Algebra
Updated Oct. 2007
Geometry and Measurement
Updated Dec. 2007
Numbers and Number Concepts
Updated Oct. 2007
Patterns and Relations
Updated Dec. 2007
Probability and Statistics
Updated Jan. 2008
Problem Solving
Rebuilt Sept. 2007

Courtenay Middle School Library
Mathematics - Problem Solving

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Table of Contents
. 1. Problem Solving . 4. Geometric Problems and Strategy Games
. -----Problem Solving Stategies---Unclassified challenges . ----Problems---Tetris---Mahjong---Chess---Backgammon---Rubic cubes
. 2. Word Problems and Puzzles . 5. Algebra
. ---- Strategies---Problems and puzzles . ----Strategies---Problems
. 3. Number Problems and Puzzles . 6. Videos, PowerPoints, and Podcasts
. ----Strategies--- Problems---Sudoku---Calculators---Time . ----Videos---PowerPoints---Podcasts
7. Miscellaneous
Dictionaries/Glossaries---Misc.
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 Purpose of Math  
1. Why do we need to learn math? scroll down page for information (mathforum.org) .
2. Math in daily life (Learner.org) .
3. Solving real problems - famous problems in Mathematics (mathforum.org) .
4. Why study Math?: video (youtube) .
5. Why must I learn Math (Mark Karadimos, mathguide.com) .
6. Why learn to solve problems? (Port Angeles School District, WA, USA) .
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1. Problem Solving

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 Problem Solving Strategies .

1. Problem solving strategies: pdf (Academy for Math, Engineering and Science, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)

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2. Problem solving: pdf - reader available from Adobe Acrobat Reader (Richmond Community Schools, Richmond, IN, USA )

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3. Introduction to problem solving strategies requires subscription 32 segments - 1:11 minute video (United Streaming) .
4. Logic and problem solving requires subscription 3 segments - 20 minute video (United Streaming) .
5. Problem solving strategies: pdf (Mathcounts Foundation) .
6. Process - individual lessons and activities (Groucher College, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) .
7. Brainstorming (brainstorming-guide-to.com) .
8. 36 humorous methods of proof (themathlab.com) .
9. Review of problem solving strategies requires subscription 43 minute video (United Streaming) .
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 Unclassified challenges .
1. Math Games (gomath.com) .
2. Math games wheel: requires shockwave (BBC) .
3. Misc. Middle School problems - logic (SSeton Hall University, New Jersey, USA) .
4. Misc. Middle School problems - data analysis and probability (Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA) .
5. Problems (marcopolosearch.org) .
6. Using Habits of Mind to solve problems (Education Development Cener, Inc., USA) .
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2. Word Problems

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 Word Problems Strategies .
1. Word problems strategies (mathstories.com) .
2. Where do I start? (Math Forum at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) .
3. Understanding key words in problems AND examples (purplemath.com) .
4. Word problem solving strategies (thinkquest.org) .
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 Practice Problems .
1. Word problems for kids (St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada) .
2. Who owns the zebra? (themathlab.com) .
3. At the beach (themathlab.com) .
4. Brain teasers weekly question (eduplace.com) .
5. Stormy night treasure hunt (University of Chicago, Illinois, USA) .
6. Middle school puzzles (Math Forum at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) .
7. Middle school archive of word problems (Math Forum at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) .
8. Classic word problems (Math Forum at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) .
9. Problem of the week (Mathcounts Foundation) .
10. Problem solving: uses English money (The BBC, United Kingdom) .
11. Percentage word problems (saab.org) .
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12. Brainteasers - logic problems (NSA - U.S. Government)
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13. Cryptograms (NSA - U.S. Government) .
14. Brain boosters - numerous categories (discoveryschool.com) .
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15. Cool riddles #1 and #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 (rhlschool.com) .
16. Math riddles (trickyriddles.com) .
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3. Number Problems and Puzzles
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 Number Problem Strategies .
1. Using an equation to solve a problem: PowerPoint (Monika Yuskaitis, Walter White Elementary School, Ceres, CA, USA) .
2. Using a diagram to solve a problem: PowerPoint (Monika Yuskaitis, Walter White Elementary School, Ceres, CA, USA) .
3. Rate of work problems with the Simpsons: PowerPoint (Jefferson County Schools, TN, USA) .
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 Number Problems .
1. Planet blaster: requires Java (aplusmath.com) .
2. The ArithmAttack (saab.org) .
3. Multiplication hidden picture: requires Java (aplusmath.com) .
4. Number cracker: pick hard and stretch your brain (funbrain.com) .
5. Multiplication concentration: requires Java (aplusmath.com) .
6. The Fraction Attack (saab.org) .
7. Moneyopolis (Ernst & Young) .
8. Misc. Middle School problems - numbers and operations (Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA) .
9. Oddball (Jacobo Bulaevsky, Arcytech) .
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 Sudoku .
1. Kids sudoku puzzles (sudokupuzzlereview.com) .
2. Daily puzzles - easy to fiendish (math.com) .
3. Sudoku (www.by-art.com) .
4. "Excellent Sudoku links": many sites listed here (saab.org) .
6. Sudoku online (www.gamehouse.com) .
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7. How to play kakuro (www.kakuolive.com) .
8. Play kakuro (www.kakuolive.com) .
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 Calculator Puzzles and Games .
1. Calculator games (dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com) .
2. Beat the Calculator (Math Forum at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) .
3. Telephone number puzzle (www.articlesforeducators.com) .
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 Time Puzzles .

1. Telling time (Madras College, Fife, Scotland, U.K.)

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2. Clock time difference (www.edu4kids.com) .
3. Elapsed time puzzles (marg.mhost.com) .
4. About the numbers in today's date (richardphilips.org.uk) .
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4. Geometric Problems and Puzzles
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 Geometric Problems .
1. Angle activities (Madras College, Fife, Scotland, U.K.) .
2. What's my angle skip intro and go to game (Madras College, Fife, Scotland, U.K.) .
3. Graphing co-ordinates game (www.oswego.org) .
4. Misc. Middle School problems - geometry (Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA) .
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 Tetris .
1. How to play Tetris (tetrislive.com) .
2. Tetris (www.freetetris.org) .
3. Tetris (computermuseum.50megs.com) .
4. Tetris 1 and 2 (tetrislive.com) .
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 Mahjong .
1. Mahjong (www.by-art.com) .
2. Just Mah Jongg Solitaire (justmahjonggsolitaire.com) .
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 Chess .
1. How to play Chess (thinkquest.org) .
2. 50 chess games for beginners: go to "Games" at left (Douglas and Ian MacGregor, U.K.) .
3. Play chess (math.com) .
4. Supreme chess: requires Java (supremechess.com) .
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 Backgammon .
1. Rules of backgammon (www.bkgm.com) .
2. Backgammon (www.by-art.com) .
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 Rubic Cubes .
1. Rubic cube (oidamedia.co.uk) .
2. Rubic cube java applet (schubart.net) .
3. How to solve a rubik's cube (rubikssolver.com) .
4. Video explaining solution (rubikssolver.com) .
5. Cool videos (rubikssolver.com) .
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 Algebra strategies .
1. Basic word problems in algebra (algebrahelp.com) .
2. Problem solving tutorial (West Texas A & M University, USA) .
3. Problem solving - request, response, result (University of Hawaii, USA) .
4. Common algebra mistakes (mathmistakes.info) .
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 Problems .
1. Algebra planet blaster: requires Java (aplusmath.com) .
2. Planet hop (BBC) .
3. Late delivery (BBC) .
4. Equation match (BBC) .
5. Absurd math game - pre-algebra from another dimension (learningwave.com) .
6. Fun with calandars (Rice University, Huston, Texas, USA) .
7. Linear equations problems (saab.org) .
8. Distance, speed, and time (saab.org) .
9. Distance, rate, and time (Math Forum at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) .
10. Arithmetic and algebra miscellany and puzzles (cut-the-knot.org) .
11. Misc. Middle School problems - algebra (Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA) .
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6. Videos, PowerPoints, Podcasts
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 Videos .
1. Problem solving - four strategies requires subscription 4 segments - 23 minute video (United Streaming) .
2. Problem solving - algebra equations worksheets requires subscription 9 segments - 30 minute video (United Streaming) .
3. Brain teaser #1, #2, #3, #14, and #5 requires Apple Quicktime (Apple Learning Interchange ) .
4. Applications and problem solving requires subscription 5 segments - 30 minute video (United Streaming) .
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 PowerPoints .
1. Problem solving using a diagram (Nebo School District, Spanish Forks, Utah, USA) .
2. Problem solving tricks (build-it-yourself.com) .
3. Problem solving in groups (University of Kansas, USA) .
4. Learning in communities - problem solving and groups (University of Illinois, USA) .
5. Problem solving - lecture #2 (College of Engineering, Ohio State University, USA) .
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6. Powerpoint jeopardy challenge #1 (Susan Collins, Harding County Schools, Kentucky, USA) .
7. Powerpoint jeopardy challenge #2 (Susan Collins, Harding County Schools, Kentucky, USA) .
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 Dictionaries and Glossaries .
1. Math glossary: A to E - F to J - K to O - P to R - S to Z (BC Ministry of Education, Canada) .
2. Math glossary (Ron Blond, Alberta Learning, Canada) .
3. Math dictionary for kids (Aussie Schoolhouse, Australia) .
4. Mathematics dictionary (Shodor Education Foundation, USA) .
5. Dictionary of measurement (University of North Carolina, USA) .
6. English-Spanish math dictionary (math2.org) .
7. English-French-Spanish math vocabulary .
8. Babel Fish translation (altavista.com) .
9. Google Translate (google.com) .
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 Scientific and Graphing Calculators .
1. Using a calculator (BBC) .
2. Simple calculator lessons (Missouri Valley Adult Education Association) .
3. Online calculators (www.math.com) .
4. TI calculator tutorials gateway (Texas Instruments) .
5. Graphing calculator tutorials (technicalmath.com) .
6. Graphing calculator lessons (Kutztown University) .
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 Additional resources .
Family Math challenge: challenge your family (NCTM, USA) .
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1. Homework guidelines for mathematics (purplemath.com) .
2. Common math mistakes: misconceptions (mathsyear2000.org) .
3. Graph paper: pdfs (www.incompetch.com) .
4. Graphic organizers (enchantedlearning.com) .
5. Math clip art .
6. Links to sites about financial education (Ernst & Young) .
7. Math information and challenges (Wolfram Research) .
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