Helpful Resources on the Internet MENTAL MATH Math Mahjong A Mahjong game where you need to match tiles with the same value. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/mixed_mahjong/mahjongMath_Level_3.html Pop the Balloons Pop the balloons in the order of their value. You need to use all four operations. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/numberballoons/BalloonPopMixed.htm ORDER OF OPERATIONS Interactive Order of Operations Practice Click on the correct operation in the expression. http://www.softschools.com/math/order_of_operations/games/ Order of Operations Practice A simple online quiz of 10 questions. Uses parentheses and the four operations. http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/order-of-operations-practice.html The Order of Operations Millionaire Answer multiple-choice questions that have to do with the order of operations, and win a million. http://www.math-play.com/Order-of-Operations-Millionaire/order-of-operations-millionaire.html Exploring the Order of Operations (Object Interactive) Click on the correct operation to be done first in the given expression. The program then solves that operation, and you click on the next operation to be performed. Lastly the resource includes a game where you click on the falling blocks in the order that the order of operations would dictate. http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/html/object_interactives/order_of_operations/use_it.html Choose Math Operation Choose the mathematical operation(s) that make the equation true. Practice the role of zero and one in basic operations or operations with negative numbers. Helps develop number sense and logical thinking. http://www.homeschoolmath.net/operation-game.php Quick Calculate Practice your arithmetic with all four operations plus the order of operations. http://www.mathplayground.com/quick_calculate.html Free worksheets for the order of operations Generate printable and customizable worksheets for the order of operations. Choose from five operations and parentheses. You can choose the number range used, the number of problems, and more. http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/order_of_operations.php BAR MODELS Thinking Blocks: Addition and Subtraction Model and solve addition and subtraction word problems using this interactive math tool. http://www.mathplayground.com/tb_addition/thinking_blocks_addition_subtraction.html Sample worksheet from www.mathmammoth.com 7 Thinking Blocks: Multiplication and Division Model and solve multiplication and division word problems using this interactive math tool. http://www.mathplayground.com/tb_multiplication/thinking_blocks_multiplication_division.html FUN WITH PROBLEM SOLVING Calculator Chaos Most of the keys have fallen off the calculator. Make certain numbers using the keys that are left. http://www.mathplayground.com/calculator_chaos.html SpeedMath Deluxe Create an equation from the four given digits using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Make certain that you remember the order of operations. It sometimes includes negative numbers. http://education.jlab.org/smdeluxe/index.html Random Coins Can you make $1.00 from Random Coins? Drag and drop the coins. https://www.mathsisfun.com/money/random-coins.html LONG DIVISION & MULTIPLICATION Amoeba Multiplication Game Practice partial products, or multiplication by splitting numbers. Choose “Medium Level”. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/maths/ma12pape/game/ma12pape-game-written-multiplication/multiplication.swf Area and the Distributive Property Practice the idea how partial products tie in with the area of a rectangle (the distributive property). https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/cc-third-grade-measurement/cc-third-grade-area-distributive-property/e/area-and-the-distributive-property Multiply 2-Digit Numbers with Area Model Use an area model to decompose factors and multiply. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/multiplication-division/area-models-multiplication/e/multiplying-2-digit-numbers-with-area-models Estimator Quiz Practice your estimation skills in this customizable interactive quiz. Choose “multiplication”. http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/EstimatorQuiz/ Interactive Multiplication Practice Improve your multi-digit multiplication skills with this 10-question online quiz. https://www.thatquiz.org/tq-1/?-jg44-lf-p0 Multiplication with Money Spin the wheel. At the end of each spin, practice multiplying amounts of money. http://www.kidsmathtv.com/free/multiplication-with-money-values-game-for-5th-grade-spin-the-wheel-team-game Drag and Drop Math An interactive tool to practice long division or long multiplication. http://mrnussbaum.com/drag-and-drop-math/ Mr. Martini’s Classroom: Long Division An interactive long division tool. http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/longarithmetic/longdivision.html Sample worksheet from www.mathmammoth.com 8 Long Division Solve long division problems interactively. Choose the levels with 2-digit divisors. http://www.longdiv.co.uk/activity/ Long Division Tic Tac Toe Play Tic Tac Toe while solving long division problems. This exercise has multiple-choice answers. http://www.math-play.com/Tic-Tac-Toe-Long-Division-Game/Tic-Tac-Toe-Long-Division-Game.html Long Division by “Chunking” Solve division problems by using the “chunking method” — also called division by repeated subtraction. http://www.chunkydivision.co.uk/activity/index.htm Short Division A page that explains short division in detail. Short division is the same algorithm as long division, but some steps are only done in one’s head, not written down. http://www.themathpage.com/ARITH/divide-whole-numbers.htm FACTORS AND PRIMES Divisibility Quiz Generator Generate customized quizzes to practice the rules of divisibility. http://www.mathwarehouse.com/arithmetic/numbers/divisibility-quiz.php Arrays and factors Drag rectangles to show the factorizations of a given number on a grid. http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/FactorizeTwo/ Octopus Factors Move counters up the legs of an octopus but only when the number on the circle is a multiple of the number on the card. http://www.counton.org/games/map-numbers/octopus/ Sliding Tile Factorization Game Slide a number over another to capture it. You can only do this if the number you slide is a factor of the other. Number 1 is only supposed to be used to capture prime numbers. http://www.visualmathlearning.com/Games/sliding_factors.html Not a Factor Choose a number that is not a factor of the given number. http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/games/target_factors01/not_factor.html Factor Game Choose a number from the game board, and your opponent gets all the numbers that are its proper factors. Adjust the number of rows and columns on the game board to get a more challenging game. This game can easily be adapted to be played offline, with paper and colored pencils. http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=4134 Factors and Remainders An interactive animation that illustrates factors and remainders. Choose a number and its possible divisor. The animation shows boxes arranged into rows, and you can see if there is any remainder. http://www.absorblearning.com/media/item.action?quick=ml Sample worksheet from www.mathmammoth.com 9 Product Game The players choose factors and the product of those are colored in on the game board. The player who gets four products in a row wins. You can play against the computer or with a friend. This game can easily be adapted to be played offline, with paper and colored pencils. http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=4213 Factorization Forest A fun game where for each number you factorize, you will get to grow a tree in your forest! http://mrnussbaum.com/forest/ Factor Trees at Math Playground Factor numbers to their prime factors using an interactive factor tree. http://www.mathplayground.com/factortrees.html MathGoodies Interactive Factor Tree Game Type the missing number into the factor tree, and you will see the factor tree being drawn. http://www.mathgoodies.com/factors/prime_factors.html Prime Number Calculator This calculator tests if a number is prime, and tells you its smallest divisor if it is not prime. http://www.basic-mathematics.com/prime-number-calculator.html FOR FURTHER STUDY Unique Prime Factorization A video explaining the fundamental theorem of arithmetic: that each composite number has a unique prime factorization. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kl28hmhin0 Primes, Factors and Divisibility—Explorer at CountOn.org Explore and learn more about divisibility tests, primes, and factors. http://www.counton.org/explorer/primes The Prime Pages Learn about the largest known primes, how primes are found, how many there are, and more. http://primes.utm.edu/ The Cryptoclub. Using Mathematics to Make and Break Secret Codes (book) Cryptoclub kids try to break the codes of secret messages, and at the same time learn more and more about encrypting and decrypting. The book contains problems to solve at the end of each chapter, little tips, and historical information on how cryptography has been used over the centuries. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156881223X?tag=mathmammoth-20 Primality of 1 from Wikipedia Discussing whether 1 should or should not be counted as a prime number. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number#Primality_of_one http://primefan.tripod.com/Prime1ProCon.html Expanded Form Quiz Practice addition in expanded form with this 10-question quiz. https://www.thatquiz.org/tq-c/?-j28-l9-p0 Can you say really big numbers? Enter a really big number, try to say it out loud, and see it written. http://www.mathcats.com/explore/reallybignumbers.html Fruit Splat Compare Numbers Compare numbers by choosing < , > , or = . Choose level six. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/FSCompareNumbers.htm Place Value Quiz Practice identifying the place values of the digits in large numbers with this 10-question quiz. https://www.thatquiz.org/tq-c/?-j21-l9-p0 Quiz on Large Numbers Test your knowledge about numbers with this 10-question multiple choice quiz. http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=NTczNDc3 Megapenny Project This page visualizes big numbers with pictures of pennies. http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/default.asp Powers of Ten A 9-minute movie that illustrates the dramatic changes of scale when zooming in or out by powers of ten (40 powers of ten), starting from a picnic blanket and ending in the universe, and then starting from a hand, all the way to a proton inside an atom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 Free Exponent Worksheets Create a variety of customizable and printable worksheets to practice exponents. http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/exponents.php Exponents Quiz from ThatQuiz.org A 10-question quiz, fairly easy, and not timed. You can change the parameters as you like. http://www.thatquiz.org/tq-2/?-j1-l4-p0 Pyramid Math Choose “POW’ to practice exponents. Drag the triangle with the right answer to the vase. http://www.mathnook.com/math/pyramidmath.html Picture Matching - Exponent Values Match the powers with their values and reveal a pretty picture. http://www.studystack.com/picmatch-275044 ROUNDING AND ESTIMATING Rounding Quiz Practice rounding large numbers in this interactive 10-question quiz. http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/math/rounding/quiz837.html Home Run Derby Math Reinforce number sense and estimating sums, differences, and products of four and five-digit numbers with this math baseball game. http://mrnussbaum.com/derby Estimation Valley Game Practice estimation with this math golf game. The better you estimate, the more accurate your shot! http://mrnussbaum.com/estimationvalley/ Estimation at AAA Math Exercises about rounding whole numbers and decimals, front-end estimation, estimating sums and differences. Each page has an explanation, interactive practice, and games. http://www.aaamath.com/B/est.htm CALCULATOR Using a Calculator Practice your calculator skills with this challenging quiz! Note: Some of the questions use concepts not studied in this grade. http://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Using_A_Calculator.asp?Level=1 Powers Puzzle This exploratory math exercise will get students to exploring numbers with the use of a calculator. http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/powers-puzzle.html Problem Solving Websites Pan Balance - Numbers 5 pages 4 pages 3 pages 2 pages 2 pages 4 pages 2 pages 3 pages Enter a numerical expression in one pan and then in the other. The pans will raise or lower depending on which expression is “heavier” (has a greater value). When the expressions are equivalent, the pans will balance and the full equation will be entered into the Balanced Equations table. This tool strengthens students' understanding of EQUALITY as a relationship, not as an operation. Many students view the equals sign as an operation of “find the answer,” which is incorrect. These students find it difficult to understand equations such as 11 = 4 + 7 or 3 × 5 = 17 – 2. https://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3530 Pan Balance - Shapes This is an interactive balance that builds algebraic thinking. Find the unknown weight of each shape by placing shapes on the two pans, and trying to find situations where the weights are equal. One square always weighs 1 unit. http://illuminations.nctm.org/activity.aspx?id=3531 Thinking Blocks An interactive math tool developed to help students learn how to solve multi-step word problems with the help of bar models. Choose “Find a Fraction of a Number” to practice the topic of the lesson Problem Solving with Bar Models 1. http://www.mathplayground.com/tb_fractions/thinking_blocks_fractions.html Thinking Blocks An interactive math tool developed to help students learn how to solve multi-step word problems with the help of bar models. Choose “Compare Quantities” to practice the topic of the lesson Problem Solving with Bar Models 3. http://www.mathplayground.com/tb_multiplication/thinking_blocks_multiplication_division.html Thinking Blocks Choose “Find the Total or Part” to practice the topic of the lesson Problem Solving with Bar Problems 4. http://www.mathplayground.com/tb_fractions/thinking_blocks_fractions.html Algebraic Reasoning Find the value of an object based on two scales. http://www.mathplayground.com/algebraic_reasoning.html Algebra Puzzle Find the value of each of the three objects presented in the puzzle. The numbers given represent the sum of the objects in each row or column. http://www.mathplayground.com/algebra_puzzle.html Calculator Chaos Most of the keys have fallen off the calculator and you have to make certain numbers using the keys that are left. http://www.mathplayground.com/calculator_chaos.html ArithmeTiles Use the four operations and numbers on neighboring tiles to make the target numbers. This game uses Shockwave. http://www.primarygames.com/math/arithmetiles/ SpeedMath Deluxe Create an equation from the four given digits using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Make sure that you remember the order of operations. It includes negative numbers sometimes. http://education.jlab.org/smdeluxe/
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