Online Resources - Grades 6-8

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Websites for Students
in Grades 6-8

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A+ PLUS MATH
A fun site where kids can learn math interactively. Sections: game room, flash cards, homework helper and worksheets.

AAA MATH
A huge site for basic math skills. Set up by grade level or math topic. Challenges and games.

ALLMATH.COM – MATH SITE FOR KIDS
A huge site with problems, calculators, converters, flash cards and more. Sections: math tools, flash cards, metric converter, the magic square (game), math glossary, multiplication table, metric conversion factors and lots of links.

BRAINTEASERS FROM PEDAGONET
Neat little general brain teasers for kids to enhance problem solving abilities.

COFFEE SHOP
A fun animated game where each day you first buy inventory (coffee, cups, milk, and sugar), set the recipe and price, and then watch customers buy and comment on your prices and taste of coffee. The aim is to make the most money, of course.

COOL MATH
Calculators, games, worksheets, word problems and more.

CURIOUS MATH.COM
A collection of math tips and tricks. Better than it sounds.

CUT THE KNOT
A site full of games, puzzles, illustrations, charts, paradoxes, illusions, mathematical droodles - often illustrated with interactive Java applets. You can learn a lot!

DR. MATH
Have a question - get help here!

FIGURE THIS! MATH CHALLENGES FOR FAMILIES               
A series of challenges for students and families, all of which involve math. Note: You must download the software to take the challenges. Challenges include math computation, measurement, geometric shapes and more.

GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
A graphical list of the formulas for measurement concepts.

I KNOW THAT
Math games and stories grouped by grade level or skill.

ILLUMINATIONS
Lessons, tools, activities and interactive applications grouped by grade level.

MATH GLOSSARY
A math dictionary for kids. 

MATH GLOSSARY - SPANISH
English- Spanish glossary of math terms.

MATH ZONE
Click on KS1/KS2 in the top menu, and then on the left side colored menus for a list of games on just about every elementary math topic.

MATH MASTERY
Family fun activities that can help you use math around the home with your children.

MATH and MONEY FUN for STUDENTS
Money-centric concepts like planning, saving, and investing are  key elements to help students start to build their own healthy money habits down the road.

MATH MONEY
42 different games for different graded levels.

MATH CATS – MATH FUN FOR KIDS
Fun math projects and activities.

MATHADVANTAGE FROM HARCOURT
Click on a grade and you'll get a list of interactive games and concentration puzzles on different topics. 

MATHWIRE
Innovative and creative board games, activities and worksheets for many math topics.

MATH IS FUN!
Lessons, puzzles, worksheets and games.

MATH FORUM
Math Forum is a leading center for mathematics and mathematics education on the Internet. The Math Forum's mission is to provide resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services that enrich and support teaching and learning in an increasingly technological world.

MATH IN DAILY LIFE
Math is used all the time in daily life. This PBS companion site discusses the use of math in different situations. Sections:
playing to win, savings & credit, population growth, home decorating, cooking by numbers, the universal language, and related resources.

MATH HOMEWORK HELP
From elementary school to high school, this site helps answer questions on a variety of math topics.

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES
Interactive manipulatives for several math topics.

PRONGO
Brain teasers and more for kids from ages 3 - 12.

PBS
Math activities that link math to other disciplines.

SHODOR INTERACTIVE
Interactive applications of several math topics.

SUDOKU-PUZZLES.NET
Lots of free Sudoku puzzles. Play online, print it out or export as PDF. Also free puzzles to newspapers, magazines, teachers.

TIM'S INTERACTIVE PUZZLE SOLUTION CENTER
Famous and other curious brain teasers in interactive form. Includes both easy and more difficult ones.

WEB KENDOKU
KenDoku is a mathematical and logical puzzle based on KenKenTM and loosely similar to Sudoku. It combines the idea of Sudoku where each digit is used only once in a row or column, and adds the usage of the four basic operations. This is addictive and fun!