MathsLinks http://mathslinks.net/links/ A directory of useful objects found on the web for teaching Maths. en simon@mathsclass.net Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T12:12:52+00:00 MathsLinkshttp://feedburner.google.com Operatin’ Alive (with intro) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/DeZW7oGeHCw/operatin-alive-with-intro http://mathslinks.net/links/operatin-alive-with-intro#When:12:12:52Z This Silly Math Song, sung to the tune of “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, reviews the Order of Operations. (It includes a short intro which will help explain the ‘dear Aunt Sally’ reference in the song.) Video, NS Number, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers, Number, Order of Operations, 2012-05-21T12:12:52+00:00 This Silly Math Song, sung to the tune of “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, reviews the Order of Operations. (It includes a short intro which will help explain the ‘dear Aunt Sally’ reference in the song.)


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/operatin-alive-with-intro
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/operatin-alive-with-intro#When:12:12:52Z A Brief Introduction to Parametric Equations (Tanton Mathematics) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/P9KQXvltt0I/a-brief-introduction-to-parametric-equations-tanton-mathematics http://mathslinks.net/links/a-brief-introduction-to-parametric-equations-tanton-mathematics#When:06:22:42Z A brief introduction to parametric equations. Video, 9 The Quadratic Polynomial and the Parabola, 9.6 E Parametric representation. App…, 2012-05-15T06:22:42+00:00 A brief introduction to parametric equations.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/a-brief-introduction-to-parametric-equations-tanton-mathematics
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/a-brief-introduction-to-parametric-equations-tanton-mathematics#When:06:22:42Z Exploring Gradient in Google Earth and Autograph http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/h-H31l-X158/exploring-gradient-in-google-earth-and-autograph http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-gradient-in-google-earth-and-autograph#When:05:21:49Z Using Google Earth to explore a little gradient (Melbourne Airport runway) and bigger gradients (route to school in Bolton), then how it is in coordinates in Autograph. Google Earth, Video, Patterns and Algebra, Straight Line Graphs, 6 Linear Functions and Lines, 6.1 The linear function y = mx + b…, 2012-05-12T05:21:49+00:00 Using Google Earth to explore a little gradient (Melbourne Airport runway) and bigger gradients (route to school in Bolton), then how it is in coordinates in Autograph.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-gradient-in-google-earth-and-autograph
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-gradient-in-google-earth-and-autograph#When:05:21:49Z Derivative Calculator http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/8LBcTLl8AJI/deriv http://mathslinks.net/links/deriv#When:22:02:05Z This online derivative calculator supports symbolic computation of the 1st, 2nd, … derivative of a function. While typing, the input is displayed as a graphical formula, which facilitates entering the expression in a correct way. Calculator, Advanced, Calculus, General, Calculator, 8 The Tangent to a Curve and the Derivative of a Function, 2012-05-06T22:02:05+00:00 This online derivative calculator supports symbolic computation of the 1st, 2nd, … derivative of a function. While typing, the input is displayed as a graphical formula, which facilitates entering the expression in a correct way.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/deriv#When:22:02:05Z The Scale of the Universe 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/pR2Ao2jJUQw/the-scale-of-the-universe-2 http://mathslinks.net/links/the-scale-of-the-universe-2#When:09:58:03Z Zoom out to the size of the observable universe, zoom in to Planck Length. Visualization, Number, Scientific Notation, 2012-04-29T09:58:03+00:00 Zoom out to the size of the observable universe, zoom in to Planck Length.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/the-scale-of-the-universe-2#When:09:58:03Z Radian Measure (TANTON Mathematics) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/fS4oNHOlHe8/radian-measure-tanton-mathematics http://mathslinks.net/links/radian-measure-tanton-mathematics#When:09:25:02Z Earthlings say that there are 360 degrees in a circle. Martians would say that there are 670 degrees in a circle. Mathematicians say that there are 2*pi radians in a circle. Video, 13 The Trigonometric Functions, 13.1 Circular measure of angles. An…, 2012-04-29T09:25:02+00:00 Earthlings say that there are 360 degrees in a circle. Martians would say that there are 670 degrees in a circle. Mathematicians say that there are 2*pi radians in a circle.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/radian-measure-tanton-mathematics#When:09:25:02Z Projectile Motion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/cbzGHobsCdg/projectile-motion1 http://mathslinks.net/links/projectile-motion1#When:02:35:04Z Shoot a cannon to see how high and far the ball flies. This Java applet demonstrates the classic kinematics problem of the flight of a cannonball shot over flat ground. While there is no pretty cannon, it does use correct units and gives a clear picture of trajectories. There are options to show trails of the projectile or to turn on a simple air friction. You have control over the initial velocity, initial angle and mass. Interactive, Advanced, Calculus, 14 Applications of Calculus to the Physical World, 14.3 E Velocity and acceleration as f…, 2012-04-29T02:35:04+00:00 Shoot a cannon to see how high and far the ball flies.

This Java applet demonstrates the classic kinematics problem of the flight of a cannonball shot over flat ground. While there is no pretty cannon, it does use correct units and gives a clear picture of trajectories. There are options to show trails of the projectile or to turn on a simple air friction. You have control over the initial velocity, initial angle and mass.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/projectile-motion1#When:02:35:04Z Projectile Motion Applet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/p3BZYtmUNiQ/projectile-motion-applet http://mathslinks.net/links/projectile-motion-applet#When:02:29:09Z Choose from a biker or archer. Alter the velocity and angle. View from side, front or top. Interactive, Advanced, Calculus, 14 Applications of Calculus to the Physical World, 14.3 E Velocity and acceleration as f…, 2012-04-29T02:29:09+00:00 Choose from a biker or archer. Alter the velocity and angle. View from side, front or top.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/projectile-motion-applet
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/projectile-motion-applet#When:02:29:09Z Projectile Motion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/5HqLiyPGYJc/projectile-motion http://mathslinks.net/links/projectile-motion#When:02:18:39Z Blast a Buick out of a cannon! Learn about projectile motion by firing various objects. Set the angle, initial speed, and mass. Add air resistance. Make a game out of this simulation by trying to hit a target. Interactive, Advanced, Calculus, 14 Applications of Calculus to the Physical World, 14.3 E Velocity and acceleration as f…, 2012-04-29T02:18:39+00:00 Blast a Buick out of a cannon! Learn about projectile motion by firing various objects. Set the angle, initial speed, and mass. Add air resistance. Make a game out of this simulation by trying to hit a target.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/projectile-motion#When:02:18:39Z Red dragonfly mathematics challenge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/s5VwpJpZtYg/red-dragonfly-mathematics-challenge http://mathslinks.net/links/red-dragonfly-mathematics-challenge#When:09:34:03Z The Red dragonfly mathematics challenge is an English adaptation of a classic Japanese mathematics problem-solving book. It provides a range of easily understood problems to challenge and stimulate student interest and reward perseverance. All the challenges have been used in primary classrooms and emphasise essential algebraic reasoning. Also available on iTunes for iPad. Activity, iPod / iPhone / iPad App, General, Problem Solving, 2012-04-27T09:34:03+00:00

The Red dragonfly mathematics challenge is an English adaptation of a classic Japanese mathematics problem-solving book. It provides a range of easily understood problems to challenge and stimulate student interest and reward perseverance. All the challenges have been used in primary classrooms and emphasise essential algebraic reasoning.

Also available on iTunes for iPad.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/red-dragonfly-mathematics-challenge
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/red-dragonfly-mathematics-challenge#When:09:34:03Z Slope Dude http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/mC22WDlo538/slope-dude http://mathslinks.net/links/slope-dude#When:03:40:26Z Slope dude loves to ski. He teaches us about slope by talking while he skis the course. We learn from him that uphill slopes are positive, Downhill slopes are negative, flat slopes are zero, and vertical “slopes” are undefined. Video, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS4.5 Linear Relationships, PAS5.1.2 Coordinate Geometry, Patterns and Algebra, Straight Line Graphs, AM: Algebra and Modelling, AM2: Interpreting linear relationships, 6 Linear Functions and Lines, 6.1 The linear function y = mx + b…, Number and Algebra, Linear and nonlinear relationships, Year 9 Find the midpoint and gradient of a line segment (interval) on the Cartesian plane using a ra, 2012-04-27T03:40:26+00:00

Slope dude loves to ski. He teaches us about slope by talking while he skis the course. We learn from him that uphill slopes are positive, Downhill slopes are negative, flat slopes are zero, and vertical “slopes” are undefined.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/slope-dude#When:03:40:26Z My Triangle, James Blunt on Sesame Street http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/xLFOWc7RPFI/my-triangle-james-blunt-on-sesame-street http://mathslinks.net/links/my-triangle-james-blunt-on-sesame-street#When:08:12:33Z Singer James Blunt, with Telly Monster, sings about his lost triangle. Video, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS2.2a Two-dimensional Space, SGS3.2a Two-dimensional Space, SGS4.2 Angles, Space and Geometry, 2D Shape, Triangles, 2012-04-25T08:12:33+00:00 Singer James Blunt, with Telly Monster, sings about his lost triangle.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/my-triangle-james-blunt-on-sesame-street
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/my-triangle-james-blunt-on-sesame-street#When:08:12:33Z Powers of Ten http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/os9W02ZIDtA/powers-of-ten-eames http://mathslinks.net/links/powers-of-ten-eames#When:12:35:19Z Powers of Ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in Chicago, this famous film transports us to the outer edges of the universe. Every ten seconds we view the starting point from ten times farther out until our own galaxy is visible only a s a speck of light among many others. Returning to Earth with breathtaking speed, we move inward- into the hand of the sleeping picnicker- with ten times more magnification every ten seconds. Our journey ends inside a proton of a carbon atom within a DNA molecule in a white blood cell. Video, NS Number, NS5.1.1 Rational Numbers, Number, Scientific Notation, 2012-04-24T12:35:19+00:00

Powers of Ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in Chicago, this famous film transports us to the outer edges of the universe. Every ten seconds we view the starting point from ten times farther out until our own galaxy is visible only a s a speck of light among many others. Returning to Earth with breathtaking speed, we move inward- into the hand of the sleeping picnicker- with ten times more magnification every ten seconds. Our journey ends inside a proton of a carbon atom within a DNA molecule in a white blood cell.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/powers-of-ten-eames
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/powers-of-ten-eames#When:12:35:19Z Unit Circle Practice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/u-YUej8Aw0g/unit-circle-practice http://mathslinks.net/links/unit-circle-practice#When:02:01:14Z A Flash animation to help students study and learn the Unit Circle. Interactive, MS Measurement, MS5.3.2 Trigonometry, Measurement, Trigonometry, 5 Trigonometric Ratios – Review and Some Preliminary Results, 5.1 Review of the trigonometric ra…, 5.3 The exact ratios., Measurement and Geometry, Pythagoras and trigonometry, Year 10A Use the unit circle to define trigonometric functions, and graph them with and without the , 2012-04-13T02:01:14+00:00 A Flash animation to help students study and learn the Unit Circle.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/unit-circle-practice#When:02:01:14Z Leading Questions - Yes Prime Minister http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/dZC1mGJXF1g/leading-questions-yes-prime-minister http://mathslinks.net/links/leading-questions-yes-prime-minister#When:05:04:20Z Sir Humphrey Appleby demonstrates the use of leading questions to skew an opinion survey to support or oppose National Service (Military Conscription). Stimulus, Video, DS Data, DS4.2 Data Analysis and Evaluation, Data, Data Analysis, DS: Data and Statistics, DS1: Statistics and society, data collection and sampling, 2012-04-11T05:04:20+00:00

Sir Humphrey Appleby demonstrates the use of leading questions to skew an opinion survey to support or oppose National Service (Military Conscription).


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/leading-questions-yes-prime-minister
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/leading-questions-yes-prime-minister#When:05:04:20Z Refraction http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/7VbVw9NYOdU/refraction http://mathslinks.net/links/refraction#When:05:25:55Z Refraction is an online puzzle game for teaching fractions. The game is not obviously a lesson in fractions, but requires knowledge of fractions to succeed. In Refraction, the player must partition lasers in order to power spaceships containing various animals who have gotten stuck in space. [more about the game] Game, NS Number, NS3.4 Fractions and Decimals, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Number, Fractions, 2012-04-09T05:25:55+00:00 Refraction is an online puzzle game for teaching fractions. The game is not obviously a lesson in fractions, but requires knowledge of fractions to succeed. In Refraction, the player must partition lasers in order to power spaceships containing various animals who have gotten stuck in space. [more about the game]


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/refraction
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/refraction#When:05:25:55Z Ratio and proportion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/_tcxMjqN3bY/ratio-and-proportion1 http://mathslinks.net/links/ratio-and-proportion1#When:08:23:19Z One-minute video on ratio and proportion Why learn about ratio and proportion? The ratio between two numbers is how many times bigger one is than the other. Video, NS Number, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Number, Ratio and Rates, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 8 Solve a range of problems involving rates and ratios, with and without digital technologies, 2012-03-29T08:23:19+00:00 One-minute video on ratio and proportion

Why learn about ratio and proportion?

The ratio between two numbers is how many times bigger one is than the other.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/ratio-and-proportion1
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/ratio-and-proportion1#When:08:23:19Z Reviewing Place Value (Let’s Wake Up What We Already Know!) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/-FUayvqnf74/reviewing-place-value-lets-wake-up-what-we-already-know http://mathslinks.net/links/reviewing-place-value-lets-wake-up-what-we-already-know#When:05:12:04Z A fresh refresher for reviewing place value. Reviews decimal place value and converting decimals to fractions. Video, NS Number, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Number, Place Value, Number and Algebra, Fractions and decimals, Year 6 Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages, 2012-03-29T05:12:04+00:00

A fresh refresher for reviewing place value.

Reviews decimal place value and converting decimals to fractions.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/reviewing-place-value-lets-wake-up-what-we-already-know
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/reviewing-place-value-lets-wake-up-what-we-already-know#When:05:12:04Z Scientific Notation - Ignite Learning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/-5GSfom7Irg/scientific-notation-ignite-learning http://mathslinks.net/links/scientific-notation-ignite-learning#When:05:05:25Z Introduce scientific notation for describing numbers and concepts from the infinitesimal to the seemingly infinite. Video, NS Number, NS5.1.1 Rational Numbers, Number, Scientific Notation, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 9 Express numbers in scientific notation, 2012-03-29T05:05:25+00:00 Introduce scientific notation for describing numbers and concepts from the infinitesimal to the seemingly infinite.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/scientific-notation-ignite-learning
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/scientific-notation-ignite-learning#When:05:05:25Z UFO Attack - Space Angle Measurement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/--mxyemoijc/ufo-attack-space-angle-measurement http://mathslinks.net/links/ufo-attack-space-angle-measurement#When:07:48:25Z Game estimating angles. Acute – obtuse angles. Game, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS4.2 Angles, Space and Geometry, Angles, 2012-03-19T07:48:25+00:00 Game estimating angles. Acute – obtuse angles.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/ufo-attack-space-angle-measurement
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/ufo-attack-space-angle-measurement#When:07:48:25Z Helicopter Shootdown - Tank Angle Measurement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/MikObS2miDU/helicopter-shootdown-tank-angle-measurement http://mathslinks.net/links/helicopter-shootdown-tank-angle-measurement#When:07:43:55Z Game estimating angles. Acute angles. Game, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS4.2 Angles, Space and Geometry, Angles, 2012-03-19T07:43:55+00:00 Game estimating angles. Acute angles.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/helicopter-shootdown-tank-angle-measurement
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/helicopter-shootdown-tank-angle-measurement#When:07:43:55Z Flip Card - Angle Types http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/Riq_iUSa8PM/flip-card-angle-types1 http://mathslinks.net/links/flip-card-angle-types1#When:07:41:27Z Matching game. Match angles to their type. Game, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS4.2 Angles, Space and Geometry, Angles, 2012-03-19T07:41:27+00:00 Matching game. Match angles to their type.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/flip-card-angle-types1
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/flip-card-angle-types1#When:07:41:27Z Complementary and Supplementary Angle Pairs Practice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/FkmkNyFuLGo/complementary-and-supplementary-angle-pairs-practice http://mathslinks.net/links/complementary-and-supplementary-angle-pairs-practice#When:07:38:26Z Find the missing angle in adjacent supplementary and complementary angles. Game, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS4.2 Angles, Space and Geometry, Angles, 2012-03-19T07:38:26+00:00 Find the missing angle in adjacent supplementary and complementary angles.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/complementary-and-supplementary-angle-pairs-practice
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/complementary-and-supplementary-angle-pairs-practice#When:07:38:26Z PEMDAS: Order of Operations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/LZk6vQcLNp8/pemdas-order-of-operations http://mathslinks.net/links/pemdas-order-of-operations#When:05:09:00Z The PEDMAS interactive tool helps you work with students to explore orders of operation and solve mathematical expressions. Drag numbers and operations to create your own expression or click on the AutoCreate icon to have PEDMAS generate one for you. Interactive, NS Number, NS4.2 Integers, Number, Order of Operations, 2012-03-19T05:09:00+00:00 The PEDMAS interactive tool helps you work with students to explore orders of operation and solve mathematical expressions. Drag numbers and operations to create your own expression or click on the AutoCreate icon to have PEDMAS generate one for you.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/pemdas-order-of-operations
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/pemdas-order-of-operations#When:05:09:00Z Square Root Calculator Plus Fun Facts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/ICHWh3T578w/square-root-calculator-plus-fun-facts http://mathslinks.net/links/square-root-calculator-plus-fun-facts#When:03:05:50Z A calculator with a single-task – find the square root of a number. Calculator, Number, Surds, 2012-03-18T03:05:50+00:00 A calculator with a single-task – find the square root of a number.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/square-root-calculator-plus-fun-facts
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/square-root-calculator-plus-fun-facts#When:03:05:50Z learn timestables fast! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/ywHSKgIuxjA/learn-timestables-fast http://mathslinks.net/links/learn-timestables-fast#When:14:50:35Z On this website times tables are practiced in a unique way because the already controlled sums are kept in a scheme. Sums that are not controlled yet are then offered more frequently so children can focus on these sums specifically. This particular method is a good and effective solution for mastering the times tables especially for those children that have a hard time learning them! The program is made extra attractive for children because a reward system is in place which allows children to earn “money” that they can use to buy pictures. Game, Practise, NS Number, NS2.3 Multiplication and Division, 2012-03-16T14:50:35+00:00 On this website times tables are practiced in a unique way because the already controlled sums are kept in a scheme.
Sums that are not controlled yet are then offered more frequently so children can focus on these sums specifically.
This particular method is a good and effective solution for mastering the times tables especially for those children that have a hard time learning them!
The program is made extra attractive for children because a reward system is in place which allows children to earn “money” that they can use to buy pictures.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/learn-timestables-fast
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/learn-timestables-fast#When:14:50:35Z Factor Feeder http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/EGaumU1C6SM/factor-feeder http://mathslinks.net/links/factor-feeder#When:23:04:47Z Eat factors of the given multiple. Avoid numbers that are not factors of the given multiple. Avoid Monsters. Game, Number, Factors, 2012-03-15T23:04:47+00:00 Eat factors of the given multiple. Avoid numbers that are not factors of the given multiple. Avoid Monsters.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/factor-feeder
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/factor-feeder#When:23:04:47Z Chase Me http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/44de7zWl4fI/chase-me http://mathslinks.net/links/chase-me#When:04:20:25Z The aim of the game is for the tortoise to catch up with the hare or vice versa. Moves are decided by throwing two dice. Adding together the numbers on the two dice tells you which animal moves one place clockwise. Worksheet available. Game, Interactive, NS Number, NS3.5 Chance, NS4.4 Probability, Number, Probability, Statistics and Probability, Chance, Year 6 Conduct chance experiments with both small and large numbers of trials using appropriate digi, Year 6 Compare observed frequencies across experiments with expected frequencies, 2012-03-14T04:20:25+00:00 The aim of the game is for the tortoise to catch up with the hare or vice versa. Moves are decided by throwing two dice. Adding together the numbers on the two dice tells you which animal moves one place clockwise.

Worksheet available.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/chase-me
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/chase-me#When:04:20:25Z Dividing decimals (animations) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/3EX5CsMoPbw/dividing-decimals-animations http://mathslinks.net/links/dividing-decimals-animations#When:01:34:07Z A set of clear animations that explain division of decimal numbers. Recurring decimals are also included. Demonstration, Flash, IWB, Projector, Visualization, NS Number, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, General, NAPLAN, Numeracy, Number, Decimals, Operations, Number and Algebra, Fractions and decimals, Real numbers, Year 7 Multiply and divide fractions and decimals using efficient written strategies and digital tec, Year 8 Investigate terminating and recurring decimals, 2012-03-14T01:34:07+00:00 A set of clear animations that explain division of decimal numbers. Recurring decimals are also included.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/dividing-decimals-animations
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/dividing-decimals-animations#When:01:34:07Z Conic Sections - interactive 3-D graph http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/TVpNiPNkKtU/conic-sections-interactive-3-d-graph http://mathslinks.net/links/conic-sections-interactive-3-d-graph#When:08:46:11Z In this interactive, you can vary parameters to produce conics. Interactive, Topic 3 Conics, 2012-03-13T08:46:11+00:00 In this interactive, you can vary parameters to produce conics.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/conic-sections-interactive-3-d-graph
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/conic-sections-interactive-3-d-graph#When:08:46:11Z Completing the square http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/EtKg2-ya604/completing-the-square http://mathslinks.net/links/completing-the-square#When:08:41:48Z Write in the form (x + a)^2 + b including those with non-integer ‘a’ and ‘b’. Lesson and practise from Manga High. Interactive, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.4 Linear equations and inequalit…, 2012-03-13T08:41:48+00:00 Write in the form (x + a)^2 + b including those with non-integer ‘a’ and ‘b’.

Lesson and practise from Manga High.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/completing-the-square
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/completing-the-square#When:08:41:48Z Frequency diagrams - Bitesize http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/8nrXlgkO3gw/frequency-diagrams-bitesize http://mathslinks.net/links/frequency-diagrams-bitesize#When:08:22:19Z Can you help Dick and Dom get to the bottom of the data in this frequency diagrams game? Activities and a quiz. Activity, Interactive, DS Data, DS4.1 Data Representation, DS4.2 Data Analysis and Evaluation, Data, Data Analysis, Data Representation, 2012-03-13T08:22:19+00:00

Can you help Dick and Dom get to the bottom of the data in this frequency diagrams game?

Activities and a quiz.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/frequency-diagrams-bitesize
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/frequency-diagrams-bitesize#When:08:22:19Z Completing the Square Game http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/A0RCZ5j-G_g/completing-the-square-game http://mathslinks.net/links/completing-the-square-game#When:08:20:17Z Practise finding which term to add (and then subtract) when you are completing the square. Game, Patterns and Algebra, Factorisation, Quadratics, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.3 Review of manipulation of and …, 2012-03-13T08:20:17+00:00 Practise finding which term to add (and then subtract) when you are completing the square.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/completing-the-square-game
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/completing-the-square-game#When:08:20:17Z BAMZOOKi Zooks - Probability http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/QZRAkxSvsgM/bamzooki-zooks-probability http://mathslinks.net/links/bamzooki-zooks-probability#When:08:02:00Z The BAMZOOKi Zooks are under starter’s orders. Get ready to race! Probability activities and quiz. Game, NS Number, NS3.5 Chance, NS4.4 Probability, Number, Probability, 2012-03-13T08:02:00+00:00

The BAMZOOKi Zooks are under starter’s orders. Get ready to race!

Probability activities and quiz.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/bamzooki-zooks-probability
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/bamzooki-zooks-probability#When:08:02:00Z Animated visual proof of the difference of two squares http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/Qk34f-CzkT8/animated-visual-proof-of-the-difference-of-two-squares http://mathslinks.net/links/animated-visual-proof-of-the-difference-of-two-squares#When:04:06:13Z A clear, animated visual proof of the fomula for the difference of two squares. The step-by-step explanations can be turned off if you are presenting this to a class. Demonstration, Flash, IWB, Projector, Visualization, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS5.3.1 Algebraic Techniques, Patterns and Algebra, Factorisation, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, 2012-03-07T04:06:13+00:00 A clear, animated visual proof of the fomula for the difference of two squares. The step-by-step explanations can be turned off if you are presenting this to a class.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/animated-visual-proof-of-the-difference-of-two-squares
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/animated-visual-proof-of-the-difference-of-two-squares#When:04:06:13Z Understanding absolute value http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/M0US94mFgWs/understanding-absolute-value http://mathslinks.net/links/understanding-absolute-value#When:02:05:57Z An applet to consider the absolute value of an algebraic expression. GeoGebra, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.2 Inequalities and absolute valu…, 2012-03-03T02:05:57+00:00 An applet to consider the absolute value of an algebraic expression.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/understanding-absolute-value
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/understanding-absolute-value#When:02:05:57Z Binomials meet the Cubes - Part 2: Factorisation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/gm7lQTe-8rg/binomials-meet-the-cubes-part-2-factorisation http://mathslinks.net/links/binomials-meet-the-cubes-part-2-factorisation#When:00:05:29Z Explores factorisation of sum and difference of cubes. Video, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.3 Review of manipulation of and …, 2012-03-03T00:05:29+00:00 Explores factorisation of sum and difference of cubes.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/binomials-meet-the-cubes-part-2-factorisation
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/binomials-meet-the-cubes-part-2-factorisation#When:00:05:29Z The Binomials meet the Cubes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/o9N2PDXrYVk/the-binomials-meet-the-cubes http://mathslinks.net/links/the-binomials-meet-the-cubes#When:23:40:48Z A look at expanding binomial cubes. Video, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.3 Review of manipulation of and …, 2012-03-02T23:40:48+00:00 A look at expanding binomial cubes.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/the-binomials-meet-the-cubes
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/the-binomials-meet-the-cubes#When:23:40:48Z Isometric Grid http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/bLsPXmcqjNY/isometric-grid http://mathslinks.net/links/isometric-grid#When:04:36:21Z A simple to use isometric grid for maths lessons using the interactive whiteboard. Join the dots up. IWB, Space and Geometry, Isometric, 2012-03-02T04:36:21+00:00 A simple to use isometric grid for maths lessons using the interactive whiteboard. Join the dots up.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/isometric-grid
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/isometric-grid#When:04:36:21Z Exploring Absolute Value Equations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/UG6Ig5fiHGw/exploring-absolute-value-equations http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-absolute-value-equations#When:10:36:01Z Explore the solution of equations in the form | ax + b | = cx + d. GeoGebra, Interactive, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.2 Inequalities and absolute valu…, 2012-03-01T10:36:01+00:00 Explore the solution of equations in the form | ax + b | = cx + d.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-absolute-value-equations
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-absolute-value-equations#When:10:36:01Z lim x → 0 (sin x / x) = 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/4eZ8wKWtAwU/lim-x-0-sin-x-x-1 http://mathslinks.net/links/lim-x-0-sin-x-x-1#When:10:09:27Z An interactive that demonstrates the fundamental limit. Manipulative, 13 The Trigonometric Functions, 13.4 E lim x → 0 (sin x / x) = 1, 2012-02-28T10:09:27+00:00 An interactive that demonstrates the fundamental limit.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/lim-x-0-sin-x-x-1
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/lim-x-0-sin-x-x-1#When:10:09:27Z Investigating Scientific Notation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/GYmZkR3KWT8/investigating-scientific-notation http://mathslinks.net/links/investigating-scientific-notation#When:20:25:59Z An investigation of some real objects using Wolfram Alpha. The worksheets formed the basis of the investigation looking at the mass of a grain of rice, the diameter of the earth, the speed of light and the distance to Proxima Centauri (the star closest to earth). Printable, NS Number, NS5.1.1 Rational Numbers, Number, Scientific Notation, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 9 Express numbers in scientific notation, 2012-02-27T20:25:59+00:00 An investigation of some real objects using Wolfram Alpha. The worksheets formed the basis of the investigation looking at the mass of a grain of rice, the diameter of the earth, the speed of light and the distance to Proxima Centauri (the star closest to earth).


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/investigating-scientific-notation
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/investigating-scientific-notation#When:20:25:59Z Fractional Indices http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/FIU6pa7wJxU/fractional-indices http://mathslinks.net/links/fractional-indices#When:20:23:57Z Evaluate expressions with fractional indices Interactive, Quiz, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS5.1.1 Algebraic Techniques, PAS5.2.1 Algebraic Techniques, Number, Index Notation, Patterns and Algebra, Index Notation, 2012-02-27T20:23:57+00:00 Evaluate expressions with fractional indices


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/fractional-indices
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/fractional-indices#When:20:23:57Z Negative Indices http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/4Qm1PWK_x6U/negative-indices http://mathslinks.net/links/negative-indices#When:20:22:56Z Match expressions with negative indices to an equivalent without negative indices, drag and drop. Interactive, Quiz, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS5.1.1 Algebraic Techniques, PAS5.2.1 Algebraic Techniques, Patterns and Algebra, Index Notation, 2012-02-27T20:22:56+00:00 Match expressions with negative indices to an equivalent without negative indices, drag and drop.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/negative-indices
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/negative-indices#When:20:22:56Z Index Laws http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/JgedVWR9A5Y/index-laws http://mathslinks.net/links/index-laws#When:20:20:11Z Simplify expressions using the index laws – drag and drop. Interactive, Quiz, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS5.1.1 Algebraic Techniques, PAS5.2.1 Algebraic Techniques, Patterns and Algebra, Index Notation, 2012-02-27T20:20:11+00:00 Simplify expressions using the index laws – drag and drop.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/index-laws
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/index-laws#When:20:20:11Z Newton’s Method http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/W9DXxxS9CXc/newtons-method http://mathslinks.net/links/newtons-method#When:08:53:01Z A simple, but useful, visual demo of Newton’s Method for approximating the roots of polynomials. GeoGebra, Interactive, 16 E Polynomials, 16.4 E Iterative methods for numerica…, 2012-02-26T08:53:01+00:00 A simple, but useful, visual demo of Newton’s Method for approximating the roots of polynomials.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/newtons-method
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/newtons-method#When:08:53:01Z The Newton-Raphson Method http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/YMS-pIPlepI/the-newton-raphson-method http://mathslinks.net/links/the-newton-raphson-method#When:08:49:26Z This applet investigates the Newton-Raphson iterative method for approximating roots of equations, using differentiation. Interactive, 16 E Polynomials, 16.4 E Iterative methods for numerica…, 2012-02-26T08:49:26+00:00 This applet investigates the Newton-Raphson iterative method for approximating roots of equations, using differentiation.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/the-newton-raphson-method
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/the-newton-raphson-method#When:08:49:26Z Checkerboard http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/QA6YB5K-rBs/checkerboard http://mathslinks.net/links/checkerboard#When:03:59:05Z How many squares on a checkerboard (or chessboard)? With this applet you can find out – in an interactive way – on how many places a square of a given size will fit on a checkerboard with given dimensions. Interactive, Manipulative, General, Problem Solving, Space and Geometry, 2012-02-26T03:59:05+00:00

How many squares on a checkerboard (or chessboard)?

With this applet you can find out – in an interactive way – on how many places a square of a given size will fit on a checkerboard with given dimensions.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/checkerboard
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/checkerboard#When:03:59:05Z Sundae Times Lite http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/2HluPAL4Oq8/sundae-times-lite http://mathslinks.net/links/sundae-times-lite#When:02:01:14Z Sundae Times Lite is an easier version of Sundae Times designed for primary students, or those who want a more relaxing maths experience. Use your knowledge of basic Addition, Subtraction, Division, and Multiplication to build the tallest, most incredible ice cream sundae possible. Game, NS Number, NS3.2 Addition and Subtraction , NS3.3 Multiplication and Division, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers, Number, Operations, 2012-02-25T02:01:14+00:00 Sundae Times Lite is an easier version of Sundae Times designed for primary students, or those who want a more relaxing maths experience.

Use your knowledge of basic Addition, Subtraction, Division, and Multiplication to build the tallest, most incredible ice cream sundae possible.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/sundae-times-lite
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/sundae-times-lite#When:02:01:14Z Rounding practise http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/K66FoVyddo4/rounding-practise http://mathslinks.net/links/rounding-practise#When:09:52:42Z Practise rounding to decimal places, significant figures and nearest power of 10. Activity, Manipulative, NS Number, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, NS5.2.1 Rational Numbers, Number, Rounding, 2012-02-20T09:52:42+00:00 Practise rounding to decimal places, significant figures and nearest power of 10.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/rounding-practise
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/rounding-practise#When:09:52:42Z 1 and Prime Numbers - Numberphile http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/ENxjcmk69Uk/1-and-prime-numbers-numberphile http://mathslinks.net/links/1-and-prime-numbers-numberphile#When:03:22:07Z Why is one not a prime number – featuring Dr James Grime. Discusses the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. Video, NS Number, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers, Number, Special Numbers, Number and Algebra, Number and place value, Year 6 Identify and describe properties of prime, composite, square and triangular numbers, Year 7 Investigate index notation and represent whole numbers as products of powers of prime numbers, 2012-02-18T03:22:07+00:00 Why is one not a prime number – featuring Dr James Grime.

Discusses the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/1-and-prime-numbers-numberphile
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/1-and-prime-numbers-numberphile#When:03:22:07Z Decention http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/QIZH2lpSvoM/decention http://mathslinks.net/links/decention#When:00:10:19Z A game where you have to sort numbers into equivalent groups. Each group contains a fraction, decimal and percentage. Starts off easier and gets harder with each level completed Game, NS Number, NS2.4 Fractions and Decimals, NS3.4 Fractions and Decimals, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Number, Decimals, Fractions, Percentages, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, 2012-02-12T00:10:19+00:00 A game where you have to sort numbers into equivalent groups. Each group contains a fraction, decimal and percentage. Starts off easier and gets harder with each level completed


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/decention
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/decention#When:00:10:19Z BAMZOOKi - Mode, median, mean, range http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/W9xQetSPXy4/bamzooki-mode-median-mean-range http://mathslinks.net/links/bamzooki-mode-median-mean-range#When:09:34:31Z The BAMZOOKi Zooks are loose! Sort the averages before the lair is overrun! Practise calculating the mode, median, mean and range. Game, DS Data, DS4.2 Data Analysis and Evaluation, Data, Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability, Data representation and interpretation, Year 7 Calculate mean, median, mode and range for sets of data. Interpret these statistics in the co, 2012-02-11T09:34:31+00:00

The BAMZOOKi Zooks are loose! Sort the averages before the lair is overrun!

Practise calculating the mode, median, mean and range.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/bamzooki-mode-median-mean-range
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/bamzooki-mode-median-mean-range#When:09:34:31Z The Irrationality of Pi - The Code - Episode 1 - BBC Two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/qPqw92AMWkI/the-irrationality-of-pi-the-code-episode-1-bbc-two http://mathslinks.net/links/the-irrationality-of-pi-the-code-episode-1-bbc-two#When:02:17:24Z In episode one of The Code, Marcus du Sautoy explains the importance of irrational number pi and how any number you can possibly imagine will appear in the sequence somewhere. Video, NS Number, NS5.3.1 Real Numbers, Number, Real Numbers, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 8 Investigate the concept of irrational numbers, including pi, Year 10A Define rational and irrational numbers and perform operations with surds and fractional ind, 2012-02-08T02:17:24+00:00

In episode one of The Code, Marcus du Sautoy explains the importance of irrational number pi and how any number you can possibly imagine will appear in the sequence somewhere.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/the-irrationality-of-pi-the-code-episode-1-bbc-two
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/the-irrationality-of-pi-the-code-episode-1-bbc-two#When:02:17:24Z Substitution (animations) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/yMHCdaWIu8A/substitution-animations http://mathslinks.net/links/substitution-animations#When:07:41:12Z A set of animations that illustrate the process of algebraic substitution, including using concrete materials to model the process. Suitable for the IWB or projector. Free. Demonstration, Flash, IWB, Projector, Visualization, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS4.1 Algebraic Techniques, Patterns and Algebra, Expressions, Substitution, Number and Algebra, Patterns and algebra, Year 7 Introduce the concept of variables as a way of representing numbers using letters, Year 7 Create algebraic expressions and evaluate them by substituting a given value for each variabl, Year 10 Substitute values into formulas to determine an unknown, 2012-02-07T07:41:12+00:00 A set of animations that illustrate the process of algebraic substitution, including using concrete materials to model the process. Suitable for the IWB or projector. Free.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/substitution-animations
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/substitution-animations#When:07:41:12Z Place Value Pirates (without decimals) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/4NWV-yybltU/place-value-pirates-without-decimals http://mathslinks.net/links/place-value-pirates-without-decimals#When:04:32:00Z Your goal is to find the buried treasure of Sir Francis PlaceValue. Correctly identify the pirate that has a particular number in the right place value. See also the version with decimals. Game, NS Number, NS2.1 Whole Numbers, NS2.4 Fractions and Decimals, NS3.1 Whole Numbers, Number, Place Value, 2012-02-07T04:32:00+00:00

Your goal is to find the buried treasure of Sir Francis PlaceValue.

Correctly identify the pirate that has a particular number in the right place value.

See also the version with decimals.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/place-value-pirates-without-decimals
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/place-value-pirates-without-decimals#When:04:32:00Z Place Value Pirates (with decimals) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/S-C9GjNApGI/place-value-pirates-with-decimals http://mathslinks.net/links/place-value-pirates-with-decimals#When:04:24:13Z Your goal is to find the buried treasure of Sir Francis PlaceValue. Correctly identify the pirate that has a particular number in the right place value. See also the version without decimals. Game, NS Number, NS2.4 Fractions and Decimals, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Number, Decimals, Place Value, 2012-02-07T04:24:13+00:00

Your goal is to find the buried treasure of Sir Francis PlaceValue.

Correctly identify the pirate that has a particular number in the right place value.

See also the version without decimals.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/place-value-pirates-with-decimals
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/place-value-pirates-with-decimals#When:04:24:13Z Philip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/X2Fn_iuW1f0/philip-glass-sesame-street-geometry-of-circles http://mathslinks.net/links/philip-glass-sesame-street-geometry-of-circles#When:02:43:37Z “Geometry of Circles” is a series of unnumbered animation pieces created for Sesame Street in 1979. The shorts consist of the movement of six circles (each with a different color of the rainbow) that are formed by and split up into various geometric patterns. source Students could be asked to identify the parts of a circle that appear. The video could be used as the basis for students to create similar designs. Video, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Space and Geometry, Circles, Measurement and Geometry, Using units of measurement, Year 8 Investigate the relationship between features of circles such as circumference, area, radius , 2012-02-05T02:43:37+00:00

“Geometry of Circles” is a series of unnumbered animation pieces created for Sesame Street in 1979. The shorts consist of the movement of six circles (each with a different color of the rainbow) that are formed by and split up into various geometric patterns. source

Students could be asked to identify the parts of a circle that appear. The video could be used as the basis for students to create similar designs.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/philip-glass-sesame-street-geometry-of-circles
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/philip-glass-sesame-street-geometry-of-circles#When:02:43:37Z Math: Adding and Subtracting Time, Elapsed Time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/RwCXJc_yk6k/math-adding-and-subtracting-time-elapsed-time http://mathslinks.net/links/math-adding-and-subtracting-time-elapsed-time#When:02:06:18Z Practice adding and subtracting time Activity, Interactive, MS Measurement, MS4.3 Time, Measurement, Time, 2012-02-04T02:06:18+00:00 Practice adding and subtracting time


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/math-adding-and-subtracting-time-elapsed-time
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/math-adding-and-subtracting-time-elapsed-time#When:02:06:18Z TwentyFour Lite http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/qNj-cCRkZmY/twentyfour-lite http://mathslinks.net/links/twentyfour-lite#When:05:45:12Z “An addictive new take on a classic math card game! The goal of the game is deceptively simple: make the number 24 using the four given numbers and basic arithmetic — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.” [iTunes link – iPhone, iPod touch, iPad – free] iPod / iPhone / iPad App, NS Number, NS4.2 Integers, Number, Order of Operations, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, Number and Algebra, Patterns and algebra, Year 6 Explore the use of brackets and order of operations to write number sentences, 2012-02-02T05:45:12+00:00

“An addictive new take on a classic math card game! The goal of the game is deceptively simple: make the number 24 using the four given numbers and basic arithmetic — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.”

[iTunes link – iPhone, iPod touch, iPad – free]


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/twentyfour-lite
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/twentyfour-lite#When:05:45:12Z math teacher - math touch practice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/ASlv9-GWT0Q/math-teacher-math-touch-practice http://mathslinks.net/links/math-teacher-math-touch-practice#When:05:40:24Z “Math Touch helps you visualize how to perform the Order of Operations given any mathematical operation sequence.” [iTunes link for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad – free] iPod / iPhone / iPad App, NS Number, NS4.2 Integers, Number, Order of Operations, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, Number and Algebra, Patterns and algebra, Year 6 Explore the use of brackets and order of operations to write number sentences, 2012-02-02T05:40:24+00:00 “Math Touch helps you visualize how to perform the Order of Operations given any mathematical operation sequence.”
[iTunes link for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad – free]


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/math-teacher-math-touch-practice
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/math-teacher-math-touch-practice#When:05:40:24Z Percentage Calculator http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/T32hNFzEjV4/percentage-calculator http://mathslinks.net/links/percentage-calculator#When:10:52:13Z Percentage calculator is a web app that is used as an aid in learning / teaching percentages and fractions. The tool can be used on the original website and customized and embedded on external websites, for example to provide an interactie element to otherwise static lessons on percentages and let children test problems as they read about them. Calculator, Tutorial, NS Number, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Number, Fractions, Percentages, FM: Financial Mathematics, FM2: Investing money, FM3 Taxation, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, Number and Algebra, Fractions and decimals, Year 6 Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages, Real numbers, Year 7 Connect fractions, decimals and percentages and carry out simple conversions, Year 7 Find percentages of quantities and express one quantity as a percentage of another, with and , Year 8 Solve problems involving the use of percentages, including percentage increases and decreases, Money and financial mathematics, Year 6 Investigate and calculate percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50% on sale items, with and wi, 2012-01-27T10:52:13+00:00 Percentage calculator is a web app that is used as an aid in learning / teaching percentages and fractions.

The tool can be used on the original website and customized and embedded on external websites, for example to provide an interactie element to otherwise static lessons on percentages and let children test problems as they read about them.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/percentage-calculator
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/percentage-calculator#When:10:52:13Z Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [Part 3 of 3] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/EJDjvEil7sE/doodling-in-math-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-part-3-of-3 http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-part-3-of-3#When:04:47:45Z Part 3 of Vi Hart investigating spirals and Fibonacci. See also Part 1 and Part 2. Video, NS Number, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers, Number, Special Numbers, 2012-01-21T04:47:45+00:00 Part 3 of Vi Hart investigating spirals and Fibonacci.
See also Part 1 and Part 2.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-part-3-of-3
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-part-3-of-3#When:04:47:45Z Absolute Value Equations - Billionaire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/IqB1VYBc9g0/absolute-value-equations-billionaire http://mathslinks.net/links/absolute-value-equations-billionaire#When:04:24:07Z Do you know how to solve absolute value equations? Play this fun game to find out. … In this game students will practice solving absolute value equations. Game, Number, Absolute Value, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.2 Inequalities and absolute valu…, 2012-01-21T04:24:07+00:00 Do you know how to solve absolute value equations? Play this fun game to find out. … In this game students will practice solving absolute value equations.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/absolute-value-equations-billionaire
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/absolute-value-equations-billionaire#When:04:24:07Z Absolute Value game http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/Kx3pJH06vZs/absolute-value-game http://mathslinks.net/links/absolute-value-game#When:04:21:26Z Learn how to order absolute value the fun way with Number Balls. Number, Absolute Value, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.2 Inequalities and absolute valu…, 2012-01-21T04:21:26+00:00 Learn how to order absolute value the fun way with Number Balls.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/absolute-value-game
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/absolute-value-game#When:04:21:26Z Adding fractions (animations) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/EpTi_dbIuqk/adding-fractions-animations http://mathslinks.net/links/adding-fractions-animations#When:22:10:46Z Flash animations that show how we add fractions. Clear animated diagrams promote understanding and correct mathematical working is also demonstrated and explained. There are step-by-step explanations that can be turned off if you are presenting to a class. Free. Demonstration, Flash, IWB, Projector, Visualization, NS Number, NS3.4 Fractions and Decimals, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, General, NAPLAN, Numeracy, Number, Fractions, Number and Algebra, Fractions and decimals, Year 6 Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same or related denom, Real numbers, Year 7 Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions, including those with unrelate, 2012-01-18T22:10:46+00:00 Flash animations that show how we add fractions. Clear animated diagrams promote understanding and correct mathematical working is also demonstrated and explained. There are step-by-step explanations that can be turned off if you are presenting to a class. Free.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/adding-fractions-animations
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/adding-fractions-animations#When:22:10:46Z Operations with Surds http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/16-gNSc7riQ/operations-with-surds http://mathslinks.net/links/operations-with-surds#When:10:44:12Z Match expressions to their simplified form. Activity, Practise, NS Number, NS5.3.1 Real Numbers, Number, Surds, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 10A Define rational and irrational numbers and perform operations with surds and fractional ind, 2012-01-14T10:44:12+00:00 Match expressions to their simplified form.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/operations-with-surds
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/operations-with-surds#When:10:44:12Z Cube Tour http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/xnPGcPcd1II/cube-tour http://mathslinks.net/links/cube-tour#When:08:33:03Z A thinking skills puzzle. Activity, Interactive, General, Puzzle, 2012-01-14T08:33:03+00:00 A thinking skills puzzle.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/cube-tour
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/cube-tour#When:08:33:03Z Shaq’s math http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/co0ReRhCwRE/shaqs-math http://mathslinks.net/links/shaqs-math#When:22:10:46Z Is 18 for 39 more or less than 50%? Video, NS Number, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Number, Percentages, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 7 Find percentages of quantities and express one quantity as a percentage of another, with and , 2012-01-13T22:10:46+00:00 Is 18 for 39 more or less than 50%?


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/shaqs-math
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/shaqs-math#When:22:10:46Z The Search for a More Perfect Kilogram http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/ctPXxFsHRAs/the-search-for-a-more-perfect-kilogram http://mathslinks.net/links/the-search-for-a-more-perfect-kilogram#When:02:32:43Z The perfect kilogram is getting lighter. Can science find a better measure? Article, Interesting, MS Measurement, MS3.4 Mass, Measurement, Measurement and Geometry, Using units of measurement, 2012-01-13T02:32:43+00:00 The perfect kilogram is getting lighter. Can science find a better measure?


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/the-search-for-a-more-perfect-kilogram
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/the-search-for-a-more-perfect-kilogram#When:02:32:43Z Islamic Art and Geometric Design: Activities for Learning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/2fvnjd4G-N8/islamic-art-and-geometric-design-activities-for-learning http://mathslinks.net/links/islamic-art-and-geometric-design-activities-for-learning#When:02:38:10Z Examine the principles of geometric design that are the basis for the beautiful and intricate patterns in the art of the Islamic world. Includes a brief overview of Islamic art and a series of pattern-making activities (including reproducible grids) for use in the classroom. Activity, Design, Printable, SGS Space and Geometry, General, Design, Space and Geometry, 2012-01-12T02:38:10+00:00 Examine the principles of geometric design that are the basis for the beautiful and intricate patterns in the art of the Islamic world. Includes a brief overview of Islamic art and a series of pattern-making activities (including reproducible grids) for use in the classroom.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/islamic-art-and-geometric-design-activities-for-learning
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/islamic-art-and-geometric-design-activities-for-learning#When:02:38:10Z Doodling in Math Class: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [2 of 3] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/Q5MG0tkH8Xs/doodling-in-math-class-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-2-of-3 http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-class-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-2-of-3#When:21:57:06Z Part 2 of Vi Hart investigating spirals and Fibonacci. See also Part 1. Video, NS Number, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers, Number, Special Numbers, 2012-01-11T21:57:06+00:00 Part 2 of Vi Hart investigating spirals and Fibonacci.

See also Part 1.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-class-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-2-of-3
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-class-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-2-of-3#When:21:57:06Z Paper Fortune Teller http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/PF4zAKEsoTg/paper-fortune-teller http://mathslinks.net/links/paper-fortune-teller#When:20:40:11Z Make a paper fortune teller to practise multiplication tables. Practise, Printable, NS Number, NS2.3 Multiplication and Division, NS3.3 Multiplication and Division, Number, Times Tables, 2012-01-11T20:40:11+00:00 Make a paper fortune teller to practise multiplication tables.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/paper-fortune-teller
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/paper-fortune-teller#When:20:40:11Z Sesame Street: Two Headed: What’s a Rectangle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/ghJdXNcz8w8/sesame-street-two-headed-whats-a-rectangle http://mathslinks.net/links/sesame-street-two-headed-whats-a-rectangle#When:03:13:01Z The Two Headed Monster make a rectangle And, along the way shows that two identical triangles form a rectangle. Video, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Measurement, Area, Space and Geometry, 2D Shape, Measurement and Geometry, Using units of measurement, Year 7 Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms and use these in, 2012-01-10T03:13:01+00:00

The Two Headed Monster make a rectangle

And, along the way shows that two identical triangles form a rectangle.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/sesame-street-two-headed-whats-a-rectangle
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/sesame-street-two-headed-whats-a-rectangle#When:03:13:01Z Square Root Calculator & Solver http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/rWsEyhxTIZg/square-root-calculator-solver http://mathslinks.net/links/square-root-calculator-solver#When:03:42:01Z The square root calculator will reduce any square root to its simplest radical form as well as provide a brute force rounded approximation of any real or imaginary square root. Calculator, Tool, NS Number, NS5.3.1 Real Numbers, Number, Surds, 1 Basic Arithmetic and Algebra, 1.1 Review of arithmetical operati…, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 10A Define rational and irrational numbers and perform operations with surds and fractional ind, 2012-01-08T03:42:01+00:00 The square root calculator will reduce any square root to its simplest radical form as well as provide a brute force rounded approximation of any real or imaginary square root.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/square-root-calculator-solver
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/square-root-calculator-solver#When:03:42:01Z Numberphile http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/BWNYmwOlCRg/numberphile http://mathslinks.net/links/numberphile#When:04:49:37Z Videos about numbers and stuff. Play video to see the preview. Video, Number, Special Numbers, 2012-01-05T04:49:37+00:00 Videos about numbers and stuff. Play video to see the preview.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/numberphile
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/numberphile#When:04:49:37Z Suggested for Math Class (videos) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/VPZgoHL7Wh0/suggested-for-math-class-videos http://mathslinks.net/links/suggested-for-math-class-videos#When:20:40:47Z A curated list of videos for using in maths class. Fun, engaging videos that I might use in class to illustrate different concepts. Video, 2012-01-04T20:40:47+00:00 A curated list of videos for using in maths class.

Fun, engaging videos that I might use in class to illustrate different concepts.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/suggested-for-math-class-videos
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/suggested-for-math-class-videos#When:20:40:47Z Shown in Math Class (videos) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/9PACVCWb7so/shown-in-math-class http://mathslinks.net/links/shown-in-math-class#When:20:38:39Z A curated list of video for maths teaching. Video, 2012-01-04T20:38:39+00:00 A curated list of video for maths teaching.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/shown-in-math-class
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/shown-in-math-class#When:20:38:39Z Tangram Puzzle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/-4VCgAi3Xb4/tangram-puzzle http://mathslinks.net/links/tangram-puzzle#When:08:21:24Z A Geogebra version of the ancient Chinese puzzle. Instructions included within the worksheet. GeoGebra, Interactive, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS3.2a Two-dimensional Space, SGS4.3 Properties of Geometrical Figures, Space and Geometry, 2D Shape, Transformations, Measurement and Geometry, Location and transformation, Year 6 Investigate combinations of translations, reflections and rotations, with and without the use, 2012-01-03T08:21:24+00:00 A Geogebra version of the ancient Chinese puzzle. Instructions included within the worksheet.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/tangram-puzzle
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/tangram-puzzle#When:08:21:24Z The Discriminant of a Quadratic: YOU DON"T NEED IT! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/IyB-Pd38kN4/the-discriminant-of-a-quadratic-you-dont-need-it http://mathslinks.net/links/the-discriminant-of-a-quadratic-you-dont-need-it#When:01:23:05Z In this video Dr James Tanton explains how one need not know “b^2-4ac” to answer those dreary algebra questions. Video, 9 The Quadratic Polynomial and the Parabola, 9.2 General theory of quadratic eq…, 2012-01-02T01:23:05+00:00 In this video Dr James Tanton explains how one need not know “b^2-4ac” to answer those dreary algebra questions.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/the-discriminant-of-a-quadratic-you-dont-need-it
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/the-discriminant-of-a-quadratic-you-dont-need-it#When:01:23:05Z Standard Normal Curve http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/ccISp_K8-fo/standard-normal-curve http://mathslinks.net/links/standard-normal-curve#When:03:59:27Z A visualisation of the normal distribution curve, you can set the mean and standard deviation. Visualization, DS Data, DS5.2.1 Uses the interquartile range and standard deviation to analyse data, Data, Data Analysis, DS: Data and Statistics, DS3: Summary statistics, DS4: Interpreting sets of data, DS5: The normal distribution, Statistics and Probability, Data representation and interpretation, Year 10A Calculate and interpret the mean and standard deviation of data and use these to compare da, 2012-01-01T03:59:27+00:00 A visualisation of the normal distribution curve, you can set the mean and standard deviation.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/standard-normal-curve
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/standard-normal-curve#When:03:59:27Z Whack a Mole http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/FpuBXtzNp58/whack-a-mole http://mathslinks.net/links/whack-a-mole#When:03:54:07Z Click the correct coordinate to hit the mole. Game, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS4.5 Linear Relationships, PAS5.1.2 Coordinate Geometry, Patterns and Algebra, Coordinates, Straight Line Graphs, Number and Algebra, Linear and nonlinear relationships, Year 7 Given coordinates, plot points on the Cartesian plane, and find coordinates for a given point, 2012-01-01T03:54:07+00:00 Click the correct coordinate to hit the mole.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/whack-a-mole
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/whack-a-mole#When:03:54:07Z Arithmetic Avalanche http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/vTX2BtQkg5c/arithmetic-avalanche http://mathslinks.net/links/arithmetic-avalanche#When:03:27:18Z Help Claudio the CoolSchool Penguin get away from the avalanche by completing arithmetic sequences. Game, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS4.2 Number Patterns, Patterns and Algebra, Numeric and geometric patterns, Number and Algebra, Patterns and algebra, Year 6 Continue and create sequences involving whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Describe the r, 2012-01-01T03:27:18+00:00 Help Claudio the CoolSchool Penguin get away from the avalanche by completing arithmetic sequences.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/arithmetic-avalanche
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/arithmetic-avalanche#When:03:27:18Z Algebra vs. the Cockroaches http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/E8nnrIgUImo/algebra-vs-the-cockroaches http://mathslinks.net/links/algebra-vs-the-cockroaches#When:03:22:36Z Find the gradient and y-intercept of straight lines to defeat the cockroaches. (see also the no sound version) Game, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS4.5 Linear Relationships, PAS5.1.2 Coordinate Geometry, Patterns and Algebra, Straight Line Graphs, 2012-01-01T03:22:36+00:00 Find the gradient and y-intercept of straight lines to defeat the cockroaches.
(see also the no sound version)


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/algebra-vs-the-cockroaches
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/algebra-vs-the-cockroaches#When:03:22:36Z Box and Whisker Plot Maker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/3uEPXtpMwIM/box-and-whisker-plot-maker http://mathslinks.net/links/box-and-whisker-plot-maker#When:21:36:44Z Create a box-and-whisker plot that can be downloaded. This tool allows you to enter the data and change colours of your plot. Interactive, Printable, Tool, DS Data, DS5.2.1 Uses the interquartile range and standard deviation to analyse data, Data, Box and Whisker Plot, Statistics and Probability, Data representation and interpretation, Year 10 Construct and interpret box plots and use them to compare data sets, 2011-12-26T21:36:44+00:00 Create a box-and-whisker plot that can be downloaded. This tool allows you to enter the data and change colours of your plot.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/box-and-whisker-plot-maker
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/box-and-whisker-plot-maker#When:21:36:44Z Factor Tree http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/wqSBH99Civ0/factor-tree http://mathslinks.net/links/factor-tree#When:23:39:52Z “This manipulative allows you to construct factor trees (to the prime factors) for two numbers, and then from the prime factorization, you are asked to identify the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the two given numbers.” Interactive, NS Number, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers, Number, Factors, Number and Algebra, Number and place value, Year 7 Investigate index notation and represent whole numbers as products of powers of prime numbers, 2011-12-23T23:39:52+00:00 “This manipulative allows you to construct factor trees (to the prime factors) for two numbers, and then from the prime factorization, you are asked to identify the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the two given numbers.”


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/factor-tree
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/factor-tree#When:23:39:52Z Super Ultimate Graphing Challenge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/LkGKfBJNacc/super-ultimate-graphing-challenge http://mathslinks.net/links/super-ultimate-graphing-challenge#When:21:51:13Z Explore the physics of velocity, acceleration and time with this interactive graphing game. Game, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS5.2.5 Graphs of Physical Phenomena, PAS5.3.5 Graphs of Physical Phenomena, Advanced, Calculus, Data, Data Representation, Patterns and Algebra, Graphs of Physical Phenomena, AM: Algebra and Modelling, AM4: Modelling linear relationships, 14 Applications of Calculus to the Physical World, 14.3 i the determination of the veloc…, 14.3 Velocity and acceleration as t…, 14.3 ii the determination of the dista…, Number and Algebra, Linear and nonlinear relationships, Year 9 Sketch simple nonlinear relations with and without the use of digital technologies, 2011-12-23T21:51:13+00:00 Explore the physics of velocity, acceleration and time with this interactive graphing game.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/super-ultimate-graphing-challenge
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/super-ultimate-graphing-challenge#When:21:51:13Z Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [1 of 3] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/tgFbrI8vUb8/doodling-in-math-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-1-of-3 http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-1-of-3#When:05:54:03Z A great investigation of spirals and Fibonacci by Vi Hart. Video, NS Number, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers, Number, Special Numbers, 2011-12-22T05:54:03+00:00 A great investigation of spirals and Fibonacci by Vi Hart.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-1-of-3
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-spirals-fibonacci-and-being-a-plant-1-of-3#When:05:54:03Z Box Plot/Histogram http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/wabYH_MufzE/box-plot-histogram http://mathslinks.net/links/box-plot-histogram#When:03:25:41Z An interactive for drawing a box-and-whisker plot and histogram from the same data. Interactive, DS Data, DS5.2.1 Uses the interquartile range and standard deviation to analyse data, Data, Box and Whisker Plot, Data Analysis, Data Representation, DS: Data and Statistics, DS2: Displaying and interpreting single data sets, Statistics and Probability, Data representation and interpretation, Year 9 Construct back-to-back stem-and-leaf plots and histograms and describe data, using terms incl, Year 10 Determine quartiles and interquartile range, Year 10 Construct and interpret box plots and use them to compare data sets, Year 10 Compare shapes of box plots to corresponding histograms and dot plots, 2011-12-21T03:25:41+00:00 An interactive for drawing a box-and-whisker plot and histogram from the same data.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/box-plot-histogram
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/box-plot-histogram#When:03:25:41Z Exploring the Diameter and Circumference of Circles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/3o188yvItVU/exploring-the-diameter-and-circumference-of-circles http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-the-diameter-and-circumference-of-circles#When:09:58:59Z This multimedia mathematics resource demonstrates how circles can be found all around us. An interactive activity allows students to explore the value of pi by investigating the relationship between circumference and diameter. A print activity is provided. Interactive, Video, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Space and Geometry, Circles, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 8 Investigate the concept of irrational numbers, including pi, Measurement and Geometry, Using units of measurement, Year 8 Investigate the relationship between features of circles such as circumference, area, radius , 2011-12-18T09:58:59+00:00 This multimedia mathematics resource demonstrates how circles can be found all around us. An interactive activity allows students to explore the value of pi by investigating the relationship between circumference and diameter. A print activity is provided.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-the-diameter-and-circumference-of-circles
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/exploring-the-diameter-and-circumference-of-circles#When:09:58:59Z Hooda Math http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/voJsZOZCc98/hooda-math http://mathslinks.net/links/hooda-math#When:00:16:28Z Free online math site for teachers, parents, and kids featuring math games, math worksheets, math tutorials, and math movies. Game, General, Games, 2011-12-16T00:16:28+00:00 Free online math site for teachers, parents, and kids featuring math games, math worksheets, math tutorials, and math movies.


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/hooda-math
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/hooda-math#When:00:16:28Z Cool math 4 kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/zCUN7CxEcFM/cool-math-4-kids http://mathslinks.net/links/cool-math-4-kids#When:00:13:17Z Cool math 4 kids is an amusement park of math, games and more – especially designed for fun, fun, FUN! Game, General, Games, 2011-12-16T00:13:17+00:00 Cool math 4 kids is an amusement park of math, games and more – especially designed for fun, fun, FUN!


On MathsLinks: http://mathslinks.net/links/cool-math-4-kids
Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/cool-math-4-kids#When:00:13:17Z Parabola Equation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/I8EIuqVCjIc/parabola-equation http://mathslinks.net/links/parabola-equation#When:09:45:13Z This interactive graphs the parabolas of (x-h)²=4p(y-k) and 4p(x-h)=(y-k)². Use the sliders to adjust the values of h, k, and p and use the checkboxes to show or hide the graphs. GeoGebra, Interactive, Manipulative, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS5.3.4 Coordinate Geometry, Patterns and Algebra, Quadratics, 9 The Quadratic Polynomial and the Parabola, 2011-12-13T09:45:13+00:00 This interactive graphs the parabolas of (x-h)²=4p(y-k) and 4p(x-h)=(y-k)². Use the sliders to adjust the values of h, k, and p and use the checkboxes to show or hide the graphs.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/parabola-equation#When:09:45:13Z SPENT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/8NOC2R5HosQ/spent http://mathslinks.net/links/spent#When:09:30:54Z Spent is an interactive game created that challenges you to manage your money, raise a child and make it through the month getting paid minimum wage after a stretch of unemployment. Game, NS Number, NS5.1.2 Consumer Arithmetic, NS5.2.2 Consumer Arithmetic, Number, Consumer Arithmetic, FM: Financial Mathematics, FM1: Earning and managing money, 2011-12-13T09:30:54+00:00 Spent is an interactive game created that challenges you to manage your money, raise a child and make it through the month getting paid minimum wage after a stretch of unemployment.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/spent#When:09:30:54Z Three different ways to solve a ratio problem http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/KvwjSGsk9go/three-different-ways-to-solve-a-ratio-problem http://mathslinks.net/links/three-different-ways-to-solve-a-ratio-problem#When:06:18:33Z A set of flash animations that demonstrate the different ways of looking at and solving a ratio problem. Students develop their proportional reasoning by looking at a problem from several perspectives. The are step-by-step explanations can be turned off if you are presenting these animations to a class. Demonstration, Flash, IWB, Projector, Visualization, NS Number, NS4.3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Number, Ratio and Rates, Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 8 Solve a range of problems involving rates and ratios, with and without digital technologies, 2011-12-13T06:18:33+00:00 A set of flash animations that demonstrate the different ways of looking at and solving a ratio problem. Students develop their proportional reasoning by looking at a problem from several perspectives. The are step-by-step explanations can be turned off if you are presenting these animations to a class.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/three-different-ways-to-solve-a-ratio-problem#When:06:18:33Z Expression diagrams (animations) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/HKjsDOvuNaY/expression-diagrams-animations http://mathslinks.net/links/expression-diagrams-animations#When:06:11:07Z These animations introduce and demonstrate expression diagrams, also known as arrow diagrams or flowcharts. Expression diagrams show how an algebraic expression is built. They promote a deeper understanding of algebra and also help students to solve equations. There are some optional step-by-step explanations that can be turned off if you are presenting to a class. Demonstration, Flash, IWB, Projector, Visualization, PAS Patterns and Algebra, PAS4.4 Algebraic Techniques, Patterns and Algebra, Equations, Expressions, Number and Algebra, Patterns and algebra, Year 7 Create algebraic expressions and evaluate them by substituting a given value for each variabl, Linear and nonlinear relationships, Year 7 Solve simple linear equations, Year 8 Solve linear equations using algebraic and graphical techniques. Verify solutions by substitu, 2011-12-13T06:11:07+00:00 These animations introduce and demonstrate expression diagrams, also known as arrow diagrams or flowcharts. Expression diagrams show how an algebraic expression is built. They promote a deeper understanding of algebra and also help students to solve equations. There are some optional step-by-step explanations that can be turned off if you are presenting to a class.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/expression-diagrams-animations#When:06:11:07Z Factors and Multiples Game http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/ijXhjFHUo3c/factors-and-multiples-game http://mathslinks.net/links/factors-and-multiples-game#When:00:31:29Z This game can replace standard practice exercises finding factors and multiples. In order to play strategically, pupils must start to think of numbers in terms of their factors, utilising primes and squares to develop winning moves. Game, Interactive, IWB, Projector, NS Number, NS4.1 Operations with Whole Numbers, Number, Special Numbers, 2011-12-12T00:31:29+00:00 This game can replace standard practice exercises finding factors and multiples. In order to play strategically, pupils must start to think of numbers in terms of their factors, utilising primes and squares to develop winning moves.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/factors-and-multiples-game#When:00:31:29Z Doodling in Math Class: Triangle Party http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/AxuSdwFKL1s/doodling-in-math-class-triangle-party http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-class-triangle-party#When:20:51:45Z Vi Hart gets distracted by triangles! Interesting, Stimulus, Video, MS Measurement, MS5.1.2 Trigonometry, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS4.3 Properties of Geometrical Figures, Space and Geometry, Triangles, Measurement and Geometry, Geometric reasoning, Year 7 Demonstrate that the angle sum of a triangle is 180° and use this to find the angle sum , Year 7 Classify triangles according to their side and angle properties and describe quadrilaterals, Pythagoras and trigonometry, Year 9 Apply trigonometry to solve right-angled triangle problems, 2011-12-08T20:51:45+00:00 Vi Hart gets distracted by triangles!


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/doodling-in-math-class-triangle-party#When:20:51:45Z Nets (3D Models) : Free Printables http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/cJwF6GNLTCk/nets-3d-models-free-printables http://mathslinks.net/links/nets-3d-models-free-printables#When:11:01:19Z This generator prints a selection of nets for the construction of common 3D shapes. Nets for the following polyhedra are included: cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, regular pyramid, octahedron, rhombic prism, tetrahedron, icosohedron, hexagonal prism, hexagonal pyramid, pentagonal prism and pyramid. Printable, MS Measurement, MS4.2 Surface Area and Volume, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS2.1 Three-dimensional Space, SGS3.1 Three-dimensional Space, SGS4.1 Properties of Solids, Space and Geometry, 3D Shapes, 2011-12-08T11:01:19+00:00 This generator prints a selection of nets for the construction of common 3D shapes.

Nets for the following polyhedra are included: cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, regular pyramid, octahedron, rhombic prism, tetrahedron, icosohedron, hexagonal prism, hexagonal pyramid, pentagonal prism and pyramid.


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Follow MathsLinks on Twitter:@mathslinks or Facebook]]> http://mathslinks.net/links/nets-3d-models-free-printables#When:11:01:19Z GeoGebra Applet Start http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MathsLinks/~3/TfV6LCjXc48/geogebra-applet-start http://mathslinks.net/links/geogebra-applet-start#When:09:42:00Z Open a fully functional GeoGebra applet in your web browser. Nothing will be installed on your computer. GeoGebra, Tool, 2011-12-08T09:42:00+00:00 Open a fully functional GeoGebra applet in your web browser. Nothing will be installed on your computer.


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