Math anxiety is a real thing, a new brain imaging study by Stanford researchers has confirmed.
In a study in the journal Psychological Science, researchers found that there is increased activity in the brain region linked with fear in the brains of second and third graders with math anxiety. Because of the increased activity in the fear brain region, there was decreased activity in their brain regions linked with problem-solving.
"Below is a list of freely available online mathematics, data analysis and graphing resources.
* The Interactive Library: Math - This EdInformatics.com site is a list of links to interactive integrated math and science sites. Some Java applets are standalone and some come with lesson plans and notes
* The Interactive Library: Calculators - This EdInformatics.com site is a list of links to interactive calculators including a Roman numerals calculator, a graphing applet, a virtual abacus and a scientific conversions applet
* Create a Graph - Graph data online
* GraphPad - Graph data online
The following math and data analysis resources are available for a fee.
Commercial products
* InspireData - Not an interactive site, but a nice data analysis software tool, by the developers of Inspiration and Kidspiration. You can download a free 30-day trial"