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“Elementary Mathematics Specific Software” |
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Prepared as a Spring 2001 PT3 Grant Project by |
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Dr.
Beth McCulloch Vinson |
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Athens State University Athens, AL |
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Mathematics Software
available from Software Plus at http://www.swpnet.com/ (in alphabetical order by
software title) |
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Clock Faces (by Micrograms) |
Grades 1-4: Join Captain Chronometer, Father Time, Sunny, Sandy, and Second-Hand Rose for lots of fun telling time, setting the time, and mastering calendar skills. Activities include time intervals of 1 hour, ½ hour, ¼ hour, 5 minutes, or 1 minute. Options also enable selection of word problems dealing with either time or calendar dates. Student records are available and may be printed. Choose practice in either English or Spanish. Excellent graphics keep students coming back time and time again. |
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Data Management & Probability (by
Gamco) |
Elementary: The helpful bear verbally and visually walks children through each step of understanding a concept. Tutorial and help features give struggling students added and self-directed assistance. Age-appropriate, common illustrations and examples are used to help children relate to concepts of everyday life. |
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Hot Dog Stand: The Works (by Sunburst) |
Grades 5 – Adult: Challenge students to manage their own business with this multimedia simulation where they run a concession stand and are responsible for gathering information, keeping records, determining prices, and planning marketing strategies. Students practice critical math, problem-solving, and communication skills, including: arithmetic operations, estimation, data gathering, data analysis, interpreting graphs, recognizing patterns, working backward, writing, and choosing appropriate tools. |
Ice
Cream Truck (by Sunburst)
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Grades 2-6: Your elementary students learn important problem solving, strategic planning, and math operation skills, as they become owners of a busy ice cream truck with this fun, business simulation program! With two levels of play, this fun-filled program provides students with fresh and exciting learning scenarios each time they play! Windows users must have Windows 95 or higher. |
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Love Math (by DK Multimedia)
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Elementary: Increase understanding of concepts such as fractions, geometry, and measurement through a time-travel adventure. Children will develop the real-world math and critical thinking skills essential to success in school and beyond. |
Math
Advantageä 2001 (by Encore)
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Grades 6-12: A comprehensive software resource designed by a team of over 20 math experts and focused on core math curricula. The self-paced lessons help students excel in 8 key areas including Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Statistics. Also includes a bonus Companion Workbook. |
Math
Blasterâ (by Knowledge
Adventure)
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Ages 5-7, Ages 6-8, Pre-Algebra, Geometry: Join the Blaster Pals on planet Moldar and battle Gelator, the Sultan of Sludge! It’s up to you and your problem-solving, estimating and equation-solving skills to set things right! Master essential math skills and gain the confidence to conquer the next level of computational challenges. |
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Money Challenge (by Gamco) |
Elementary:
Students learn key skills in counting money by working with realistic
money. Key skills include counting
pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollar bills and
deciding if there is enough money to buy an item. Correct answers allow students to play a tic-tac-toe game. |
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Math Companion (by Visions) |
Elementary Teacher Resource: This is a powerful numeric and word problem activity sheet generator, aligned with over 110 NCTM basic math objectives to produce custom masters in seconds. Volume 2 contains over 100 objectives covering all the difficult-to-teach math concepts every elementary student needs to visualize. It covers: money, time, counting, place value, sets, fractions, and elementary geometry. |
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Stickybear’s Math Town (by Optimum
Resource) |
Grades K-5: Comprehensive practice to achieve mathematics expertise in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division is provided. Stickybear’s Math Town is bilingual too, so youngsters can develop skills in English and Spanish. |
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Touchdown Math Whole Numbers (by Gamco) |
Elementary: The
Touchdown Math Series is an ideal way to reinforce key math computational
skills in a highly motivating environment.
Students quarterback their teams to victory by working through a wide
range of problem types preselected by teachers or students. Correct answers gain yardage and first
downs. Wrong answers allow the
defense to take over. Watch your
students move toward math mastery as they enjoy these award winning and
highly popular games. |
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Wild West Math (by Micrograms) |
Grades 2-6: Join
Trailhand Dan, Rattlesnake Pete, Tumbleweed, and others as they sing and ride
through 4 great math activities in the Old West! The colorful characters in Wild West Math motivate and guide
students through fun activities at Round-up Trail and Place Value Pass. Children love riding a bucking bronco
while mastering their basic facts. At
Computations Corral, students can work on problems from beginning addition
through long division with decimals.
Outstanding graphics and sound, easily selected options, excellent
tutorial help screens, and focused practice activities keep students coming
back to master a wide range of math skills. |
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Mathematics Software
available from Math Realmâ at http://www.mathrealm.com/ (in alphabetical order by software title) |
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2xy Algebra
Helper (by Cognitive Technologies Corporation) |
Grades 7+: This
program assists students in working with and solving algebraic problems of
algebra I and II skill level.
Problems involving linear functions, polynomials, quadratic equations,
roots, domains, inequalities and more can be solved using the program. |
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Algebra World (by
Cognitive Technologies Corporation) |
Grades 7+: Algebra World teaches and reinforces introductory algebra concepts and meets NCTM standards. Mathematics topics have series of lessons and real world examples that accompany them. Equations and their relationship to word problems are emphasized throughout the program. |
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Geometry World (by
Cognitive Technologies Corporation) |
Grades 4-10: Interactively explore geometric principles in a beautiful 3D interface. Explore geometric figures and relationships with five tools. Learn about and create tessellating patterns, tangram designs, and symmetric figures. Develop logical reasoning while sorting polygons in Venn Diagrams. |
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Graphing
Workshop! (by Cognitive Technologies Corporation) |
Grades 4+: The Graphing Workshop! provides students with an easy way to structure, record, and analyze information. Students can create and manipulate interactive reports using graphs, tables, plots, equations, graphics, and text fields. The program allows students to edit tables or change equations and see linked graphs and plots change. Students receive immediate visual feedback. All items on the report can be edited and arranged interactively and then printed. |
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Pre-Algebra
World: Number Sense (by
Cognitive Technologies Corporation) |
Grades 4+:
Pre-Algebra World creatively develops key concepts with images that
students will remember for a lifetime.
Learning activities in this highly visual and interactive program
actively engage students and reflect NCTM standards. This entire imaginary world is designed to
motivate students to learn and use math. |
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The Trigonometry Explorer (by Cognitive Technologies Corporation) |
Grades 9+: This
program provides comprehensive overview of trigonometry fundamentals and
helps students make connections from abstract concepts to the world around
them. This engaging and
easy-to-follow program builds many bridges from math to science, history, and
everyday occurrences. |
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Mathematics Software
available from Tom Snyder Productionsâ at http://www.tomsnyder.com/ (in alphabetical order by software title) |
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Essential Math
Worksheetsä |
Grades K-8 Teacher Resource: This is a comprehensive worksheet program for all K-8 math
teachers. Choose from over 100
objectives, aligned to the NCTM Standards, and instantly create math
worksheets, tests, and flashcards for use with students. |
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Fizzâ
& Martinaâ’s
Math Adventuresä |
The exciting Fizz & Martina’s Math
Adventures CD-Rom series helps students develop essential skills in
problem-solving and mathematical communication. The series combines an engaging narrative with a unique process
that gets students “talking math.”
Fizz & Martina’s Math Adventures gets the whole class involved
using one computer!
Grades 1-2: Buddies for Life (Addition)Grades 2-3:
Caves of Blue Falls (Addition & Subtraction) Grades 3-4: Blue Falls Elementary (Multiplication) Grades 4-5: Project Sphinx (Multiplication & Division) Grades 5-6: Lights, Camera, Fractions! (Fractions) |
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Graph Masterä |
Grades 4-8: With Graph Master, students learn to graph and analyze data to solve problems. After collecting and entering data, students select the variables, scale, and graph type appropriate for their data. The program’s filter, sort, and compare features help students analyze data in different ways. Graph Master includes a built-in notebook where students can record observations, conclusions, and answers to problems. |
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Math Mysteriesä |
Math Mysteries offers an effective way to teach the basic skills for solving word problems. Students interact with characters to unravel an intriguing mystery, answering word problems every step of the way. Give students the skills to tackle math challenges found in today’s standardized tests! Grades 4-7:
Whole Numbers Grades 4-7:
Advanced Whole Numbers Grades 4-7:
Measurement Grades 4-7:
Fractions Grades 4-7: Advanced Fractions |
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PrimeTime Mathä |
PrimeTime Math engages the class in real-world dramatic stories about professional people using math in compelling situations. Through stories of wilderness search and rescue, medical emergencies, crimes, and fires, your students will realize the application of math in the world in which they live. Grades 4-5:
Adrift! (Maps &
Geometry) Grades 5-6: Lost! (Decimals & Geometry) Grades 6-7: Cliffbound! (Fractions & Ratios) Grades 6-7: Stakeout! (Statistics & Graphs) Grades 7-8: Emergency! (Measurement & Rates) Grades 8-9:
Fire! (Formulas &
Triangles) |
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Tessellation Explorationä |
Grades 4-8: This is a perfect complement to any tessellation lesson plan. The Teacher’s Guide contains activities to reinforce the math concepts behind tessellations. Plus, a built-in practice section allows students to predict the results of transformations. Students also explore tessellations that exist in the world, such as honeycombs, tile floors and brick buildings. |
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The Graph Clubâ |
Grades K-4: This easy-to-use graphing tool can be used for self-directed exploration, presentations, or creative class projects. Conduct a survey in your school, graph the results as a class, print your graph, and display it in your classroom or the school hallway. |
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TimeLinerä 5.0 |
Grades K-12: TimerLiner 5.0 makes it easy to create, illustrate, and print time lines. Simply enter what happened and the date, and TimeLiner 5.0 organizes the events into chronological order. Print your time lines in any size to display student work and decorate your classroom. |
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