Projects & Puzzles

Looking for a good math puzzle or project? Here are links to sites with all sorts of math puzzles, games, and other fun stuff.

Resources in this category:

A+ Math Games
http://www.aplusmath.com/games/index.html

Play Matho (Math + Bingo), Concentration and Hidden Picture to work on your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts! Join the Hall of Fame if you get a good score!

Brain Binders
http://www.teachnet.com/brainbinders/index.html

Lots of print-and-fold puzzles to challenge your brain.

Brain Teasers
http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html

"Whether you solve them at home or in the classroom, individually or as a group, you'll find our Brain Teasers both entertaining and mentally challenging. Each Wednesday evening we will provide you with three new Brain Teasers, one at each of three grade ranges. Solutions will be posted on the following Wednesday. "

Count Us In
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm

These games can help kids learn math ideas such as counting, ordinals, next largest number, recognizing number words, time and others. Teachers and Parents: Click on "Other activities" for lesson plans.

Flashcards for Kids!
http://www.edu4kids.com/index.php?TB=2&page=12

Do you need some practice with your basic math skills? These flashcards will help you practice all by yourself and you can set the cards for your ability level.

Funbrain.com
http://www.funbrain.com/

Have fun with math, science, history, geography, and play other games too! There is even stuff for Parents and Teachers.

Geometry Step By Step from the Land of the Incas
http://agutie.homestead.com/

This site is a fun and exciting site to learn about geometry! There are plenty of games and puzzles to play with, as well as easy-to-follow animated graphics explaining important geometric theorems. Try out the quizzes, puzzles, and music. This award winning web site must be run on a computer with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher version and at a resolution of 1024x768. It requires Flash Player, Java 1.3 or higher and Java Script.

Inventive Kids
http://www.inventivekids.com/

"Play, learn and have fun! Choose your activity and click to begin an inventive experience."

Joe the Dragon's Lair
http://www.joethedragon.co.uk/

Learn Math and Spelling the fun way with interactive Flash games, puzzles, movies and quizzes.

Kinetic City
http://www.kineticcity.com/

Lots of cool ways to have fun with science.

The Math Forum Student Center
http://mathforum.org/students/

This site has links to numerous math problems for children of all ages. There are separate sections for elementary, middle school, and geometry problems, as well as separate links to geometry projects and projects submitted by other children. This site also has links to Dr. Math and Math Tips & Tricks.

Math Playground
http://www.mathplayground.com/

There are a lot of math activities here! Play Math Hoops, Math Olympics and more. Work on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division in number or word problems. Use the flashcards to practice.

Mathemagic Activities
http://www.csit.fsu.edu/~dennisl/CMS/activity/math_magic.htm...

Learn card tricks, number games, and other tricks that will amaze and impress your friends!

Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
http://www.mathgoodies.com/

This site has fun interactive math lessons, homework help and tips, and resources for home-schoolers.

Number Bracelets
http://www.geom.umn.edu/~addingto/number_bracelets/number_br...

Try putting together a number bracelet. You just need to know how to add whole numbers.

Pattern Blocks: Exploring Fractions With Shapes
http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml

Drag the pattern blocks to make different shapes and learn a little about fractions in the description and instruction sections.

SandlotScience Illusions
http://www.sandlotscience.com/

Sandlot Science offers information all about illusions. This site has examples, explanations and projects based on optical illusions.

Scweb4Free Math Puzzles
http://www.scweb4free.com/mathpuzzles.htm

These really are "math puzzles." Each scrambled jigsaw puzzle has an animal picture and a multiplication problem on it. These are tough, but fun!

Semaphore Flag Signalling System
http://www.anbg.gov.au/flags/semaphore.html

"The Semaphore flag signalling system is an alphabet signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern."