Terrific Links for Fun and Practice

 Do you enjoy solving really intense math problems?  If so, this is the link for you!

Here you will practice using two containers to pour liquid back and forth in an attempt to reach a specified target number in one of the two containers.  Be sure not to give up too easily...I promise that there is a solution to every problem! 

Have fun with this link...although I will warn you in advance...it can be addicting!

This site can be easily accessed using your assigned username and password.  Then, once you're on the opening webpage, simply follow the directions to complete the tests, and enjoy the games!  Use this site often to help you to practice and review the skills you will need for the NJ ASK this spring.

Good luck, and don't forget to share your experiences on our e2 wiki.

 

 The computational knowledge engine!  There is nothing this site cannot do.  It's truly a gift to anyone who has ever struggled with a tricky homework assignment.  All I can say is, that you simply have to check this out for yourself!

On those horrible nights when you find you have hit a roadblock on your math homework take a moment to visit this amazing site!  This is an interactive website that can be easily used at home. This site gives you instant access to some very accurate, easy to digest assistance!  Good luck and I hope you find it to be as useful as I have!

e2 students are to use this site to discuss questions, activities, and online explorations that have been assigned in class.  As is the case with our EveryDay Math Online link, this wiki discussion group is only accessible to e2 students, as students are required to enter a username and password.  But, once you're on....what a fun way to do homework! :)

This site can only be accessed by e2 students, as you need a username and password to get onto this webpage.  We've used it a lot in class and it is an amazing way to use games to reinforce mathematical concepts.  Click below and have some fun!

This link will bring you to a wonderful resource that can be utilized on those occasions when you get home from school and have absolutely no idea how to begin your homework.  I know this hardly ever happens...but just in case it does, simply visit this site, search for the topic that seems to be stumping you, and follow the step by step instructions.  This is the type of helpful site that truly allows you to become the master of your own learning.  Good luck and enjoy!

 Research, explore and create your own tessellations using this fascinating site! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about congruent, tessellating polygons (and more).  I have never seen such a user friendly tessellation site!

Does measuring angles get you down? No worries!  Take some time to visit this helpful site. It will have you measuring to the nearest degree in no time! Enjoy! :)

 

Three teachers from Lopatcong, NJ have written some songs and put together some music videos to help you learn some basic math concepts.  You may already be familiar with some of the tunes, and now your love of music may just begin to help you to master some of those math concepts you've been struggling with.  Check it out!

 

 Here is a link to a terrific, user friendly site that you can use if you should ever find yourself needing a specific sized of graph paper that you don't have at home.  You can make and print whatever size you need. (Very convenient!) :)

 This site has it all, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction and any combination in between!  Just choose the level of difficulty you'd like to attempt and set your timer for the length of time you'd like to give yourself to complete it.  This site is a fantastic way to practice and master all of your math facts!

 This is an extraordinary site to help anyone master the basic operations: multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition! They are all here for you to enjoy and conquer in a fun, timed practice, magical setting.  Check out this site and see just how much you can improve by playing only 5 minutes a day!

 Have you ever wondered what a million pennies would look like?  How about a billion, a trillion, or even more??  Well, if you have, this is the site for you!  The Mega Penny Project was put together by some amazing college students to illustrate exactly what an organized pile of pennies would look like.  Enter this site, click on the Mega Penny Project, and enjoy!

Here's another great site that we have been using in class during our study of 2-D and 3-D shapes. Several of you asked for a link to it fto be posted on my webpage, so here it is! Besides the fun we've been having in class, go ahead and explore some of the other areas in math. I've found some terrific multiplication and division review games that are sure to help you keep those facts sharp! Keep in mind that this site is created in Europe so anything to do with measurement will be metric and anything to do with money, will not be using pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. In Europe they use the Euro!

 

This is an amazing site that can provide you with some terrific practice in everything from platonic solids; to time; to money; to number operations; and almost every concept in between that we'll touch on this year.  This site is also well organized by grade level and topic.  The categories include: Number Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement,  Data Analysis and Probablity. There are even some amazing word problems where you'll need to fill and pour liquids into two different containers in an attempt to end up with the specified exact amount of liquid that the problem directs you to find.  All this in a fun, interactive environment...what more could you ask for?!  Click on this link and have some productive fun!

 

This is a fun site full of interactive games, flash cards, worksheets and even a homework helper section for students in grades K through 8.  The site is full of a variety of problems that range from the very simple to the more advanced.  Choose the best level for you and get in some fantastic practice here!

 

Math is fun is the site for you if you are interested in mastering those multiplication facts. The songs we've learned together are great, but when you're ready to make the leap to the next level and truly internalize your facts, this is a great place to practice. (and don't you just love the title?!)  Enjoy! :-)

 

This is a terrific site for practicing all types of operational math, but I especially like it for division.  In addition to multiplication, division, addition and subtraction; you'll find lots of other terrific games to try; including practice in both area and perimeter!

However...be warned.... this site originated in Europe so any activities involving money will not be using the American money system we know and love! :-) Enjoy!

If you dare, try level 3 and attempt some tricky pratice with 2-digit divisors.  But if division's not your thing --don't worry!  This exciting site goes way beyond division practice.  You won't believe the variety of great math games you can experience and enjoy.  This is a site you won't want to miss.  Be sure to check this one out!

If you like to play with tangrams, this is the site for you!  Based upon the terrific picture book, Grandfather's Song , this site teaches you how to manipulate tangram shapes in order to create the animals and birds discussed in the story right on your own computer!  In addition, if you really want to get creative, try to make up some new ones on your own.  Have  fun!

 

Do you want to learn how to create your own bar graphs, circle graphs and line graphs?  Do you want to have your graphs be just as colorful and exciting as the ones you find in your math book?  Well then, this is the site for you!  Visit this site to learn how to create graphs so that viewers can easily interpret the data that you have collected. These graphs can then be printed out in color or black and white and shared with anyone you choose.