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Finding y intercept of a Parabola Created: Monday, May 02, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Finding y intercept of a Parabola introduces the tools for finding the y-intercept.Each parabola contains a y-intercept, the point at which the function crosses the y-axis.
10 Times Tables Worksheets Created: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Learn the 10 Times Tables with Multiplication Targets
Dot Plates to Learn Basic Facts, Learn how to Make Dot Plates and Cards Created: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 07, 2012
Use dot plates or cards to teach basic facts and number sense.
Multiplication Worksheets Created: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
Multiplication worksheets, mad minute math, math worksheets multiplication facts multiplication table times tables free multiplication tables. Timestables worksheets.
Memorizing the Times Tables Using Multiplication Games Created: Saturday, May 05, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
Playing Multiplication Games to Memorize the Times Tables or Multiplication Facts
Math Curriculum Created: Thursday, September 23, 2004 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Math curriculum, math standards, math outcomes, math expectations.
Convert from Teaspoons and Tablespoons Worksheets. Customary Units of Measurement. Created: Friday, October 29, 2010 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Measurement conversion worksheets. Convert from and to worksheets.
Math Stumper Created: Sunday, October 22, 2006 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Math stumper and brain teaser
Data Management for Graphing in 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades Created: Sunday, April 15, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Ideas for Surveys for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades
What is a Prime Number? How to Find Out if a Number is Prime. Use Factorization. Created: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Finding prime numbers. How to find out if a number is a prime number. Use Factorization.
Tangrams Created: Monday, September 04, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Tangram puzzles. Tangram patterns and free tangram worksheets.
Circumference Worksheets in Centimeters Created: Saturday, April 07, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 07, 2012
7 Circumference worksheets using the radis to find the circumference in centimeters.
Circumference Worksheets with Answers. Find the Area and Circumference when the Radius is Given. Created: Thursday, March 08, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 07, 2012
8 Worksheets to find the area and the circumference of a circle when the radius is given.
Word Problem Worksheets for the 3rd Grade. PDF Printables for Grade 3 Math Word Problems Created: Sunday, June 25, 2006 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
Word problem worksheets. Free math word problems. 3rd grade math problems.
Fraction Worksheets Created: Sunday, July 18, 2004 Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Multiplication and Division of Fractions worksheets. Fractions help. Multiplying and dividing fractions.
Negative attitude is not just a reaction to failure. Created: Monday, May 17, 2004 Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Compare the learning process of math and golf and see if the current adult view of math is the result of the severity of the test.
Geometry Worksheets for Finding Sine and Cosine Created: Sunday, November 20, 2005 Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Geometry worksheets for finding sine and cosine. Answers are also given.
How to use a Geoboard and Ask Great Questions Created: Sunday, March 04, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Using a Geo-board in math. Great questions and activities for the geoboard.
Lines and Segments Created: Saturday, April 30, 2005 Updated: Sunday, March 04, 2012
Lines and Segments. Rays, lines, segments, intersecting lines concurrent lines, perpendicular lines parallel lines and skew.
Two-Digit Addition By Grouping Video Created: Thursday, December 22, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Learn how to do two-digit addition by grouping so that you can solve more complicated addition equations. Here are tips on doing two-digit addition by grouping.
How to Do 2-Digit Addition Without Grouping Video Created: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Learn how to do in 2-digit addition without grouping so that you can solve simple math problems easily. Here are some tips for solving 2-digit addition without grouping.
The Horse Problem Created: Thursday, April 29, 2004 Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Math problem solving, word problems in math.
Problem of the Week Created: Monday, April 05, 2004 Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Math problem of the week, the handshake problem
Combining Like Terms - Learn to Combine Like Terms Created: Sunday, February 07, 2010 Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Refer to this tutorial of combining like terms to learn more about monomials. Learn how to add and subtract monomials in this article about combining like terms.
How to Find the Volume and Surface Area of a Sphere Video Created: Monday, February 28, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Our expert shows you how to calculate the volume and surface area of a sphere. See how to easily find the volume and surface area of a sphere.
How to Find the Volume and Surface Area of a Cone Video Created: Monday, February 28, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Our expert shows us how to determine the volume and surface area of a cone. See these instructions for how to easily find the volume and surface area of a cone.
How to Find the Volume and Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism Video Created: Monday, February 28, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Our expert teaches you how to calculate the volume and surface area of a rectangular prism. See these helpful tips for easily finding the volume and surface area of a rectangular prism.
How to Find the Area of an Ellipse Video Created: Monday, February 28, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Learn how to properly find the area of an ellipse by reviewing an example from real life.
How to Find the Volume and Surface Area of a Pyramid Video Created: Monday, February 28, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Our expert shows how to calculate the volume and surface area of a pyramid. See these instructions for easily finding the volume and surface area of a pyramid.
How to Find the Volume and Surface Area of a Triangular Prism Video Created: Monday, February 28, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Our expert shows how to find the volume and surface area of a triangular prism. See how to easily find the volume and surface area of a triangular prism using these instructions.
How to Find the Volume and Surface Area of a Cylinder Video Created: Monday, February 28, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Our expert shows how to calculate the volume and surface area of a cylinder. See these easy instructions for calculating the volume and surface area of a cylinder.
Multiplying - Tips for Multiplying by 4 Video Created: Friday, January 13, 2012 Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Multiplying by 4 is an essential part of a student's math curriculum. Here's a video with tips for teaching students to multiply by 4.

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