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