Month: July 2013

Playful Minds: A Great iPad Math Game for Kids

Elementary School Mathematics, iPad App

Playful Minds is math game for kids aged 5-8. At first, players are allowed to select islands to explore. During the journey, they have to answer math questions where they earn points and rewards. Points can be used to buy items such as shirts, pants, and shades to improve and customize the players’ avatar.

Playful Minds Math Game for Kids

What I like about Playful Minds is the variety of exercises. Some of the exercises I have played are the four basic operations, counting money, comparing weights, translating words to numbers and graphing.  According to the description in Apple Store, Playful Minds is a complete review of the US and UK programs for children with ages 5-8. It contains more than 300 exercises covering Algebra, Geometry, Data Analysis, Measurement and Number and Operations. » Read more

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Paper Folding: How to Construct an Equiangular Triangle

High School Geometry, High School Mathematics

Paper folding or origami can be used to create intricate and stunning designs.  In addition, paper folding can also be used to teach or learn mathematics. In this post, we use a square piece of paper to construct an equiangular triangle. After the construction, we prove that the triangle is equiangular.

Steps in Constructing an Equiangular Triangle 

1. Cut a square piece of paper. For the sake of discussion, we label the square ABCD.

2. Fold at the center so that AB coincides with CD . Crease well, then unfold.

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3. Select vertex and fold so that A falls on the center line and the crease passes through D. Unfold. » Read more

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Math-o-mir Equation Editor and Math Notepad

Math Software

One of my most recent digs is the Math-o-mir equation which I think will be very useful to math teachers and students. It is a tool designed as an equation editor or a notepad. According to its official website, its goal is “to achieve the same level of simplicity as with pencil and a sheet of paper.” It has some unique features which are not found in other equation editor or math notepad. Below are some of its features.

1. Edit math equations easily using mouse or keyboard

math-o-mir equations

2. Perform sketching and drawing using simple hand drawing tools

math-o-mir hand drawing

3. Perform simple numerical and symbolic calculation » Read more

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