Place Value and Decimals
Base Ten from NLVM
Place Value to 100,000 from Harcourt School Publishers
A recording sheet also available on the website
Place Value Game by Jefferson Labs (must have Java)
The goal of the Place Value Game is to create the largest possible number from the digits the computer gives you.
Each player tries to form the greater decimal by placing numbers from the spinner into the place value table. Play against another player or the computer.
Place Value Safari Units from BBC
Three levels, third level uses .5 and .25
Study Jams from Scholastic, Place Value
Students must find ships with a given number in word form and shoot to sink ships with the numbers given.
Decimal and Whole Number Jeopardy
1 or 2 player game. It has the categories included specific place, rounding, number patterns, and comparing. On the rounding to the nearest dollar, write it with dollar sign and no decimals.
Squash the flies with a ball by adding and subtracting numbers on number lines using problem solving
Multiplication / Division
Study Jams from Scholastic
Click on Multiplication and Division for nine different topics
Learn your Tables International
Students pick the multiples they want to learn. They can drag and drop, answer, or test
Test your skills for one minute against other people in the cyber world
Many multiplications games. Some are multiplayer with others in cyberspace.
Students are given multiple choice type questions in a timed test. Correct answers fill in multiplication chart.
Students must solve addition and multiplication problems to hit pins that match a comparison problem.
Broken Calculator, Eric has smashed his calculator, but some of it still works, so can you help him get the answers?
Great way to manipulate numbers to get an answer.
Fractions
Prime Factors - Number Generator
Enter a number and this generator will give you all its' factors AND prime factors.
Factor Pairs - Number Generator
Enter a number and this generator will give you all its' factors pairs.
Prime and Composite Numbers from Study Jams
Prime Factorization from Study Jams
Virtual Manipulatives, Fraction Tiles
Great site that lets students move fraction tiles onto a workspace. Students can identify fractions and work with equivalent fractions.
Fraction Model I from Illuminations
Fractions can be made in circles, rectangles, or sets. Using sliders, fractions and mixed numbers can be created. The decimal equivalent is given. The numerator is restricted to values from 0 to 20, and the denominator is limited to benchmark values of 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 20.
This sites has students put fractions in order from least to greatest. It is not on a numberline, but it does go left to right and goes up. Can create a number line with the interactive pad screen shot. Also has a testing room where students can compare fractions.
The Decifactor from ambleside
A good fractions resource where you input the numerator and denominator and you get the decimal equivalent.
Adding Fractions, Illustrates with pictures finding the common denominator
Find the equivalent fractions on flash cards before time runs out.
Students must create an equivalent fraction to launch fireworks.
Great site for studying all aspects of fractions: identifying, renaming, comparing, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division. Each topic is illustrated by either a number line or a circle with a Java applet. Also couple of games, for example: make cookies for Grampy.
A game that requires the utilization of several math skills: mixed numbers/improper fractions, equivalent fractions, metric conversions, exponents, rounding to the nearest thousands and thousandths and place value. Has a link for nonflash site for iPads
Shade the figure to match the equivalent fraction.
Tony's Fraction Pizza Shop from Mrs. Nussbaum
Great interactive game on fractions.
Ice Cream Shop from Mrs. Nussbaum
Convert improper fractions to mixed fractions
Fractions Problem Solving from Dositey.com
Students must find parts of a whole to get a mystery picture.
Fractions from Study Jams by Scholastic
Click on Fractions to see the index for twelve different activities on fractions
Geometry and Measurement
Build MathCity from tvokids.com
Students must guess the shape by moving the mouse around the screen to reveal small parts of the shape. Very basic
3D Objects and Shapes from LearnAlberta
This site explains the difference between 2D and 3D shapes.
This tool allows you to create any geometric shape imaginable. Squares, triangles, rhombi, trapezoids and hexagons can be created, colored, enlarged, shrunk, rotated, reflected, sliced, and glued together.
BBC Shape, Space, and Measures
Updated Activities for students
BBC Angles (Archived Page)
Do the activity to practice with angles, revision bite for information, and quiz for what you know. Students group shapes by number of sides and by faces
Very simple website that lets students play with polygons to create whatever they want.
Virtual Pinboard from Crickweb
Explore 2D shapes on this virtual pinboard where you can control the pinboard background and transparency of the shape, as well as the number of vertices.
Dr. Gee's 3D Lab Students must match a 3D shape with its net
Students use this site to identify parts of 3D objects, watch videos of nets, find surface area and volume.
Shapes from BBC Bitesize
From IXL Math
Transformations from BBC Bitesize
Icy Slides, Flips, and Turns from HMH
Watch object's movement and choose the word that names the move. This site does not use the terms rotate, translate, or reflect, but has some good examples.
Reflection, Rotation, and Transformation from IXL Math
Geoboard by The Math Learning Center
Interactive Online Geoboard
Geometry from Study Jams by Scholastic
Click on Geometry for twelve interactive tutorials and quizzes on geometry topics
Everything that You Need to Know about Area and Perimeter
Interactive Quiz of Area of Triangles and Rectangles from Curriki
Click Launch in New Window for full screen
Volume by IXL Math
Compare and Convert Customary Units from IXL Math
Compare and Convert Customary Units using Multiplying from IXL Math
These problems are great for problem solving and multistep problems.
Convert Mixed Customary Units from IXL Math
Compare and Convert Metric Units from IXL Math
Choose the Appropiate Customary Unit of Measurement from IXL Math
Choose the Appropiate Metric Unit of Measurement from IXL Math
Click start and students must determine how much time has elapsed on the ending time.
Answer questions asking you to indicate what time it will be before or after a given time period.
Elapsed Time from IXL Math
Elapsed Time Clock from time to time
Three levels of difficulty available, select new time and enter your guess
Elapsed Time Word Problems from Study Zone
Gives the answer and an explanation
Ten multiple-choice questions.
Time for a Crime from Math Mavens
A mystery to solve involving elapsed time and reading a ferry schedule. pdf version available
Marty is buying a ticket for a journey to Edam, click on the train she should catch
Practice problems, Celsius degrees are used. Can use clickers in verbal mode.
Reasonable Temperature, Celsius and Fahrenheit from IXL Math
Measurement Study Jams by Scholastic
Click on Measurement to access seventeen interactive activities on measurement topics.
Graphing
15 Second Videos with handouts to demonstrate graphing
Financial
Includes lessons and worksheets for teaching, learning, and understanding online banking and related financial concepts.
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