- 30 Days of Problems for 30 Years of High School Math Competitions - Anne Arundel Community College
Thirty problems and their answers from high school math competitions held at Anne Arundel Community College during the past 30 years.
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- Algebra Funsheets
Algebra worksheets that integrate Algebra skills with sudoku, riddles, games, word finds, etc. Created by an algebra teacher. Browse topics covered, see sample worksheets, or subscribe for complete access.
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- The Annual Maritime Mathematics Competition - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Consisting of six challenging, high school-level math problems requiring written solutions, this competition seeks to foster interest in mathematics, increase public awareness of mathematics, and encourage students to develop mathematical and problem-solving
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- APICS Mathematics Competitions - Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences
Download PDFs of competition guidelines or of recent APICS Mathematics Competitions in French or English. Link to competitions dating back to 1978.
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- Ask Mr. Calculus - Diamond Bar High School
Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB and BC free response questions with solutions, dating back to 1997.
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- BasketMath Interactive - Robert Cummings, Science Academy Software
Science Academy Software's BasketMath online interactive application drill and practice site offers auto-scoring questions in arithmetic, rounding and writing numbers, order of operations, factoring, adding or multiplying signed numbers, calculating perimeter
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- The Better File Cabinet - Eric Hsu
A database of non-routine calculus problems used in college workshops for Uri Treisman's Emerging Scholars Programs. It was originally a highly searchable database of calculus problems, comments and solutions. It will eventually will be a database cross-referencing
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- Brain Boosters - Discovery Education
An archive of challenging puzzles, organized under: Categorization, Lateral Thinking, Logic, Number and Math Play, Reasoning, Spatial Awareness, Word and Letter Play.
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- Brainers - PedagoNet
More than 60 word problems and puzzles designed to develop logic and problem-solving skills. Submit your answers and suggestions to become part of the Wall of Fame. Site is in English, French, and Spanish.
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- Brain Food - Puzzles For the Brain To Gnaw On - Samuel Stoddard
Hundreds of online (CGI) puzzles, including logic puzzles, word problems, number puzzles, lateral thinking puzzles, scrambled equations, cryptograms, logi-number puzzles, discrete reasoning puzzles, mathematical reasoning puzzles, knight's dilemma, magic
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- Building Big - WGBH Educational Foundation
Explore great feats of engineering and the ingenuity of the engineers, architects, and builders who designed and built them. Learn about bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels; use Flash interactive engineering labs to experiment with forces,
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- Count On - Department for Education and Employment, UK
Activities and resources -- some simple and some fancy -- for parents, teachers, and students. Resources offers, among other things, guides: to mathematical misconceptions; for parents helping with homework; for promoters of math fairs; and for providers
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- The Cow in the Classroom - Ivars Peterson (MathLand)
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith spoofs the types of word problems that educators and textbook writers invent to dress up arithmetic exercises and, supposedly, to demonstrate the relevance of math to everyday life. Canadian economist and humorist
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- Creative Problem Solving - Rob Eastaway
Eastaway's "portfolio" of interests includes short descriptions of his school talks, newspaper articles, and books he has authored or co-authored, such as Maths for Mums and Dads, The Hidden Mathematics of Sport, How to Remember Almost Everything, Ever,
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- Critical Thinking Puzzles - Eldhose
Puzzles, logical thinking riddles, word problems in blog format. Comment with your solution and read others' workings.
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- Decision Development Corporation
Software for K-12 students and teachers, for all platforms. Math software included separately and as part of other product lines. (Gigamath Playground and Junior Gigamath Playground offer word problem practice for ages 7-14 and 4-8 respectively; Ellen
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- Differential Equations Resource Page - Gavin Larose, University of Michigan Math Department
PostScript labs, involving Mathematica 3.0 or better. Also 12 projects, with PostScript notes on solutions, and a brief list of links to other ODE resources.
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- DigitalLesson.com - Mark Tully
Website for middle school math teachers that has middle school math lessons, games, projects and activities for use in the classroom. Free newsletter, other resources for sale.
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- EdPlace Maths - EdPlace
EdPlace Maths is a is a registered Curriculum Online subscription website that offers over 2000 interactive and printable maths worksheets for KS1 through KS4. Free samples available; paid subscriptions allow users to generate new problems for each worksheet
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- Elementary Problem of the Week - Department of Mathematics, Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU)
Word problems in number patterns, algebra, geometry, and other topics. Read the solution to the most recent problem, and archives of previous problems and their answers.
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- The Exhibitionists - National Museums Liverpool
The site uses simple examples to give a basic outline of life behind the scenes at the museums, and all the math problems that curators solve as they plan and present exhibitions. The prices and measurements in the puzzles are made up to give viewers
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- Fermi Off-the-Wall Math League - Karen Newell, Intermediate District 287, Plymouth, Minnesota
A Fermi question is posed with limited information given, and requires that students ask many more questions; for example, "How many water balloons would it take fill the school gymnasium?" ("What are the approximate dimensions of the gym?") Register
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- Fermi Questions - Sheila Talamo
Fermi questions emphasize estimation, numerical reasoning, communicating in mathematics, and questioning skills. Students often believe that "word problems" have one exact answer and that the answer is derived in a unique manner. Fermi questions encourage
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- Fill-It-In Outline Mathematics - Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles, Alexander Bogomolny
A collection of outline solutions to various problems: word and logic problems, problems from arithmetic, number theory and geometry. Solutions are practically complete with a few essential pieces omitted and to be filled in by the student.
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- Five Triangles mathematics blog
This blog, which dates back to April, 2012, posts problems for middle and junior high school students. Topics have ranged from ratios and fractions to area and paths to quadratic equations and linear equations.
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- Flying Between Two Trains - Math Forum, Ask Dr. Math FAQ
Two trains 150 miles apart travel toward each other along the same track, the first train at 60 mph, the second at 90 mph. A fly buzzes back and forth between the two trains until they collide. If the fly's speed is 120mph, how far will it travel?
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- Focus on Student Practice - Suzanne Alejandre
Article about how students worked on the Problem of the Week (PoW) "Wooden Legs" in a way that developed the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Mathematical Practice of "making sense of problems and persevering in solving them." This article, originally
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- Gamco Education Materials: Educational Software for K-12
Programs for Macintosh and Windows, with downloadable demo versions. Math programs include: Skillbuilders (perimeter, area, volume, whole numbers, fractions); Paws and Pyramids (perimeter/area/volume game); Word Problem Square Off Series; Touchdown Math
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- Game Cafe (GirlTech) - Radica Games, Ltd.
Games for kids to print out and play offline. Amazing Math Path explores the world through numbers: Letter Logic (find a path to link the letters); Sum it Up (how much does your name cost?); A Colorful Survey (compare your color preferences to those of
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- Grade Eight Problems - The Canadian School Math Page
A variety of word problems at the Canadian 8th grade level, with hints and answers.
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- Grade Eleven Problems - The Canadian School Math Page
A variety of word problems at the Canadian 11th grade level, with hints and answers.
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- Grade Five Problems - The Canadian School Math Page
A variety of word problems at the Canadian 5th grade level, with hints and answers.
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- Grade Nine Problems - The Canadian School Math Page
A variety of word problems at the Canadian 9th grade level, with hints and answers.
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- Grade Seven Problems - The Canadian School Math Page
A variety of word problems at the Canadian 7th grade level, with hints and answers.
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- Grade Six Problems - The Canadian School Math Page
A variety of word problems at the Canadian 6th grade level, with hints and answers.
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- Grade Ten Problems - The Canadian School Math Page
A variety of word problems at the Canadian 10th grade level, with hints and answers.
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- Grade Twelve Problems - The Canadian School Math Page
A variety of word problems at the Canadian 12th grade level, with hints and answers.
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- Hewlett Packard/University of Melbourne School Mathematics Competition - Tony Guttmann
Since 1972, a competition emphasizing mathematical insight and creativity. Download PDF files of competitions and solutions dating back to 1996, as organized into the three levels of junior, intermediate, and senior. Also, FAQs, entry form, and other
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- High School Problem of the Week - Department of Mathematics, Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU)
Word problems in number theory, logic, algebra, analytic geometry, and other topics. Read the solution to the most recent problem, and archives of previous problems and their answers.
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- Homework for Kids - hwforkids.com
More than 275 pages of math worksheets and word problems. Most pages are dynamic and will provide a different set of exercises when reloaded. Print out worksheets at several levels for learning numbers, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division,
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- Incorporating Word Problems into Basic Skills Development - Gerald A. Baldino; Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Teaching word problems and methods of solution: a unit concerned with practical approaches to problem solving at the elementary mathematical level. It presents concepts and ideas calculated to encourage educators to concentrate on and deal with everyday
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- Integer Programming in Recreational Mathematics - Martin J. Chlond
A collection of puzzles, each of which may be formulated and solved using integer programming. The puzzles are intended to give practice to students in the formulation of IP models, to stimulate interest, and to demonstrate the variety of structures that
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- Introduction to Algebra (The Math League) - Mark Motyka; Math League Multimedia
A Math League basic topic. Contents include: Variables; Expressions; Equations; Solution of an equation; Simplifying equations; Combining like terms; Simplifying with addition and subtraction; Simplifying by multiplication; Simplifying by division; Word
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- Jayden's Rescue - Vladimir Tumanov; Scholastic Canada Ltd. (pub)
A novel whose plot revolves around mathematical puzzles roughly for grades 4-6. The puzzles are in verse, and the solutions are provided following each puzzle. The three child protagonists have to solve these puzzles in order to save an imprisoned queen.
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- K-12 Math Problems, Puzzles, Tips & Tricks - Math Forum
Links to calculation tips (Beat the Calculator, Divisibility Rules, Multiplication Tips), Math Problem sets, and math number and line puzzles.
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- Keith Numbers - Mike Keith
Alphametics (also known as alphametrics) are puzzles that combine mathematical and word play, the first modern example of which was Dudeney's SEND + MORE = MONEY. From the "alphamenu," choose traditional alphametics, the doubly-true genre, new literary
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- The Magic of Math - magicofmath.org
Communicate and share the delight of mathematics. Talk to a math whiz about how math makes the world go round, get pointers on how to figure out a math problem, or just chat about math by sharing cool ideas, original math jokes, poems, riddles, art, problems
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- Marcy Cook Math - Marcy Cook
Cook offers mathematics inservice workshops for elementary, middle, and junior high school teachers and administrators. She has written numerous books for classroom teachers, as well as sets of tiling and task cards for use in the classroom, and manipulatives
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- Marilyn is Wrong! - Herb Weiner
A searchable forum for discussion of Parade magazine's Ask Marilyn column, which regularly addresses logic puzzles. Organized into "Correct, but Incomplete," "You be the Judge," "Unsubstantiated Reports," and "She's Wrong!" With Frequently Asked Questions.
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- MathDrills - Elias and Daniel E. Saab
Math drills with randomly generated problems, with details and hints and scores kept. Types of drills include problems on distance, speed, and time; job completion; roots of polynomials; percentage word problems; arithmetic attack; fraction attack; bases;
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