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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Introduction to Algebra

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
How is algebra like solving a puzzle? What is a variable? This simple introduction to algebraic equations offers examples of how to solve for "x" and how to balance equations. Follow a link to a "Simple Algebra Worksheet" when you're...
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Math Playground

Math Playground: Shape Inlay Game

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Drag and drop shapes into a puzzle to explore tessellations.
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Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Divisibility Rules

For Students 5th - 6th
This is a complete lesson plan about the concept of divisibility and common divisibility rules. It briefly reviews the concepts of factor, divisor, and a number being divisible by another. Then, the "easy" divisibility rules by 2, 5, 10,...
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Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Video lesson [8:41] explains various methods for comparing fractions. It includes word problems and a puzzle for practice.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Solving an Equation for a Missing Value

For Students 3rd - 8th
The CyberSquad solves a number puzzle to help save Motherboard in this video segment from Cyberchase.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Solving the Sphinx's Fraction Problem

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Cyberchase video segment, Wicked and Digit solve a fraction puzzle in order to move on in their quest to save the CyberSquad.
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Harvey Mudd College

Mudd Math Fun Facts: Magic Squares, Indeed!

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This tutorial provides a definition and examples of a "magic square" and then shows a proof and generalizations.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Shutting Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sharpen your problem solving skills and figure out a solution for this interesting problem. The solution is on this one page website so that you can check your answer.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Zero Sum

For Students 3rd - 6th
Welcome to Zero Sum, a fun math-puzzle game! Drag the tiles over the target numbers to reduce their values to zero. Be careful to make sure that none of the target numbers get reduced below zero. If you get stuck, use the reset button to...
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Pentominoes

For Students 3rd - 8th
A "one star" geometry problem that requires problems solving skills and exercises ones visual-spatial abilities. One may want to cut out the pieces to solve the problem as a puzzle.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Number Tricks

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Can you break the magic number code? Test your algebra aptitude in this challenge that explores number generalizations, symbols, and equations. Discover how algebraic procedures are used in everyday situations in this one page activity...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Mental Math

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a group of one page starter exercises that require students to use logic to find the solution.
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Square Laminas

For Students 6th - 9th
Solve this square lamina problem using your visualization skills and other mathematical prolem solving strategies.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Puzzle of the Amulet of Amagansett

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Wicked and Digit use what they know about fractions to figure out how many jewels are missing from the Amulet of Amagansett.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: All About Whales

For Students 2nd - 7th
This site provides a great deal of information about whales.
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Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain

Red Escolar: El Crucigrama De Hipatia

For Students 6th - 8th
In Spanish. Hypatia of Alejandria was a great mathematician that from an early age taught and investigated almost all branches of mathematics. To remember her solve the crossword puzzle involving problems of arithmetic, geometry and...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Got It

For Students 1st - 8th
Sharpen your logical thinking and see if you can figure out the strategy to get to the target number before the computer.
Graphic
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Cartesian Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This one page website lets you practice plotting points on the coordinate grid. See if you can find the missing coordinates to complete the shapes. When you are finished the solutions are only a click away.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Puzzling Cube

For Students 3rd - 8th
See if you can figure out which symbols are on which cube face at this one page website. The solution is just a click away once you have your solution in mind.
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Geometry Online

For Students 4th - 8th
This is a site for geometry lovers. Chock-full of puzzles, games, interesting geometry facts, and online activities.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Fixing the Teleporter Part 1

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Cyberchase video, the Teleporter breaks and the CyberSquad must try to fix it using clues given to them by Ms. Fileshare. This is one in a series of two problem-solving videos. [3:49]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Making Popcorn Balls (Multiplication)

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Cyberchase video segment, Bianca uses multiplication to help her adjust the recipe for popcorn balls.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Transporting to Ms. Fileshare

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad tries to reach Ms. Fileshare by using a 3 x 3 matrix to figure out the various ways they can travel to her.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Clever Santa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Help Santa figure out how many puzzles and books to leave for the children of this family. Once you figure it out you can check the solution.

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