The Web Catcher » Math http://webcatcher.edublogs.org Capturing the best educational web sites for kids of all abilities Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Math for Morons Like Us http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/math-for-morons/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/math-for-morons/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:49:43 +0000 K. Haugen http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/math-for-morons/ Math for Morons logoMath for Morons Like Us gives good humored advice and tutorials for anyone struggling with math concepts such as pre-algebra, algebra I & II, geometry, pre-calculus and calculus.

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gives kids in K-5 a different math challenge each week, with three levels (regular, ‘a wee bit harder,’ and ‘a wee bit easier’). Kids can try the challenge and submit their answers. Teachers and parents can view tips on how to use the challenges with kids, what math is involved and how to modify or extend the challenges for different learners.

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]]> http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/09/29/magnetic-numbers/feed/ 0 Math Cats http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/09/28/math-cats/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/09/28/math-cats/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:46:28 +0000 K. Haugen http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/09/28/math-cats/ math cats logo The Math Cats web site offers several activities to explore, ideas for and examples of math crafts, and a great section on make-at-home math manipulatives. It has a simple, folksy feel, a welcome contrast to much of the slick stuff you see on the web. Most of the activities include some guided discussion of how to explore and interact. The activities provide feedback rather than corrections, so the students can discover for themselves how the concepts work.

I especially like the OBBL Architecture Blocks. You can build with different architectural shapes, but the blocks have gravity for an added challenge! Beyond that, you’ll find a balance activity, an age calculator (in hours, minutes, etc.), logic challenges, fractions, tesselations, polygons, place value, ‘really big numbers,’ story problems, crafts and much, much more.

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]]> http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/09/27/math-printables/feed/ 0 National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/09/27/nlvm/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/09/27/nlvm/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:28:42 +0000 K. Haugen http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/09/27/nlvm/ NLVM LogoNational Library of Virtual Manipulatives – Explore operations, algebra, geometry, logic and measurement through online pattern blocks, graphing, a mastermind game and more (requires JAVA). With numerous activities, well organized by grade level and content area, the open-ended environment for explorations is a welcome toolkit in the classroom, and provides solid opportunities for fun, explanations and explorations at home.

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