Model algebraic expressions with manipulatives, technology, and pencil and paper. 0606.1.11

Links verified on 1/03/2010

1. Activities at Illuminations - Illuminations has 102 activities available. Select which types of activities you’re looking for, and click Search.
2. Base 10 Blocks - virtual manipulative or
3. Colored Chip Models - use manipulatives to model addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with positive and negative integers [includes two practice problems]
4. Electronic Examples - index of manipulatives from NCTM
5. GeoBoard - this two-part example describes activities that use interactive geoboards or
6. Integer Bars - learning fractions and more with on-line manipulatives
7. Maths Frame Manipulatives - thirteen types of free interactive resources designed for use on a whiteboard
8. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
   1. Number and Operations [Grades 6-8]
   2. Algebra [Grades 6-8]
   3. Geometry [Grades 6-8]
   4. Measurement [Grades 6-8]
   5. Data Analysis and Probability [Grades 6-8]
9. Pattern Blocks Program - use tools to solve a variety of problems
10. Tangrams - interactive geometric site or
11. Teacher Dodgeball - fill in numbers on an equation - Each blank of the equation stands for a number on a teacher. Hit the teacher with the number that goes next in the equation by clicking on them.
12. Virtual Manipulatives - a list of various manipulatives for grades 1-6
13. Wolfram Demonstrations Project - a free resource of interactive visualizations from elementary education to the frontiers of research