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XtraMath. Kakooma - Greg Tang Math. About Kakooma starts with a deceptively simple idea: in a group of numbers, find the number that is the sum of two others.

Kakooma - Greg Tang Math

Sounds easy, right? Sometimes it is, but other times the answer is right in front of you and you just can’t see it. To solve a single puzzle, you often end up doing dozens of calculations in your head, sometimes more than a hundred! Before you know it, your mind is sharper and your math skills are better. Playing KAKOOMA Kakooma is great for people of all ages. Start with the mini-puzzle at the top. Difficulty levels. Educational Games and Online Resources. While they are in 5th grade, some of them are not capable of teaching themselves to take on math, as noted by The Globe and Mail.

Educational Games and Online Resources

For teachers, what makes the situation worse is that most students suffer from “Math Block,” wherein they develop a passive attitude towards the subject. Fortunately, mobile technology and gamification are here to save the day. In fact, Verizon notes that turning math lessons into games gives students the motivation and energy to master any subject. Here are five of our most recommended mobile math games from our list: 1. Factor Samurai employs the similar gameplay of Fruit Ninja, while educating kids the basics of prime factorization. 2. According to the app description, Match Up Math helps students practice the four fundamental operations: Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. 3. 4. Operation Math is an action-packed adventure for iOS and Android devices, wherein the students play as Agent Prime. 5. 5th Grade Splash Math Worksheets Game.

Resources for a Computer-Based Math Curriculum: Interactive Examples, Essays. Fraction Fluency. Redirect. User guides. Math.com - World of Math Online. Mathematics. Algebra - Elementary Algebra - Homework Help. Can I take a course at HippoCampus for credit?

Algebra - Elementary Algebra - Homework Help

How do I enroll in a course at HippoCampus? Are there any fees to take your courses? Visual Fractions - A Fraction Tutorial. Welcome to Seeing Statistics. Simulations Lesson Plans Reviewed by Teachers. Why Select Other Criteria?

Simulations Lesson Plans Reviewed by Teachers

Sometimes you only have 45 minutes to review participles before Tuesday's assembly, or you need curriculum you know was reviewed after a certain date. Duration: If curriculum authors indicate how long it takes to implement a resource, i.e. a 30-minute vocabulary exercise, a three-day science experiment, or a two-week expository writing project, we note it for you. If not, our teacher reviewers may indicate an estimated amount of time it would take.

When you select a duration in this box, you'll see only resources with that stated duration. Resource reviews that do not include a duration will be excluded from the list. Reviewed After: Limit the resources you see to those reviewed since the date you choose by clicking the box and making a selection. Absolute Value. Absolute Value The concept of absolute value has many uses, but you probably won't see anything interesting for a few more classes yet.

Absolute Value

There is a technical definition for absolute value, but you could easily never need it. For now, you should view the absolute value of a number as its distance from zero. Let's look at the number line: The absolute value of x, denoted "| x |" (and which is read as "the absolute value of x"), is the distance of x from zero. Warning: The absolute-value notation is bars, not parentheses or brackets. It is important to note that the absolute value bars do NOT work in the same way as do parentheses. Simplify –| –3 |. Software. Math Simulations. Algebra. The word "algebra" is a distortion of the Arabic title of a treatise by al-Khwārizmī about algebraic methods.

Algebra

In modern usage, algebra has several meanings. One use of the word "algebra" is the abstract study of number systems and operations within them, including such advanced topics as groups, rings, invariant theory, and cohomology. This is the meaning mathematicians associate with the word "algebra. " When there is the possibility of confusion, this field of mathematics is often referred to as abstract algebra. The word "algebra" can also refer to the "school algebra" generally taught in American middle and high schools. Lure of the Labyrinth. Math Playground - Online Math Games that Give your Brain a Workout. Interactivate: Home Page. MISTM - Maine's Impact Study of Technology in Mathematics.

Maine's Impact Study of Technology in Mathematics (MISTM) was a federally funded collaboration among the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) through the Maine Department of Education (DOE), Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) and Education Development Center (EDC) in Newton, MA designed to examine the influence of a technology-infused professional development program for 7th and 8th grade mathematics teachers on the mathematics achievement of rural middle school students in technology-rich classrooms.

MISTM - Maine's Impact Study of Technology in Mathematics

The core goal of the professional development program was to enable grade 7 and 8 teachers and their students in low-performing rural schools to take full advantage of universal laptop availability to enhance mathematics teaching and learning and improve student achievement in mathematics. The primary standards and indicators that were targeted in the intervention were from Cluster 1 and 3 of the Maine Learning Results. Math Software – Teaching Fraction. Welcome to A Maths Dictionary for Kids 2011 by Jenny Eather. Thinking Blocks - Model and Solve Math Word Problems. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives.

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