TAKS Math Help LInks

TAKS Math Help LInks
An Internet Hotlist on Math

created by KBendele
Jordan Middle School

Introduction
Use the power of the Internet as a tool to help understand and practice Math concepts and also to assess your knowledge and skills on those concepts.

The Internet Resources

A Maths Dictionary for Kids - An animated interactive dictionary.
AAA Math - Practice basic math skills.
Brain Teasers - Weekly brain teasers for grades 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8.
Brainchild Grade 6 -
Brainchild Grade 7 -
Brainchild Grade 8 -
Cool Math -
Cyberchase Games - 42 Math Games
Dositey - Math Challenges, Fractions, Decimals, Negative and Positive Numbers, Measures, and Algebra
FunBrain -
Glossary (Holt, Rinehart and Winston) - Multilingual Glossary
Intermath Dictionary - Mathematical topics in the middle school curriculum.
Internet 4 Classrooms - Extending Patterns
Internet 4 Classrooms--6th Grade - Skills Builder
Internet 4 Classrooms--7th Grade - Skills Builder
Internet 4 Classrooms--8th Grade - Skills Builder
Math Is Cool -
Math Millionaire - Answer questions over fractions, geometry, decimals, percentages, averages, etc.
Math Playground - Practice math skills or play a logic game.
Multiplication Sum Sense - Drag and drop the number cards to make 'sum' sense.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Use interactive manipulatives to investigate math concepts.
Primary Games--Math - Math games
Surfnetkids--Math Games - Math games

Number, Operation, & Quantitative Reasoning

Fraction Decimal Conversion - Use Matching, Flashcards, or Concentration games to practice converting fractions to decimals and vice versa.
Gamequarium - Interactive math games.
Math Hunt - Math Hunt requires students to use a variety of different math skills.
Multiplication - Math Baseball - Practice multiplication.
Multiplication Flashcards - Practice the times tables.
Multiplication Millionaire - Practice multiplication.
Multiplication--Math Cats - Explore the multiplication table.
Multiplication--Math Is Fun - Try out your Multiplication Tables.
No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In - Use pattern blocks to investigate fractions.
Order of Operations Tutorial - Tutorial
Soccer Shootout - Practice with whole number or fraction operations.
Visual Fractions - Solve problems using number lines or circles to model fractions and operations with fractions.
Who Wants Pizza? - Learn about equivalent fractions, adding fractions, and multiplying fractions.

Patterns, Relationships, & Algebraic Thinking

Interactivate Function Machine - Explore simple linear functions.
Interactivate Positive Linear Function Machine - Explore simple linear functions of the form y equals mx+b.
Interactivate Whole Number Cruncher - Guess the rule.
Problem Solving--Dominoes Activity - Create brick designs to cover a wall.

Geometry and Spatial Reasoning

3-D Drawing Tool - Use this interactive tool to create dynamic drawings on isometric dot paper. Draw figures using edges, faces, or cubes. You can shift, rotate, color, decompose, and view in 2‑D or 3‑D.
Angles - Practice acute, obtuse and alternate angles.
Basic Terms - Notes and examples on basic terms in geometry.
Geometric Shape Flashcards - Use flashcards to practice identifying geometric shapes
Geometry--Polyominoes - Explore rotations, reflections, and translations using polyominoes.
Geometry--Tangrams - Develop spatial-visualization skills.
Geometry--Transformations - Use rotations, reflections, translations and/or enlargements to change shapes.
Homework Help - Online Help
Locate the Aliens - Name the Coordinates of a Point on a Graph
Pattern Blocks - Use this open ended activity to build patterns, create and solve critical thinking problems, and explore geometric shapes.
Polygon Matching Game - Learn all the common polygons by playing this fun, timed matching game.
Shape Sorter - Sort shapes according to their properties using Venn diagrams.

Measurement

Alien Angles - Practice estimating angles with this fun geometry game.
Area of Parallelograms - Investigate how changes in the base and height of a parallelogram affect its area.
Area of Trapezoid - Investigate how changes in the base and height of a trapezoid affect its area.
Area of Triangles - Investigate how changes in the base and height of a triangle affect its area.
Circle Area - Compare the area of a circle to its radius.
Circle Ratios - Investigate the relationship between the circumference and diameter of a circle.
Circle String - Use pieces of string to estimate the circumference of a circle.
Classifying and Measuring Angles - 5 question quiz
Exploring Angle Sums - Construct a figure that illustrates the sum of the angles in a triangle, quadrilateral or pentagon.
Geoboards - Find length and area of two-dimensional geometric figures using geoboard.
Geometry Board - Use this virtual geoboard to explore geometric concepts of area and perimeter.
Interactive Geometry Dictionary: Areas in Geometry - Understand and investigate the area of the rectangle, parallelogram and triangle.
Measuring Angles - Online quiz with virtual protractor
Measuring Angles with a Protractor - Practice lining up and reading a protractor while you measure a set of angles in this fun learning activity.
Measuring the Area and Perimeter of Rectangles - Find the area and perimeter of rectangles and see how changing the perimeter of a rectangle affects its area.
Perimeter with Polyominoes - 6th investigation of polyominoes involves patterns in perimeter.
Teaching Measures - Length, Mass, and Capacity
Triangle Explorer - Explore area of triangle.
What's My Angle? - 10 online activities investigating angles and the use of protractors.

Underlying Processess & Mathematical Tools

Amby's Math Resources - Problem Solving - Use real life experiences to solve problems.
Geometry Word Problems - Level 1, Set 1 - Self-checking word problems.
Geometry Word Problems - Level 1, Set 2 - Self-checking word problems.
Geometry Word Problems - Level 1, Set 3 - Self-checking word problems.
Geometry Word Problems - Level 2, Set 1 - Self-checking word problems.
Geometry Word Problems - Level 2, Set 2 - Self-checking word problems.
Kids Math Word Problems - Word problems
Mad Math Minutes - Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems.
Thinking Blocks - Learn how to solve multistep word problems.
Word Problems for Kids - Improve problem solving skills.

Content by KBendele, KathyBendele@nisd.net
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Last revised Sat Apr 26 8:23:38 US/Pacific 2008