Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Friday, 13 June 2008

Heat and Pressure ~ 3 in a Row

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/three.php

Earth Lab

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/lab.php

Face Your Spheres

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/spheres.php

Plate Action

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/plate.php

Crusty Stuff

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/science/crusty.php 

Setting the Periodic Table

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/table2/index.html

Bacterial Invasion

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/bi1.htm

Habitats

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/habitats/ 

Monday, 9 June 2008

Jig Saw Puzzle Size Up

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/sizeandscale/sizeandscale.html

Golf

http://www.linkslearning.org/Teachers/1_Math/6_Learning_Resources/2_SuperMath/content/games/golf.htm

Estimation Valley Golf

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/golf/index.html

Catch The Giant

http://www.counton.org/magnet/kaleidoscope/giant/index.html

Mystic Rose

http://www.counton.org/magnet/kaleidoscope/mystic/index.html

How Many? How Much?

http://www.counton.org/magnet/kaleidoscope/howmany/index.html

Dragon Drawers

http://www.counton.org/magnet/kaleidoscope/dragon/index.html

Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Math Slice Special


http://www.mathslice.com/graph-slice.html

Divisibility Game






How fast can you tell whether a number (3 digit, 4 digit, or 5 digit) is divisible (i.e. remainder is zero) by another number (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, or 11). Good luck!
 

http://www.mathslice.com/ol_dvsbl.php

Place Value Game

Do you know place values? Try this game and you can become a master. Good luck!
http://www.mathslice.com/placevalue.php

Factor Trees

Do you know how to build factor tree? You can solve Least Common Multiple (LCM) and Greatest Common Divisor(GCD) problems if you can build these trees. Good luck!
http://www.mathslice.com/mathtree.php

Sudoku For All

Choose your level of Sudoku to suit your needs.  Have a blast at this game.
http://www.mathslice.com/ol_sudoku.php

Connect Four ... With Math

In the matrix connect four numbers that total the number given in the question. 
http://www.mathslice.com/ol_connect4.php

Friday, 18 April 2008

Darfur Is Dying

Darfur is dying and you can help.  Play this simulated game to learn more about the plight of the people in Sudan.
http://www.darfurisdying.com/

Wednesday, 9 April 2008

Math At The Mall

Practice percentages while shopping at a virtual mall.  Find the percent discount and sales price, calculate the interest earned at the bank, compare memberships at the gym and figure out how much of a tip to leave your waiter at the Happy Hamburger.
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathatthemall2.html

Data Picking

Ask questions, collect data, tally and then select graph to depict data.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/datapick.html

Ratio and Proportion Game

The title speaks for itself.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/ratioandproportion/ratio/game.shtml

Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Estimation Four

Play a "Connect-Four" style game, earning a game piece each time you answer an estimation question correctly. This game asks the players to estimate the answer to addition, multiplication, and percentage questions. Choose difficulty level, question types, and time limit.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/EstimatorFour/

Conic Flyer

Manipulate different types of conic section equations on a coordinate plane using slider bars. Learn how each constant and coefficient affects the resulting graph. Choose from vertical or horizontal parabola, circle, ellipse, and vertical or horizontal hyperbola.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ConicFlyer/

Fraction Pointer

Graphically determine the value of two given fractions represented as points on a number line. Graphically find a fraction whose value is between the two given fractions (using an arrow on the number line as a guide), then determine its value. Fraction Pointer is one of the Interactivate assessment explorers.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/FractionPointer/

Equation Match

Those crazy ancient mathematicians are back.  Find the matching pairs by working out the value of "X" in each equation.  Correct answers reveal a hidden picture ... you know the kind of thing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/equationmatch.html

Planet Hop

You are traveling through deep space and you are a bit hungry.  Find the co-ordinates of the four planets on the grid, then find the equation of the line which you have created.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/planethop.html

Algebra Planet Blaster

Use the cursor keys to move left and right, press space to fire.  Have a BLAST!
http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/PlanetBlast/index.html

Postman Phil

Help Postman Phil deliver to the right houses by finding the value of the expression written on each door.  Dougal dog holds the value of  "a" in each case.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/postie.html

X = Multiplication Algebra

Practice moving negative and positive numbers across the equal sign to solve the equation for 'X'.
http://www.kidsnumbers.com/x-equals-algebra-multiply.php

Bloxorz

Definitely give this logic game a try.  There are a few simple instructions and then you can jump right in.  This game rocks!
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-bloxorz/index.html

X = Algebra Game

Use this game to practice solving basic algebra equations. Move postive and negative numbers across the equal sign to solve for x.

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/x-equals-algebra-multiply.php

X - Power Algebra Tiles

Drag tiles into the workspace to see the simplified equation for the your configuration.
Drag tiles from the workspace to the trash to remove them.

http://www.x-power.com/Flash/Tools/AlgebraTiles.html

Algebra Tiles

Arrange the tiles to form the shape requested.  The degree of difficulty increases with time.
http://mathsnet.net/algebra/tiles0.html 

Wednesday, 2 April 2008

Koala Checkers

A game with a 3D look where you play checkers against a computer.
http://www.netrover.com/~crose/checkers/checkers.htm

Bridges

Bridges is a fun game. The object is for you create a red line which goes from the one side of the board to the other before the computer completes a blue line from the top to the bottom. Click on a blank space to add a bridge to your line or to block the computer's progress.
http://membres.distributel.net/~skipper/bridges/Bridges1.html

Tile Slide

Try to put the numbers in order by sliding the tiles around.


http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/javanew99/piecepuzz/puzz15.html



Animal Adaptation Quiz

How much do you know about animals and how they adapt to where they live? Try this interactive quiz with full colour pictures and tutorials to correct your mistakes. This quiz will also grade your knowledge about animal adaptations. http://users.netrover.com/~kingskids/quiz_science/animals/quiz1.html

Monday, 17 March 2008

Oban's Myths, Legends and Fables ~ Read Online

Greetings my friend.


Here are some of the myths and legends I have collected to help save my world.


There are stories from Native American Indians, the Aboriginal Dreamtime, Korea, India and many other countries I have visited. Explore them and you will find out how the Kangroo got his tail, how Coyote made people and what happened to the ungrateful tiger.
http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/legends.htm



Thursday, 13 March 2008

Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Looking for the Top Quark

In Looking for the Top Quark, each player receives six quarks that they hide on a grid. The players use coordinates to find their opponent's hidden quarks. The first player to find all six of their opponent's quarks wins!
http://education.jlab.org/topquarkgame/index.html



What's The Point?

Test your knowledge of graphing with this online game.
http://www.funbrain.com/co/index.html

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

NFB For Kids

Create artwork or direct films.
http://www.nfb.ca/jeunesse/index.php?v=h&lg=en


Canada Quiz

So you think you know a lot about Canada, eh?
This Quiz will test your knowledge.


The answers to all of the questions can be found in Summary tables in Canadian Statistics, on the left bar of the Home page. The questions cover a variety of Statistics Canada's subjects.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html



Monday, 10 March 2008

Writing Commentary

Choose a news story to comment on and then write about it.
Click Here

Write Your Own Play

This activity will help you make your own play. You can then print it out and go back to the classroom and practice it with your friends.
http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/english/activities/playscript/play_home.asp

Factual Writing Leaflets

Choose a theme then choose titles, words and pictures to make a leaflet.
Click Here

Welcome To Group Art

Grab some tools from the curb and pick some colors to begin your masterpiece.  When you run out of paint, pass it on or declare it finished and ready to hang in the public online gallery.
http://www.wetpaintpleasetouch.com/

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Fun and Games ~ Rhino Quiz

Our team in Nepal is moving 10 rhinos across the Terai Arc. Can you match their efforts? Above you'll be presented 10 questions based on information found throughout the "Rhinos of the Terai Arc" expedition site. For every question you answer correctly, you'll send one rhino marching towards its new home!
http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/quizzes/rhinos/quiz1.cfm

Fun and Games ~ Caught in the Act

Thousands of wild animals and plants are removed from their habitats every day for use as tourist souvenirs, jewelry, pets, and even medicine. While much of this trade is legal, illegal and unregulated trade can be devastating to populations whose numbers are already declining because of habitat loss, pollution, and other environmental problems. Map out some illegal wildlife trade routes driven by consumer demand, and try to catch the smugglers!
http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/games/caught/

Monday, 3 March 2008

Tower Climber

Strategic and fun from Lego ~ a classic.


http://www.lego.com/eng/knights/towerClimber.asp



Physics Face Off

Physics face-off. As Darth Vader once dissed the Death Star, "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've created, the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force". The force - of gravity, that is, because this is a (vaguely "Star Wars"-themed) version of the original "choose strength and angle" multiplayer Tanks, albeit one which also takes into account gravitational effects, in the manner of Gravity or even Spaced Penguins
http://www.e4.com/games/?id=893

Pandemic

You start out as a simple flu bug but then you progress into a global killer.  Become scum and have fun.
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/games/review.jsp?id=1759

The Cost of Life

A unicef game that teaches students the cost of life.
http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/rights/explore_3142.html


Global Gang

Learn about other cultures through games and activities.
http://www.globalgang.org.uk/

Thursday, 14 February 2008

Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars?

Welcome to Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars! Test your knowledge of math and science as you work your way to the million dollar level! Although the questions you will answer are real, the money, unfortunately, is not. You aren't playing for real money! Sorry!


http://education.jlab.org/million/



Monday, 28 January 2008

Tower of Hanoi

Move all the rings to the rightmost rod. Click to take a ring, click again to place a ring.
Rules:
1. You can only take one ring at a time.
2. A ring cannot be put on a smaller ring.

http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/strategy/hanoi/start.htm


Math Search ... with a Twist

Solve the equations then find the totals in the math search; all while challenging the clock.
http://www.primarygames.com/math/mathsearch/start.htm