Links

Video

Math Strategies (time: 7:37)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Mxwb-fk4Q

History

This is one of the best all around sites that I have found. It is titled "The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive."
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/

This is an award-winning site that links to all sorts of mathematics information.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/

Hypatia:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hypatia.html

Bhaskara:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Bhaskara.html

Reference Topics

This site provides an excellent introduction to simple word problems:
http://www.algebrahelp.com/lessons/wordproblems/basics/index.htm

Translating word problems (scroll down past advertisement):
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/translat.htm