Tuesday, November 18, 2008

More Geometry Links

Practice your classifying skills!


Then try your hand at different transformations!


Apply what you know about geometry to help Bucky the Woodchuck construct buildings in Bucky's Blueprints! (Area/Perimeter)
Want help learning your nets? Try playing Net Hangman!
Want to create drawings using polygons? Try the Polygon Playground!
Still working on measuring angles? Hunt for bananas with some hungry monkeys!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Geometry Links!

Geometry Hidden Picture (test your knowledge of basic geometry terms!)

Matho!

Robot Guy Saves the World! (classify types of angles as acute, obtuse, and right)

Bathroom Tiles (transformations - translations, rotations, and reflections)

Triangle Sort (sort triangles as scalene, isosceles, or scalene)

Angle Machine (make and measure angles)

Math Playground: Measuring Angles

Alien Angles! Put what you know to the test! :)


Whatddaya Know? Game Show! Search for Math, Grade 5 Geometry!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

It's All About the Order of Operations!

What do doctors and 5th grade students have in common?

They both perform operations!

Mrs. Perry cracks herself up sometimes, she really does. Doctors perform operations on people, while 5th graders perform operations on NUMBERS!

There are four operations in math - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. These links are all about solving expressions and equations using the order of operations!

Having trouble remembering the order? Try Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally!

Here's an at home tutorial! Review and practice to prepare for your test online! Note: Example #5 is bonus for fifth grade students!

Think your ready for the test? Take a practice test here! Be sure to have scrap paper ready to work out all problems.

Order of Operation Games/Online Practice

Mystery Picture Game

Mrs. Perry's Favorite! Do you like the game Connect 4? Well, here's an online version that helps you practice your order of operations! Get a partner and see who wins! Students should click on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and parentheses to prepare for the test.

Basketball Math: Order of Operations Use the table of contents on the right hand section of the screen to click on "Order of Operations." At home, try the other skills practice activities on this site!

Help these poor fish climb up the stairs (don't ask me, I don't know WHY they're out of water!) in this order of operations game. Choose positive numbers with a reasonable range. This game is customizable! Don't make it too easy, or too hard! Have scrap paper ready!

Having trouble identifying what order to do things in? Try this online exploration that just asks for you to identify the order to solve expressions. Focus on mastering this first.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Algebra Links


NEW!!! Are you a Vector Kid? See how many times you can solve for x in ONE MINUTE!!





Help this poor mailman delivery his mail so it's not late again in the game Late Delivery!









Try matching equations that have the same variable value to uncover a hidden picture in Equation Match!



Thursday, September 25, 2008

Decimals & Money Links


Think decimals are a drag?? Think again!! Practice your mad decimal skills by playing these awesome games!

Ever want to get behind a cash register? Here's your chance! Try Making Change to see if you have what it takes. Here's a second version of this cool game where you are an alien cashier!

Click here to count some coins and pick your currency (USA, Canadian, or Euro)!




In Saloon Snap try your wild west hand at finding equivalent decimals, fractions, & percents! (THIS IS A CHALLENGE)


Ready for some real world math? Go to the mall and see if you can manage your cash! Remember, if someone asks for 1/5 of 20, that's just another way of saying 20 divided into 5 equal groups, what will each group be?


Play Railroad Repair to learn more about decimals!

Listen to some cool tunes while using your brains to find out Decimal Place Value Strategy!

Click here to play Decimal Tug of War against the robot or another person!

Rounding Practice

Round whole numbers and decimals at BBC's Rounding Off!

Need some extra practice rounding? Try Funbrain's Rounding Puzzler.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

It's All About Data & Graphing!

Sharpen your math skills with these way cool activities and games!

Graphing Links



Can you compare mean, median and range?

Then try helping two zany character catch their trains in BBC's Train Race!



Need a quick graph review? Find out about the parts of a bar graph, pictograph, line graph, circle graph, and histogram by visiting All the Parts.


Have some data you'd like to turn into a cool graph? Create your own graph online with Kids' Zone Create a Graph! You can even print it out!

How do you spend your day? Try creating your own circle (or pie) graph here!



Thought you couldn't create a way cool double bar graph online? Think again! Click here to view and create your very own double bar graph!




Want to try collecting data and matching it with the correct graph? Click on the image, Data Picking below to play this graphing game!


Coordinate Plane Links

NEW! There's an alien convention and some of them are LOST! Help find them here!




Now, see how many aliens you can rescue with Spaceboy to the Rescue!




In the mood for some coordinate plane practice? Become a point plotting master when you see how fast you can Feed Billy Bug!


Are you a master at feeding Billy Bug? Think that's just too easy for a math super plotter like yourself? Then click here for a bigger coordinate plane challenge!

Can you catch this pesky mole, or is he just too hot to handle? Try bopping him on the noggin before he destroys your garden! But beware, if you're not fast enough, he's going to make fun of you! Click here to see if you can Graph Mole!



Oh no!! This poor robot needs to get home! But there are dangerous land mines in his path!! Help Robbie the Robot make it back without getting destroyed using your knowledge of the coordinate plane. You can even make it even more challenging by adding extra mines! Don't let poor Robbie get blown to smithereens! Click here!

Not quite up for the challenge of saving Robbie yet? Practice plotting points by finding the house.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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Fifth grade Math Links