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Resource Type: Online Activities
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This Web site promotes open-ended and playful explorations of important math concepts in the context of online games, interactive applets, and activity suggestions. Starting with the magic chalkboard, a student enters Math Cats to explore the worlds of polygons, large numbers, magic squares, and much more. Students may view and submit artwork for the Math Cats art gallery and even send in their own story problems, questions, or ideas. Unique and diverse online explorations are provided on the Web site. For example, in the “Polygon Playground” students can investigate properties of similar polygons with the online manipulatives available. Students will also enjoy the interactive applets (which use the MicroWorlds plug-in) on the Web site grouped under “math cats love MicroWorlds!” However, student discoveries do not have to stop at the computer; exploring geometry through the hands-on crafts and art activities presented under the Math Crafts section will provide a fun and challenging learning experience as well.
Older Cats (teachers, parents) will also benefit from Math Cats, finding the idea bank of math activities and resources suggested by other teachers to be particularly helpful. Adults may choose to subscribe to the Math Cats News -- a free bimonthly e-mail newsletter featuring Math Cats site updates, annotated listings of other math sites that promote creative explorations, suggestions for family math activities and classroom activities, and good ideas from other educators.
First Posted: 2/28/2002
Last Submitted: 3/13/2001 12:11:58 PM
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Homesite Description - This resource is contained in the following Web site
Math Cats
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This Web site for children promotes open-ended and playful explorations of important math concepts; teaching ideas also available.
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http://www.mathcats.com
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