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Exponents	Exponents (Math 6)+	PowerPoint	Tool	[3]
This is a PowerPoint lesson on exponents designed with the middle schooler in mind. The lesson uses color, sound, and animation to effectively illustrate necessary concepts and procedures. An analog... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Resources for Interactive Whit...	Number sense (Math 6)+	Flash	Tool	[2]
Mathsframe.co.uk was created by a primary school teacher who thought it ridiculous that he spent most of his Sunday evenings searching for resources to use on his interactive whiteboard. ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Secret Worlds: The Universe Wi...	Powers of ten (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[2]
View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of t... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Play with Frogs Information fo...	Number sense (Math 6)	Computer	Lesson Plan	[1]
Suggestions of question prompts to provide students as they use Play with Frogs, one of the Alive Maths microworlds. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Number Worlds: Visual and expe...	Number sense (Math 6)	Computer	Support Material	[1]
Recent research demonstrates that many issues related to the structure of natural numbers and the relationship among numbers are not well grasped. In this article, the computer-based learning environm... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
NumberWorlds	Number sense (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
With this applet, students can investigate various properties of numbers including patterns of even, odd, square and prime numbers, as well as multiples and factors. There are also different "worlds" ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Play with Frogs	Number sense (Math 6)	JavaScript	Tool	[1]
This is the Frogs microworld. Can you exchange sides with the other team of Frogs by jumping or sliding? Frogs provides a great way of getting acquainted with ideas in Algebra, Problem Solving, Reason... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Million Dollar Mission	Exponents (Math 6)	Spreadsheet	Tool	[1]
This is the famous "doubling pennies" problem. Students will study exponential growth. The activity is designed for students to work independently, or in groups with guidance from the teacher. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Base Blocks	Base ten, place value (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Tool	[7]
Illustrate addition and subtraction in a variety of bases. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Miranda and the Rookie	Number sense (Math 6)	Spreadsheet	Technology PoW	[6]
Use a spreadsheet to compare salaries of the star basketball player and the rookie. Students are invited to use the link "Submit your answer" to share their solutions, and then "self-ment... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
A Million Penny Project	Large numbers (Math 6)	Spreadsheet	Technology PoW	[2]
Students use a spreadsheet to show when they will have collected their million pennies. Students are invited to use the link "Submit your answer" to share their solutions, and then "self-mentor"... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Modular Arithmetic Lesson	Number sense (Math 6)	Java Applet	Activity	[1]
Clock (or modular) arithmetic is arithmetic you do on a clock instead of a number line. Investigate arithmetic using a 12-hour, 10-hour, and 2-hour clock. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Base Blocks Decimals	Base ten, place value (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Add and subtract decimal values using base blocks. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Base 10 Blocks: Description an...	Base ten, place value (Math 6)	Java Applet	Lesson Plan	[2]
Description and lesson plan for the Base 10 Blocks tool, which allows students to interact with virtual base-ten blocks to work with concepts in the basic operations. Also covers applications of the t... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Clock Arithmetic and Cryptogra...	Number sense (Math 6)	Java Applet	Lesson Plan	[2]
The following discussions and activities are designed to lead the students to practice their basic arithmetic skills by learning about clock arithmetic (aka modular arithmetic) and cryptography. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Graph of the US Income Distrib...	Large numbers (Math 6)	JavaScript	Tool	[2]
Interact with a graph displaying family income across the population using a football field as the context. The height of the curve at any point is the height of a stack of $100 bills equaling that in... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Colour Calculator Information ...	Number sense (Math 6)	Computer	Lesson Plan	[1]
Suggestions of question prompts to provide students as they use Colour Calculator, one of the Alive Maths microworlds. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Clock Arithmetic	Number sense (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Students learn about modular arithmetic operations through working with various types of clocks. Parameters: Number of hours on the clock. Spanish version also available. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Base 10 Blocks: Exploring Othe...	Base ten, place value (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Virtual base-ten blocks (that can be stuck together or broken apart into smaller units, rotated, moved around, etc.) and ideas on using them for addition, subtraction, multiplication, several algorith... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Cryptarithms	Base ten, place value (Math 6)	JavaScript	Tool	[1]
Cryptarithms are brain teasers obtained when digits in numerical calculations have been replaced by letters. Customarily, distinct letters stand for different digits. Another term, Alphametics, denote... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Exponents	Exponents (Math 6)	JavaScript	Tool	[1]
The user learns some basic rules about exponents and how to write in scientific notation. After viewing some examples, users can interactively practice doing simple operations with exponents. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Power Cards - Solution	Base ten, place value (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Activity	[0]
This site explains the Power Cards puzzle to and teaches about binary numbers and other bases. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
SMILE Mathematics Activity	Number sense (Math 6)	TI-73 Explorer	Activity	[0]
Step-by-step directions on how to use the the five SMILE Mathematics computer games: MiniMax, Box, Matching Fractions, Angle, and Rhino. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Classroom narrative: Frogs	Number sense (Math 6)	Computer	Story	[0]
A story from the middle school classroom: the mathematical ideas and questions encountered by one group of students worked with the Frogs microworld. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Cryptography and Ciphers Dialo...	Number sense (Math 6)	Java Applet	Support Material	[0]
A dialogue between a student and a mentor on the relationship between cryptography and ciphers. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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