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