Links
Math
SBAC Calculator
Basic Fact Practice
Practice your addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division facts
Math Lessons on Video
Khan Academy
Place Value
Build a number
FUN place value game for
Another place value practice site
MultiPlayer Practice Site-more engaging games to practice, but is multiple choice format -can play others in private or public forum; can play computer if no one else joins game
Create custom drills-make custom worksheets to meet your needs
Multiplication.com's nice collection of games, tutorials, drills, and more
Math Trainer will train you in your weak multiplication facts
Printable multiplication fact flashcards here or here
Printable division and multiplication flash cards
Subtract with base 10 blocks
Long Division
Snork's Long Division Game - KidsNumbers.com
Tic Tac Toe Long Division by 2 digits
Prime Factorization
Make factor trees using site we used in class
Practice making factor trees
Prime Factorization Calculator
Probability
Probability lesson we did in class (Click 'skip intro', then 'lessons', then choose 'Probability')
Adjustable Spinner
Time
Time-What time is it? Practice with virtual Jude e-clock
Another nice virtual clock to practice telling time.
Time-Stop the clock at the given time
Time-Tell the time to the nearest quarter hour
Time-Tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes
Time-Tell the time to the nearest minute
Elapsed time-Choose 'guess' and a difficulty level (level 2
More elapsed time
Start and end times in word problem format
Angles
Angles lesson we did in class (Click 'skip intro', then 'lessons', then choose 'Working with Angles')
One of the best interactive tools for exploring angles
Practice measuring angles
More practice measuring angles
See why supplementary angles will always add up to 180 degrees
Find the missing angle of a triangle (a triangle's angles always = 180 degrees)
See how a quadrilateral's angles always equal 360 degrees
Polygons
Good information on polygons and questions to help
Use Units 1 and 2 of this site to learn more about polygons
Polygon game-simple game to review polygon facts
Polygon matching game
Classify polygons using a Venn diagram which you can customize
Sort polygons as regular or non-regular shapes
Another polygon sort
Build congruent triangles
Interactive triangles
Sort triangles by type
Interactive quadrilaterals
Make virtual tessellations
Studyjam on lines of symmetry
Symmetry sort
Symmetry game based on physics
Symmetry problems with accompanying worksheets to find a rule about lines of symmetry for regular polygons.
Area and Perimeter
Math 5 Live Lesson on Area and Perimeter
Spy Guys Lesson on Area and Perimeter
BBC Lesson on Area and Perimeter
Math Playground Lesson on Area and Perimeter
Good Practice for Finding Area and Perimeter
Practice Finding Area of Squares and Rectangles on IXL.com
How to Find the Area of a Triangle
Triangle Explorer
Explore properties of quadrilaterals with interactives from Math is Fun!
Discover where the area formulas of these shapes come from with Geogebra:
parallelograms (site 1, site 2, site 3), triangles (site 1, site 2, site 3), trapezoid (site 1, site 2).
Solids
Introduction to solid figures-use this site to complete in-class worksheet
Good Reference Site on Solids
Basic Name the Solid Game
Practice Naming Solids and Counting Faces
Match the Solid to Its Net
Name the Solid When Given Certain Views of It
Geometric Solid Exploration Tool
Determine which net will form a cube. (quiz review link 1)
Match the net to the solid (play both versions of the game) (quiz review link 2)
View the nets of various solids
Practice identifying the edges, faces, and edges of solids
Volume and Surface Area
Math 5 Live Lesson on Volume (Click 'Skip Intro', Choose 'Lessons', Choose Volume)
Spy Guys Lesson on Volume
Spy Guys Lesson on Surface Area
Find the Volume of Rectangular Prisms with this Interactive (volume intro link 1)
Explore finding the volume of a rectangular prism (volume intro link 2)
Explore Surface Area and Volume with this tool (volume intro link 3)
Discover More about Surface Area and Volume with this Interactive
Find the Volume in this Fun Game (choose Cubit)
Use Nets to Find Volume of Rectangular Prism Activity
Surface area and volume mini-lesson
Calculate Volume Practice
Volume Quiz-5 Questions
Area and Volume in Everyday Life
Division
A Demonstration of the Partial Quotients Method
Decimals
NAMING DECIMALS
Use models to name decimals
PLACING DECIMALS ON A NUMBER LINE
See how decimal numbers get infinitely smaller with these zoomable number lines: site 1 site 2
Guess which number the arrow points to
Battleship Numberline
Arrange the Decimal Cards in Order
Guess the number (click one of the tenths or hundredths games)
Click the balloons in decimal order
Place decimals on a number line
Guess the decimal number whiteboard tool (trial version)
ROUNDING DECIMALS
Scooter Quest
Decimal Rounding Matching
Counting Back Change
Making Change with the fewest amount of bills and coins
Making Change
Fractions
Build and compare fractions with this tool
Use fraction strips here
Model fraction problems with virtual fraction strips
Place fractions on a number line by playing a battleship game
Place fractions on a number line to rescue the animals
Great site for building, comparing, and identifying fractions. It will also note the equivalent fractions, percents, decimals, and ratios. Click the 'i' button and rest the arrow over any button to find out what it does.
Variety of fraction skills covered here (use the navigation panel on left to choose your skill)
Design a flag using the fraction 1/2
Design a flag using the fraction 1/3
Proper fractions, equivalent fractions, and compare/order fractions (Click 'skip intro', then 'lessons', then choose one of these three lessons)
Compare fractions using pizza, people, and candy bars in this demonstration tool
Comparing fractions carnival game
Place the fractions in order
Order the fractions
Place the fractions from least to greatest in this game
Compare the fractions in a balloon popping game
Find equivalent fractions with monkeys
Equivalent fractions Pacman-like game
Fraction card game
Create equivalent fractions by dividing and shading squares or circles
Build a fraction and see its equivalent decimal and percent
Matching fractions, decimals and percents
Multiplying Fractions-Use interactive models to multiply fractions
Multiply fractions with models
Multiply fractions with models on IXL
Multiply mixed numbers by whole numbers using models
Divide fractions by fractions and play some basketball
Divide fractions by whole numbers in Divide and Grab game!
Convert among fractions, decimals, and percents with this interactive tool
Convert fractions to decimals
Convert fractions to decimals and percents using this interactive tool
Play Jeopardy to practice converting among fractions, decimals, and percents
Another Jeopardy game to practice converting fractions to decimals and percents
Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
What is a ratio? (watch first 5:08 of this video from Math Antics)
Find matching ratios by matching pictures
Spy Guys lesson on ratios
Practice finding equivalent ratios with Ratio Blaster
Ratios and rates (video from Math Antics)
Converting ratios to fractions (video from Math Antics)
Proportions (video from Math Antics)
Practice creating proportions with Dirtbike Proportions
Finding the Least Common Multiple
Find the LCM to win your Snowball Fight!
Finding the Greatest Common Factor
Find the GCF with the Fruit Splat Game!
Answer some GCF questions and then you get to play Sketch's World (based on Super Mario World)
Video on how to find the GCF using grids/ladders
Video on how to find the GCF using factor trees
Percents
How to calculate percent
Find the whole when given part and percent
Find the amount of discount and sale price at a toy store (more stores at a mall here).
Calculate tips to make your waiters and waitresses happy
Statistical Questions
Review the difference b/w statistical and non-statistical questions with this video
Practice identifying statistical and non-statistical questions
More video-based practice
Mean, Median, Mode
Good, short explanation of mean, median, mode, and range
Mean, Median, and Mode Demonstration Lesson
Find the mean, median and mode for a group of building heights
Bamzooki Mean, Median, Mode, and Range Game
Calculate mean, median, mode, and range
Interpret charts to find mean, median, mode, and range
Play Landmark Sharks to practice mean, median, mode, and range
Reading Graphs
Practice reading bar graphs
Practice making bar graphs
Another bar graph creator
This will make both vertical and horizontal bar graphs
Create many kinds of graphs with this tool
Practice reading pictographs and track your progress
A nice resource for practicing box and whisker plot skills
Box and whisker plot game-make a box plot with given data and site will check your answer.
STEM AND LEAF PLOTS
Stem and leaf plot lesson we did in class
Interactive stem and leaf plot lesson
Practice reading stem and leaf plots
Find the mean, median, and mode in stem and leaf plots (Choose guess mode)
Stem and leaf plot mini-quiz
Exponents
Play Exponent Otter Rush!
Play the Exponent Pirate board game!
Play the Exponent Memory game!
Order of Operations
Order of Operations Tutorial Video from Math Antics
Order of Operations Timed Exercises
More Order of Operations Practice from Math Goodies
PEMDAS Exhibit (Choose how many steps you need to solve)
Play High Stakes Heist! (Solve the order of operations; don't use if you struggle with this concept)
Royal Rescue (Solve the order of operations; don't use if you struggle with this concept)
Play Order of Operations Four
Order of Operations Practice (choose the sequence of the operations)
Order of Operations Practice (evaluate the expressions- no exponents)
Order of Operations Practice (evaluate the expressions- with exponents)
Order of Operations Practice (make the number sentences true- very challenging!)
Play 24 Game: (version 1, version 2)
Practice for Lesson 7.5
Integers
Integers lesson we did in class (Click 'skip intro', then 'lessons', then choose 'Understanding Integers')
Comparing and Ordering Integers
More Comparing and Ordering Integers in Number Balls
Discover how to add integers using chips
Practice subtracting integers using chips
Adding and subtracting integers practice
Play Spider Match to Practice Adding Integers
Play Orbit Integers to Practice Adding Integers
Play Integer Football to Practice Adding and Subtracting Integers
Play Integer Eaters to Practice Adding and Subtracting Integers
Play Connect 4 to Practice Adding and Subtracting Integers
Play Fruit Shoot to Practice Subtracting Integers
Measurement
Practice Converting Metric Units with This Game
Convert Metric Units Quiz (Scroll to the bottom of the screen)
Metric Matching Game
Metric Multiple Choice
Metric Millionaire
Metric Length Ordered List
Metric Problem Solving Multiple Choice
Coordinates
Spy Guys Lesson on coordinates
Graphing Puzzles (choose 4 quadrants)
More Graphing Puzzles (choose 4 quadrants)
Quadrant Commander
Boat Coordinates
Plot points to draw ramps to help a dog reach his bones (be sure to use tutorial first)
IXL-Practice locating points in the 4 quadrants
Algebra
Identify like terms with this game
Combine like terms
More combining of like terms (good for Lesson 7.7)
Balancing Equations Spy Guys Lesson
Balance Equations by Hooda Math
Create and solve pan balance problems
Virtual Pan Balance Solve algebraic problems using a virtual pan balance
Bags, Blocks, and Balance
Use algebra tiles to solve equations (click activities and choose algebra tiles)
Weigh It Up!
Play Algebraic Expressions Millionaire
Play Math Basketball to learn the properties of multiplication
Simplify variable expressions using properties
Graphing and Solving Inequalities BrainPop Movie
Graph inequalities
More graphing of inequalities
Identify solutions to inequalities
Explore functions with the function machine!
Solve problems using the distributive property
More distributive property practice
Word Problems
Review keywords in math word problems with this interactive presentation.
General Math Sites
Math Mysteries
Science
The Scientific Method
Practice using the scientific method with a virtual experiment to see the effect of soap on plants
Variables
Use a virtual pendulum
The Seasons
Review the reasons for the seasons with Max!
What causes the seasons? video clip
Eclipses
Great site that simlulates solar and lunar eclipses. Change the angle of the moon's orbit to see why we don't see them too often.
Tips for how to best view a solar eclipse safely. Remember: never directly look at the sun!
The Solar System
Use this tool to design a scale model of the solar system
See where the planets are right now
The Moon
MOON PHASES
Review the moon phases with this helpful tool
Cartoon planetarium show that gives nice overview of the moon's phases
Review the sequence of moon phases in a lunar calendar
A great moon phase simulator that really shows why the moon appears as it does
Another moon phase simulator--be sure to check out what's going on from the side view (click moon phase mode)
Moon phase simulator that allows you to pause and analyze why you see the phase you do
Yet another great moon phase simulator
Simple animation that helps explain moon's phases by showing the viewing angles from Earth
FOSSWEB's Lunar Calendar (choose a date and it will show you the moon phase for that day)
Analyze the how the phases of the moon work
Answer questions about the phases of the moon with this interactive site
Explains why we see moon phases and more with animations
See each phase by clicking on the 8 positions of the moon
MOON LANDING SIMULATORS
Moon landing simulation game (click the green 'run now' button)
Computer simulation of moon landing
Another moon landing simulation game
Other Space Stuff
See where Voyager 1 and 2 are now
See and hear the Voyagers' extra-terrestial message
Interactive 3-D solar system simulation
Multimedia tour of the 8 planets
Click on a planet and see photos of it
Good background information on the solar system
Learn about the solar system and collect virtual trading cards
Electricity
Determine if each object is an insulator or conductor
Another insulator vs. conductor site
Experiment with a circuit. Be sure to follow all the steps at the top of the screen. Click the arrow to see the next direction.
Sound
Great short video on how your ears work.
The Noise Meter-compare loudness of common sounds with this interactive chart
Sound Simulator-great simulator you can use to adjust and listen to different sound waves. Click 'Run Now!' Requires Java, a free download, if you don't have it already.
Parts of the Ear-Identify the parts of the ear and their functions with this interactive diagram of the auditory system
Hearing animation-See how sound waves travel through your auditory system
Dangerous Decibels-has a number of fun and informative activities with a focus on hearing safety
Speed of Sound Chart
Speed of Sound in Air
Speed of Sound in Other Materials
INSTRUMENT PROJECT
Get ideas for building your instrument here-click the 'easy' link to learn how to change the volume and pitch of your instrument
More great ideas from the New York Philharmonic Kids' Page Instrument Lab-Don't copy. Be inspired.
REACTION TIME TEST
Test your reaction time with this game
Slap Shot-try to stop a hockey puck; read the "Learn More" section after the game to find out how the nervous system helps you stop the puck
Nervous System
KidsHealth-Learn about the nervous system with a mini-movie and various activities.
Light
Compare transparent, translucent, and opaque objects
See how the images created by flat mirrors compare to those by curved mirrors
Various optical illusions and interactive light/color experiments
See how light behaves as it passes through different materials
Use the interactive lenses to see how they affect our vision
Interactive eye diagram
Explore the parts of the eye
Models and Designs
Black Box Activity from Fossweb
Fantastic Contraption Game
Wake the Box Game
More Games Involving Designing and Physics
Mixtures and Solutions
A great interactive periodic table of elements
Virtual version of our Fizz Quiz activity
Simple Machines
Explore simple machines found in the real world
Weather
Travel in a space elevator to travel the layers of our atmosphere
Gas in a syringe
Another Gas in a Syringe activity
Tornado Simulator
Hurricane Simulator
Social Studies - General
Presidential Election
Interactive Electoral Map Choose a starting view (you'll probably want either the default view of the 2012 Battleground or a blank map view). Then you can click the states to toggle their status. If you scroll down, you can see a state's voting history after you click on that state.
BrainPop movie on political parties
BrainPop movie on presidential elections
Geography (Weekly Geography Help)
Guess the countries of the world
Review the major lines of the globe
Answer globe questions
Another short quiz on geography
Place the continents and the oceans
Take the continents and oceans quiz
Try to label the continents and oceans as quickly as possible
Yahoo! Maps (Clickable, draggable, zoomable interactive maps)
Fact Monster's Geography Page
The CIA World Factbook-Good information and maps on any country (Select a country from the menu)
Google Earth-(A great interactive globe; must be downloaded and installed; do not install without a parent's permission; read directions carefully before installing as you will be asked if you want to install additional Google software)
Geography Games-Great games that will help you become familiar with our country and our world
Map Skills
FINDING LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE
Use your longitude and latitude skills to deliver pizza!
Good overview of longitude and latitude with interactive practice
Identify longitude and latitude to find the pirate's treasure
Use longitude and latitude to find the little girl
Longitude and latitude practice
Practice map scale skills with this game
How to find your location in the world if you didn't have a map (very challenging!)
Click the world map and reveal the location's coordinates
Identify your coordinates on a world map. This site is challenging as the Prime Meridian is not located in the center of the map.
Landforms
Interactive flashcards to review for landforms quiz
Continents and Oceans
Play games to learn the continents and oceans!
Learn the Countries of the World (Be sure to try the different game modes)
Learn the countries of:
-North America
-South America
-Europe
-Africa
-Asia
-Australia/Oceania
Social Studies - Grade 5 Links
Chapter 1
Interactive Vocabulary flashcards for Chapter 1
Origins of The Era of Discovery
Video tour of a recreated Viking village in Newfoundland
Spanish Exploration
Interactive kid site on Columbus
English Colonies
Jamestown Online Adventure-See if you can do any better than Captain John Smith in this simulation of the Jamestown Colony
Written in Bone-Learn what scientists have discovered about the harsh life of the Jamestown colonists by examining their skeletons.
The Secret in the Cellar- A webcomic featuring a forensic mystery of colonial America. This webcomic is an interesting story that shows how scientists put clues together to learn about the past. It's based on a real life mystery.
Virtual Jamestown-An interactive quicktime animation that allows one to walk through a recreated Jamestown
Virtual Native American Villages-This site has both an animated reconstruction movie of an Indian village near Jamestown and an interactive walkthrough of a Pasahegh village. The Pasahegh were a tribe under the control of the Powhowtan.
Thanksgiving Webquest
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
Andrew's Studystack for Chapter 5, Lessons 2 and 3
Social Studies - Grade 6 Links
Early Man
The cave paintings at Lascaux, France
Another cave site in France
Mesopotamia
Research Sites:
Ducksters' Mesopotamia Page
A very nice overview of Mesopotamia with games, maps, and more
Ancient History Encyclopedia
Use this site to help make your bibliography
Write your initials in cuneiform!
Pictures of ziggurats
The Cybermuseum's Mesopotamia exhibit
Egypt
Great collection of virtual walkthroughs, images, and more from NOVA (click 'Launch Interactive'
Great Egyptian site for kids from the University of Manchester
A very professional overview of Egypt with games, maps, and more
Games, puzzles, and info relating to Egypt
Click on the cross section inset picture on this page to learn more about the Great Pyramid's passageways and rooms.
Investigate the pyramids and take a virtual tour of the Great Pyramid (Click Launch Interactive button. Then click Khufu Pyramid>Inside Khufu. Note: there are a number of Egyptian site tours you can take on this site).
Take the Pyramid Challenge!
NatGeo's ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses page
Learn more about the Egyptian gods here.
Downloadable clip-art of Egyptian gods
Greece
Learn about the Greek gods, heroes, and more at MythWeb.com-A GREAT SITE!
Family tree of the Greek gods
Ancient Greece site from the University of Manchester
Scroll down and read about the battles at Thermopylae and Marathon (Click on pictures to enlarge.)
See what Sparta looks like now at a college student's web site (click on the small pictures to enlarge)
Rome
A kid-friendly interactive map of the Roman civilization over time
An interactive map of the Roman empire which allows one to see its various cities and provinces
A site that will translate Roman numerals and explain how the Roman number system works!
A British ancient Rome site for kids (The teacher section has some fun worksheets)
Great virtual tours of the Colosseum (Be sure to view them in full-screen mode
Read a neat story of ancient Rome where you are a main character
An interactive blueprint of a Roman house
Learn about the Roman gods
Read about the darker side of Ancient Rome
Miscellaneous
Handwriting Help
See how to form uppercase and lowercase cursive letters with animations
Cursive letter handwriting practice sheets
Computer Club
Scratch-create games, stories, and animations with visual programming (which means you don't have to type a lot of code--mostly drag and drop!)
Codeacademy-learn how design your own websites or programs
GameSalad-build games for mobile devices using a drag and drop interface
A nice collection of thinking games
Wake Up the Box 1
Wake Up the Box 2
Wake Up the Box 3
Wake Up the Box 4
Wake Up the Box 5
Wake the Royalty
Wake the Royalty 2
The classic 'Cross the River' puzzle
Get the frogs from one end to the pond to the other
Sugar, Sugar
Sugar Sugar 2
Screw the Nut 2
Little Alchemy
Over Web
Guess what's in the bag!
Flip It!
Chat Noir--Catch that cat! (backup site)
Connect 4!
Deal or No Deal
Screencast-O-Matic
Classic 80s Games
Adventure
Berzerk
Joust
Jungle Hunt
Pitfall
Wizard of Wor
Yar's Revenge
Classic Atari Games
Holiday Links
TRACK SANTA'S PROGRESS AT NORAD'S WEBSITE
Christmas Hangman
Play Tic-Tac-Toe w/Santa (or with Rudolf if Santa is too hard to beat)
Christmas Word Search
Christmas Crossword Puzzle
Christmas Match Game
Catch Mr. Scrooge! Click him before he gets away!
Holiday mazes to print or just solve using your mouse pointer