March 2006
The Jamestown Online Adventure
You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony:
Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you. Also, you can ask your fellow colonists and the Native Americans for advice. Be careful, though, because some advice is better than others!
January 2006
Quadrilateral Quest: Do You Know Their Properties?
Complete the quest to see how well you know your quadrilaterals.
December 2005
The Broken Calculator
(via)Use the broken calculator to solve your math problems in a creative way. Can you add 2+2 if the addition key is broken? Sure can..how about (3*2)-2 . The answer is the same! Create some challenges for you, your friends, and teachers!
CountOn - The Rules of Sudoku
The rules of the game are simple: each of the nine blocks has to contain all the numbers 1-9 within its squares. Each number can only appear once in a row, column or box. Every puzzle has just one correct solution.
Maggie's Learning Adventures Home
This index page presents 14 quick games for teachers to give to their students in order to practice math, grammar, Spanish, and science skills. A link to a helpful teacher's guide and recommended booklist is also included.
Maggie's Earth Adventures
Help rescue Maggie's dog, Dude, who is trapped on a rooftop! You can rescue him by answering a few math questions. Pick addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or a mix of all four. Then pick a level (Easy, Hard, or Extreme). Each question you answer correctly will get you closer to rescuing Dude. You can also play this game in Spanish.
Scholastic's Global Classport
by 1 other (via)With Scholastic's Global Classport, you can communicate with classrooms in 182 countries, and collaborate with teachers around the world. Note: Remember that your username must include "_scholastic" . Use to connect with other classrooms to solve Math Maven's Mysteries
Math Maven's Mysteries
(via)This content resource is an index of links to interactive sites, challenging students to solve mysteries using a variety of math principles. Students read the stories, solve the problems, and answer the questions, using clues embedded in the stories to discover the solution. Included are links to a variety of teacher resources.http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/tguide.htm
Problem Solving with Pentominos
Pentominos are the names of shapes created by 5 squares connected together. The objective of the puzzle is to place all pentominos inside the square after marking 4 boxes to remain empty.
NCTM : Illuminations Lessons
Interactive Math tools for grades for K-12. Accompanied by lesson plans and NCTM standards
November 2005
My Life as an Elk (National Museum of Wildlife Art)
(via)This is an animated storybook about a newly born elk's first year of life. The story begins with the spring birth of a healthy elk calf and continues through the herd's winter migration.
ScienceMystery:Info for Teachers
Nine engaging, interactive science mysteries combining logical thinking and problem solving.Mysteries span grades 5-12. Have a look!
Strange Dead Bird - Science Mystery
"Strange Dead Bird" is an interactive mystery. Can you figure out what this strange dead bird has to do with our disappearing wetlands?
DragonflyTV . Games |
Put on your thinking cap and try your hand at these fun science games
Dog Breeding
Can you breed a new border collie puppy by selecting the parents with the right traits?
Grid Game
Find factors, multiples, and more and make Pythagoras jump for joy!
Builder Ted
Help Ted fix the leaky roof by placing the bricks (decimals) in numerical order.
Saloon Snap
(via)Try your hand at matching fractions with decimals and percent. Click the bell when you see a match.....better be fast!
Odd One Out
(via)Whic problem answer is different from the rest? That's the odd one out! Good for for mental math.....
Patterns
Select easy, medium or difficult to generate a new pattern then complete the sequence.
Tessellate!
This activity can be used to:recognize and explore the properties of tessellations, identify and examine symmetry in geometric figures,describe, and classify polygons, examine the role of mathematics in society and nature
Science Labeling
Memory, labeling, and science vocabulary
Where's the earth's crust? What are a flower's anthers? Study the diagram and then fill it out from memory.
