| Middle School Curriculum Content | ||
| | Content Area: | Mathematics |
| | Grade Categories | Website | Website Content | Categories |
| | 6th-8th | Algebra Four | Students play a generalized version of | General Math |
| | connect four, gaining the chance to place |
| | a piece on the board by solving an |
| | algebraic equation. Parameters: Level of |
| | difficulty of equations to solve and type of |
| | 6th-8th | Number Cruncher | Similar to the original "Function Machine" | Algebra |
| | but lists input and output in a table and |
| | will not let the user attempt to guess the |
| | rule on without at least having two data |
| | 6th-8th | Angels | Students practice their knowledge of | Geometry |
| | acute, obtuse and alternate angles. |
| | 6th-8th | MASER Math Middle | Patterns, Relationships, and Functions , | General Math |
| | School Internet Sites | Geometry and Measurement , Data |
| | Analysis and Statistics , Number Sense |
| | and Numeration , Numerical and |
| | Algebraic Operations & Analytical |
| | Thinking , Probability and Discrete |
| | 6th-8th | Function Machine | Students investigate very simple functions | Algebra |
| | by trying to guess the algebraic form from |
| | inputs and outputs. |
| | 6th-8th | Positive Linear Function | Students investigate linear functions with | Algebra |
| | Machine | positive slopes by trying to guess the slope |
| | and intercept from inputs and outputs. |
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| | 6th-8th | Fraction Four | Students play a generalized version of | Algebra |
| | connect four, gaining the chance to place |
| | a piece on the board by simplifying a |
| | fraction. Parameters: Level of difficulty of |
| | fractions to simplify. |
| | 6th-8th | Linear Function | Students investigate linear functions by | Algebra |
| | Machine | trying to guess the slope and intercept |
| | from inputs and outputs. |
| | 6th-8th | Math Website | Contains several math resources and | General Math |
| | activities |
| | 6th-8th | Triangle Explorer | Students learn about areas of triangles | General Math |
| | and about the Cartesian coordinate system |
| | through experimenting with triangles |
| | drawn on a grid. |
| | 6th-8th | Transmographer | Students explore the world of translations, | Algebra |
| | reflections, and rotations in the Cartesian |
| | coordinate system by transforming squares, |
| | triangles and parallelograms. Parameters: |
| | Shape, x or y translation, x or y reflection, |
| | angle of rotation. |
| | All Grades | Math Interactive | Number and Operations • Geometry • | General Math |
| | Activities | Algebra • Probability • Statistics • |
| | Modeling • Discrete • Other • |
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| | All Grades | Fraction Quiz | Similar to Fraction Four, Fraction Quiz | Fractions |
| | gives the user randomized questions to |
| | answer on simplifying fractions; |
| | conversions between fractions, decimals, |
| | percents, and percentage problems. |
| | Parameters: Level of difficulty and types of |
| | questions. |
| | All Grades | MASER General | Mathematics Games and Student | General Math |
| | Mathematics Sites | Activities , Mathematics Lessons Plans, |
| | Interactive Learning and Problem Solving |
| | Activities, Word Searches and Puzzles in |
| | Mathematics, Assessment for Mathematics |
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| | Concept Maps for Mathematics , |
| | Secondary Students | Algebra 1: Career | Research Career Choices by Chapter | Algebra |
| | Choices |
| | Secondary Students | Basic of Vectors | Several interactives for vectors | Geometry |
| | Secondary Students | Real World Math | General Math |
| | Secondary Students | Slope Slider | This activity allows the manipulation of a | Algebra |
| | linear function of the form f(x)=mx+b and |
| | encourages the user to explore the |
| | relationship between slope and intercept |
| | in the cartesian coordinate system. |
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| | Secondary Students | General Coordinates | Students investigate the Cartesian | Algebra |
| | Game | coordinate system through identifying the |
| | coordinates of points, or requesting that a |
| | particular point be plotted. |
| | Secondary Students | Algebra Quiz | Similar to Algebra Four, Algebra Quiz | Algebra |
| | gives the user randomized questions to |
| | answer on solving algebraic linear and |
| | quadratic equations of one variable. |
| | Parameters: Level of difficulty and types of |
| | Secondary Students | Graphit | Students can graph functions and sets of | Algebra |
| | ordered pairs on the same coordinate |
| | plane -- similar to a graphing calculator. |
| | Secondary Students | Algebra 1: Glencoe | Online Resources for students & teachers | Algebra |
| | Mathematics |
| | Secondary Students | Graph Sketcher | Students can create graphs of functions by | Algebra |
| | entering formulas -- similar to a graphing |
| | calculator. |
| | Upper Elem & Middle | Angle Basketball | Can you find the right angle in order to | Geometry |
| | make a basket? |
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