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Place value, even and odd numbers, Roman numerals, large numbers, and rounding: games and resources online

Place value
Tens and ones exercise
Enter the 2-digit number represented by ten-bags and one-balls.
www.dositey.com/2008/addsub/tenoneex.htm
E-manipulatives, including base 10 blocks
Use the stamp to place 100-flats, 10-rods, and 1-squares into a working space. Use the arrows in the columns to "move" (regroup) them to the other columns.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/manip/mn_3.html
Virtual Manipulative: Base 10 blocks
Place value up to thousands. The program gives you a number to make and you click on the 1000-cubes, 100-flats, 10-rods, and 1-cubes to make it. You can change the number base to work in base 2, base 3, etc.
nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_152_g_1_t_1.html
Maths Teacher's Toolkit
Includes place value calculator, place value cards, interactive number line, hundred square, and other interactive Flash resources.
www.crick.northants.sch.uk/Flash%20Studio/cfsmaths/Toolkit/Toolkit.htm
Place the Penguins
Practice breaking up the numbers into tens and ones, or into
hundreds, tens and ones in this game.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/placethepenguin.shtml
Place
value puzzler
Place value or rounding game, click on asked place value in a
number or type in asked rounding.
www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html
Can you say really big numbers?
Enter a really big number, try say it out loud, and see it written.
www.mathcats.com/explore/reallybignumbers.htm
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Place value
payoff Match numbers written in standard form with numbers written in expanded form
in this game.
www.quia.com/mc/279741.html
Line Dry Game
Fill in a missing number on the clothes line based on different skip counting patterns.
www.fuelthebrain.com/Game/play.php?ID=15
Hand made manipulatives Print these pages on cardstock to get your own base 10 blocks, rods, geometrical shapes, or algebra tiles (XY-blocks).
mason.gmu.edu/~mmankus/Handson/manipulatives.htm
Even & Odd Numbers
Fruit Shoot
Shoot a fruit with an even or odd number, whichever one your aim tells you. Three levels: 1-10, 1-20, and 1-100.
www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/Fruit_shoot_odd_even.htm
Odd or Even?
Drag and drop the number cards to their correct place in the diagram (even or odd). three difficulty levels (numbers 1-10, 1-30, or 1-100).
www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-properties-and-ordering.html#
Story of Odd and Even
A simple story about two ladybugs named Odd and Even. It teaches even and odd within 1-10.
www.primarygames.com/storybooks/even_odd/1.htm
Roman Numerals
Roman Numerals Tutorial
Good explanations of how numbers are formed using Roman Numerals, such as when to "add" or "subtract" the symbols. The page allows interactivity where the student can self-check his/her understanding.
www.beaconlearningcenter.com/weblessons/romannumerals/default.htm
Roman Matching Game
Drag the Roman numerals to the corresponding Arabic numerals. If you win the next game will be faster. See if you can beat the clock!
sln.fi.edu/time/keepers/Silverman/html/RomanMatch.html
Roman Numerals Worksheets
Generate worksheets for converting Roman numerals to normal (Arabic) ones, or normal numbers to Roman numerals, or do easy addition and subtraction problems with Roman numerals.
www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/roman_numerals.php
Roman Numerals Dot-to-Dots
Some dot-to-dot worksheets with animal themes that use Roman Numerals.
www.animaldottodots.com/romannumerals.php
Roman Numerals - Wikipedia
An article explaining the usage, origin, and a chart of Roman numerals.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals
Quia: Easy Roman Numerals
Translate Roman numerals into Arabic (covers I, V, and X only). Matching game, concentration, or word search.
www.quia.com/jg/66123.html
Roman Numerals - A Maths Webquest A set of web pages where you can learn all about roman numerals: how they originated, how to read & write the numerals, and places we still use the Roman number system today.
www.greatmathsgames.com/roman_numerals/roman_numerals.htm
Roman Sequence Game
See how fast you can put these Roman numerals in the correct sequence.
www.fi.edu/time/keepers/Silverman/html/RomanSequence.html
Big Numbers
Naming Numbers
These pages teach number naming skills covered in K8 math courses. Each page has an explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about naming numbers.
www.aaamath.com/B/nam.htm
Megapenny
project Visualizes big numbers with pictures of
pennies.
www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/default.asp
Powers of ten
A 9-minute movie that illustrates the dramatic changes of scale when zooming in or out by powers of ten (40 powers of ten), starting from a picnic blanket and ending in the universe, and then starting from a hand to the proton inside an atom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0
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dough
Practice naming big numbers.
www.funbrain.com/numwords/index.html
Keep My place
Fill in the big numbers to this cross-number puzzle.
www.counton.org/magnet/kaleidoscope2/Crossnumber
What does a TRILLION dollars look like?
A great visual of what a trillion dollars looks like (with 100-dollar bills).
www.pagetutor.com/trillion
Rounding and estimating
Rounding to the Nearest Ten
A number line from 0 to 100 where you can illustrate to the students how to round numbers to nearest ten.
www.absorblearning.com/media/item.action?quick=mi
Rounding Sharks
You'll be asked to round numbers in the thousands to the nearest hundred. Click on the shark that has the correctly rounded number.
www.free-training-tutorial.com/rounding/sharks.html
Half-Court Rounding
Choose either "1 pointer," "two pointer," or "three pointer button". You're given a rounding problem to the nearest ten, nearest hundred, or nearest tenth. If you answer correctly, the character makes a basket.
www.mrnussbaum.com/halfcourt.htm
Rounding Master
A Mathionare-type game where you answer rounding questions, and try to become a Rounding Master Math Millionaire.
www.mrnussbaum.com/roundingmaster.htm
Soccer Math
Round decimals to whole numbers, and you'll get a chance to kick the ball to the goal.
www.math-play.com/rounding-decimals-game-1/rounding-decimals-game.html
Estimation
Exercises about rounding whole numbers and decimals, front-end estimation, estimating sums and differences.
www.aaamath.com/B/est.htm
Maximum Capacity
Drag as many gorillas as you can into the elevator without exceeding the weight capacity of the elevator. You will have to use your quick addition, estimation, and number sense skills.
www.mrnussbaum.com/maximumcapacity.htm
Home Run Derby Math
Estimate answers to math problems. The closer you get, the further your ball will fly at-bat. In addition and subtraction, the numbers are in the thousands. In multiplication, the numbers are in the hundreds.
www.mrnussbaum.com/derby.htm
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