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Math Cats
Fun site for elementary kids on math concepts.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8

http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html

	CONTENT: Math Cats is an interactive site devoted to giving students practice with math concepts that promote open-ended exploration.
	AESTHETICS: The site has a consistent layout and color scheme with cute child friendly original graphics. The Active-X MicroWorlds plug-in is needed for viewing the interactive projects and can be downloaded for free from the site.
	ORGANIZATION: There are six main areas of the site that can be accessed through graphical links on the front page. Each of the internal pages has a top navigation bar that includes a link back to the homepage.
	REVIEW: Students of all ages will set their claws into this math site and spend many hours exploring math concepts in these online and offline activities. This is not your typical drill and practice math site but one that encourages exploration and creativity and shows students that math can be fun. Activities cover everything from the simple concepts of addition and subtraction to the more complex concepts of probability, statistics, and geometry. Students can explore shapes and patterns in the art gallery, see their age displayed in minutes and seconds, design spirographs, manipulate animations, send in their story problems for publication and much more. The crafts section offers ideas and suggestions for students to explore geometry while making mobiles and ornaments that are great extensions of the learning in the classroom. Math Cats Love MicroWorlds is full of interactive explorations that will increase children's knowledge of such concepts as probability, symmetry and polygons. 4 Older Cats (parents and teachers) offers an idea bank of math activities submitted by teachers and a free newsletter that includes archived editions.
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