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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Practice Ratios with self check

Cynthia Lanius of Rice University has interactive proportion practice exercises on finding RATIOS.
She also has many other fun math activities HERE!


 

Monday, December 07, 2009

Ratios and Proportions

Check out a lesson on Ratios and Proportions. When you make it through one page, click on the "Next" tab. Before you can master Proportions, you have to have a clear understanding of Ratios.
Click HERE for a lesson from Math.com to get started.
More on Ratios and Proportions.
EdHelper on Ratios and Proportions.
PurpleMath on Ratios and Proportions.
Ratios, Proportions, and Percents- This one from the Math Center is good with practice examples and answers.
Videos on Ratios


Below a video lesson on Ratio Tables and Proportions.

Lesson on Finding out if similar figures are Proportional (Geometry).




Video on Proportion Word Problems

Learning about Ratio Problems

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Tables and Graphs - Statistics - On Line Lessons and Quizzes

If you'd like to practice statistics, try each of these activities from mcwdn.org. (Monroe County's Women's Disability Network).   Each activity includes a quiz.  Try it today and let me know what you think!

Circle/Pie Graphs
Tables
Bar Graphs
Line Graphs

Math and Elements, and Science Games and Puzzles -Interactive

Thanks to the Jefferson Lab, you can play a variety of math and science games on line.  All of these internet based games require a JavaScript enabled browser. 

TTT Press Maximum Math from the Multiplication Table

Since Math is all about patterns, let's use the Multiplication Table to solve problems involving simplifying fractins, ratios, proportions, fraction operations, and even the quadratic formula. My good friend Brad Fulton shows you how, HERE with practice sheets as well.  Let me know your thoughts on his method.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

6th Grade Glencoe Math Book Student Resources

Here's the website for the Texas Edition of Glencoe.  My students use this a lot for homework and independent study.  Everything is here including games, quizes, review, concept/vocabulary development, and TAKS test preparation.  Check it out here!