Activities

Instructions & Handouts

Lessons	Everyday Math Transition Math
Virtual Library of Manipulatives ("Matti") Revised Algebra Balance Beam Manipulative - click here. Algebra Balance Beam goes Negative! - click here	Unit 6 Lesson 10 Chapter 9 Lesson 7
What's Wrong with this Road Sign Problem? (handout)	Unit 1 Lesson 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1
The Bus Problem (handout)	Unit 1 Lesson 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Who Doesn't Belong & Why?	Chapter 5 Lesson 1
Number Town - It's time for all numbers in Fractionville to return home to their respective color pads. more ->	Unit 4 Lesson 2
Fraction Activities - Addition Additional fraction activities from "Matti"
Visual Fractions site - A tutorial that offers instruction and practice in identifying, renaming, and operating on fractions.
Glob Hunt - find the hiding Glob by entering X and Y coordinates	Chap. 8 Lesson 3

Soma Cubes - Soma Puzzle comprises a set of seven pieces. The objective of the game is to assemble them together to make various figures. The simplest figure that employs all seven pieces is a cube. more->

EM 5.4

TM 8.3

MSTE Applets

Activities by Shodor - lots of interesting java based problems and challenges. See examples below.

Fraction Pointer - find a fraction between two fractions.

Fraction Sorter - This activity allows the user to enhance their skills working with fractions by first making fractions by cutting squares or circles into parts (this correlates with the denominator) and then coloring in the correct portions (this correlates to the numerator). They then place these fractions in order from least to greatest.

Other Activities by Shodor

Balance Beam Activity - Use basic equation principles with the virtual Balance to find the weights of various figures. You are presented with a number of shapes and one of their weights is known. Your goal is to find the weights of the other objects by finding the relationships between the objects of various weights. This is achieved with a simulation of a balance beam to tell you how the weights relate.
Another version of the Balance Applet.

Math Lessons by Cynthia Lanius

David's Game - A game of chance.
Number (Decimal) Guess - Guess a number between 1 and 10. (EM 2.2)
Deci Darts - pop a balloon that "lives" on a number line between 0 and 1 by entering numbers in decimal form. (EM 2.2)
Fraction Darts - pop a balloon that "lives" on a number line between 0 and 1 by entering numbers in fraction form. (EM 4.2)
Number Town - It's time for all numbers in Fractionville to return home to their respective color pads. What do the fractions on each color pad have in common? (EM 4.2)
Billiards - predict the final destination of a billiard ball. Use your proportional thinking for this one. (EM 4.12)
Factor Game - a great way to review primes, composites, and factors.
Coin Flipper - Simulates coin flips (for TM 9.4 Streaks activity)
Rolling Dice (EM 7.3) - bar graph simulation for rolling 1, 2, or 3 dice.
The West Game and Challenge (TM 4.1)

Also play the West Return game - going backwards from Great Gulch and learn about negative numbers!

GEPA prep activities