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8 math talks to blow your mind Mathematics gets down to work in these talks, breathing life and logic into everyday problems. Prepare for math puzzlers both solved and unsolvable, and even some still waiting for solutions. Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs When Ron Eglash first saw an aerial photo of an African village, he couldn’t rest until he knew — were the fractals in the layout of the village a coincidence, or were the forces of mathematics and culture colliding in unexpected ways? Here, he tells of his travels around the continent in search of an answer. How big is infinity? Middle School: 6th grade math and 7th grade math worksheets and quizzes Home >Middle School Math Middle School Math: 6th Grade Math and 7th Grade Math 6th Grade Science 6th Grade Social Studies 7th Grade Science 7th Grade Social Studies 8th Grade Science 8th Grade Social Studies

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21 of the best math apps for kids of all ages: Back to school tech 2015 Rounding out our 2015 back to school tech guide: The best math apps. All year long we’re on the lookout for the very best of the best math apps for kids of all ages, that we know that parents will appreciate too. (Especially since we’re the ones paying for them, right?) We always want our kids to get excited about learning new things, whether it’s early math basics or advanced concepts like multiplying decimals, or plotting coordinates along an XY axis. That’s why we’re so grateful to the wonderful developers who put out smart math apps like these, that can be a fantastic way to take the fear factor out of math and replace it with fun, right from the start. We’ve narrowed our picks from oh…about a zillion down to our very favorites from preschoolers through high schoolers.

FREE Virtual Math Manipulatives for Chromebook and Computer Users FREE Virtual Math Manipulatives for Chromebook and Computer Users Base ten blocks, spinners, geoboards, fraction circles...These are all types of math manipulatives that teachers have readily available to help teach mathematical problem solving and reasoning. These physical objects help engage our learners through a hands-on approach. I love any and all hands-on activities. However, these physical objects come with a price tag. They also require clean up time and a little detective work.

Money Pieces by The Math Learning Center How To Use Money Pieces Working with Pieces Working with Shades Shades with illustrations can be used to pose problems with unknown quantities of money More Toolbar Items Mathematical Modelling These virtual math manipulatives support teachers to model abstract mathematical concepts for deeper student comprehension. Similar to manipulatives that have been used for decades by teachers in classrooms, these online math manipulatives for elementary school classrooms offer numerous advantages while retaining the benefits of the classic manipulatives. According to Moyer, Niezgoda, and Stanley (2005): “Virtual manipulatives are uniquely suited for teaching mathematics with young children. A Web connection makes them free of charge and easily available. Polypad – Virtual Manipulatives These are the keyboard shortcuts supported by Polypad for accessibility: SHIFT: hold while you click on multiple tiles to select all of them at onceALT: hold before clicking and dragging on a tile to move a copyBACKSPACE: delete your current selectionC: duplicate your current selectionCTRL/CMD + X/Y: undo or redo your last changeARROWS: move the currently selected tiles up, down, left or right (hold SHIFT to reduce the shift size, for more precise moving)R: rotate the currently selected tile by 15° (hold SHIFT to rotate by –15°)S, D, F: move the focus to the sidebar on the left, toolbar at the bottom or canvas area respectivelyV, P, G, T, Q, E: switch to the move, pen, geometry, text, equation or eraser toolESC: clear the current selection and close any open popups and modalsTAB: cycle through all buttons on the page and tiles on the canvas (hold SHIFT to reverse direction)SHIFT + S: save the current canvas (if you are signed into a Mathigon account)