Free Interactive Math Courseware |
| Reviewed by Diane Flynn Keith |
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| Resource: | Free Interactive Math Courseware | ||
| Provider: | Interactivate | ||
| Summary: | Age Range: 8-18 (Grades 3-12) This website offers free, interactive online courseware for learnng math through activities, lessons, and discussions. When you get to the site, look for the words "Guide to Interactivate." Click on it for a complete explanation with illustrations on how to use this site. If it seems a little overwhelming just look for the "Jump To" drop down list at the top of the screen |
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| Description: | Click on it to access: *Activities - Choose from a large menu of math activities including an arithmetic quiz, a Hilbert Curve Generator, a Caesar Cipher for creating and decoding messages, clock arithmetic, use an equivalent fraction finder, color multiples in Pascal's triangle, or have fun with Venn diagrams. Click on any one and a new page opens with the activity and instructions. *Lesssons - You'll find lessons in a variety of mathematic strands including number and operations, geometry, algebra, probability and statistics. Click on any one and you'll find the lesson plan that ties in with the activities that are included on this site. *Discussions - Read instructional questions and answers between students and mentors about different areas of math including algorithms, Base 10, decimals, distributive property, multiplying and dividing fractions and much more. Again, at first glance this site can seem overwhelming. Poke around a bit, try some of the activities, and read the tutorial (Guide to Interactivate) and it will all begin to make sense pretty quickly. Bookmark this site, it's a great way to supplement learning mathematics. Enjoy! |
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| C A T E G O R I E S | |||
| Orientation: | General | ||
| Subjects: | Math, Geometry, Algebra | ||
| Teaching Methods: | Online Interactive, Lesson Plan | ||
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| Ages: | 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | ||
| Grades: | 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 | ||
| F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N | |||
| Web Site: | http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/ | ||
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