, and relating large numbers to everyday life.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Living Wages in Ca: Ratio and Rate in the Real World
In this KQED infographic, find out how much an adult in different-sized households needs to make to pay for basic monthly living expenses. In the accompanying classroom activity, students solve real-life problems involving rate and ratio...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Group of Pyramids: Fractions and Graphs
On this interactive website, students practice various math skills using a real-life scenario at the pyramids. Those skills include showing percentages as fractions and decimals and interpreting data in a sector graph.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Rice Field: Data and Length
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario of a rice field. Those skills include understanding information displayed in column graphs, collecting data to answer a question, and measuring...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Pizza (Italian) Restaurant: Time and Capacity
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at an Italian restaurant. Those skills include determining time from analog clocks, observing capacity of two containers, and putting three...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Pizza (Italian) Restaurant: 3 D Space
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario. Those skills include identifying 3D objects, identifying the similarities and differences in prisms and pyramids, and drawing 3D shapes such as...