{"id":69,"date":"2020-11-19T01:42:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T01:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/stroberts\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2020-11-19T02:20:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T02:20:48","slug":"math-enrichment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/stroberts\/links-for-students\/math-enrichment\/","title":{"rendered":"Math Enrichment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year we write the following contests, click on the link for more information and practices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathleague.com\/index.php\/annualcontestinformation\/samplecontests\">Math League<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mathematica.ca\/eng\/preparatory.htm\">Mathematica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca\/contests\/past_contests.html\">Gauss<\/a> (Grade 6\/7, provided by CEMC)<\/li>\n<li>Optional: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca\/contests\/bcc.html\">Beaver Computing Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please see the following links to explore math enrichment opportunities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemc.uwaterloo.ca\/resources\/cemc-at-home.php\">CEMC Math at Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nlvm.usu.edu\/en\/nav\/vlibrary.html\">Virtual Manipulatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/courseware.cemc.uwaterloo.ca\/27\">Grade 7\/8 Online Courseware CEMC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cemc.uwaterloo.ca\/events\/mathcircle_presentations.html\">Math Circles CEMC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/agmath.com\/media\/DIR_8301\/PuzzlesSmallFile.pdf\">Math Puzzles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/\">Kahn Academy <\/a>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/join\/C89QEFAH\">Class Join Code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nrich.maths.org\/secondary\">NRICH Mental Math Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/prodigygame.com\/play\">Prodigy Math <\/a>(code: 3A4FD1F)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prodprodigy.wpengine.com\/solve-math-problems-faster-techniques\/\">Mental Math Strategies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ck12.org\/math\/\">FlexMath Mental Strategies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Math Games and Practice:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You Tube\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P8EDcbDXDdc\">How to Play Rock Me Archimedes<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Ted Ed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0v86Yk14rf8\"><em>Story of Archimedes Principle<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nTed Ed\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ijj58xD5fDI\">How Taking a Bath Led to the Archimedes Principle<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Famous Mathematicians\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/famous-mathematicians.com\/archimedes\/\"><em>Archimedes<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Kingdomino\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cKxj8BxYXtY\">How to Play Kingdomino<\/a><\/em><em><br \/>\nWe Are Teachers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/22-fun-hands-on-ways-to-teach-multiplication\/\">22 Fun Hands-On Ways to Study Multiplication<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You Tube Domain of Science\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OmJ-4B-mS-Y&amp;t=488s\">Map of Mathematics<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Math Games\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathgames.com\/skill\/7.160-classify-numbers\">Classify Numbers (multiple levels!)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Ted Ed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cZH0YnFpjwU&amp;vl=en\"><em>A Brief History of Number Systems<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nTeacher Tube Math\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cy-8lPVKLIo\">History of Math<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Ted Talk\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/arthur_benjamin_the_magic_of_fibonacci_numbers\">Magic of Fibonacci Numbers<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Colin Todds You Tube\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m94WTZP14SA\">Number Types Math Song<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Math is Fun\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsisfun.com\/sets\/number-types.html\">Number Types<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Math is Fun\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsisfun.com\/numbers\/index.html\">Number Topics<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>All Math Tricks\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmathtricks.com\/number-system-mathematics\/\">The Concept of Number System in Mathematics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Google\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cut-the-knot.org\/nim_st.shtml\">The Game of NIM<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Archimedes Lab\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archimedes-lab.org\/game_nim\/play_nim_game.html\">Play NIM Online<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Math for Love\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mathforlove.com\/lesson\/1-2-nim\/\">1-2 NIM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmf.unicatt.it\/divulgazione\/mateappl\/nim\/nim.html\"><em>Game of NIM<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nMathematics Centre\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematicscentre.com\/taskcentre\/120nim.htm\">NIM<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Encyclopedia Britannica\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/nim\"><em>All About NIM<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nWiki\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nim#Game_play_and_illustration\">How to Play NIM<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Wikihow\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Play-Hex\">How to Play HEX<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Mind Your Decisions\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/mindyourdecisions.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/31\/the-game-of-hex-a-board-game-john-nash-devised-game-theory-tuesdays\/\">The Game of HEX \u2014 has instructions and video on HEX math<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?src=typd&amp;q=%23primeclimbpuzzle\">#Prime Climb Puzzle<\/a><br \/>\nSmartic\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartickmethod.com\/blog\/math\/operations-and-algebraic-thinking\/divisibility\/prime-numbers-sieve-eratosthenes\/\">How to Find Primes Using the Sieve of Eratosthenes<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Math Forum\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/mathforum.org\/dr.math\/faq\/faq.prime.num.html\">Prime Numbers<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>BBC\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bitesize\/articles\/z2q26fr\">What Are Prime Numbers?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>BBC\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bitesize\/topics\/zfq7hyc\">What are Factors, Multiples, and Primes?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sumoku\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/gamesmagazine-online.com\/sumoku\/\">Online Printable Sumoku Games<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Learn Math With Games\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnmathwithgames.com\/2018\/06\/20\/sumoku\/\">Sumoku<\/a><br \/>\nWeb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websudoku.com\/\">Sudoku<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenkenpuzzle.com\/#\">Ken Ken Games Online<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yw8pK6Ak5oE\">Play BLOKUS<\/a><br \/>\nHow Stuff Works\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/entertainment.howstuffworks.com\/leisure\/brain-games\/blokus2.htm\">Blokus Tips and Strategies<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Wikipedia\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyomino\">Polyominoes \u2014 Related to Blokus<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Games for Young Minds\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesforyoungminds.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/16\/blokus\"><em>Blokus \u2014 make a square out of all one colour pieces<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nSarah\u2019s Stockpile Math Resources Blog\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/mathresourcelist.blogspot.com\/2016\/05\/blokus-game-of-spatial-thinking.html\">Blokus: A Strategic Game of Spatial Thinking<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>CAS Musings Blog\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/casmusings.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/23\/blokus\/\">Blokus Extensions \u2013 for advanced geometry<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>How Stuff Works\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/entertainment.howstuffworks.com\/leisure\/brain-games\/rummikub1.htm\">How to Play Rummikub<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Quirkle\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F_MyMJD1GFA\">How to Play Quirkle<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Acing Math\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pepnonprofit.org\/uploads\/2\/7\/7\/2\/2772238\/acing_math.pdf\">Card Games Grades 1-8<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Math for Love\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/mathforlove.com\/2018\/08\/math-game-short-list-2018\/\">Math Game Short List 2018<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>YouTube\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_l4qZLGazuA\">How to Play Reversi or Othello<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nMath is Fun, Game Like Othello\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsisfun.com\/games\/reversi.html\">Online Reversi<\/a><br \/>\nMath Playground\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathplayground.com\/capture_and_turn.html\">Capture and Turn \u2014 like Othello<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Games for Young Minds Blog\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesforyoungminds.com\/blog\/2018\/3\/23\/othello-review\">Othello How To and Math<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>YouTube\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3oimc0Ot5T0\">How to Play Set Cubed<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nYouTube\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F2o-EZR5vrU\">How to Planes Fly Maths<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>EHow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QoTbgSSTB3E\"><em>What factors (science and math) affect flight of paper airplane<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Achi\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DU_j_ivk0aA\">How to Play Achi A Board Game<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>DARA\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_O3_K7CCYFA\">How to Play Dara<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Mancala\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-A-djjimCcM\">How to Play Mancala<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>NRICH\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/nrich.maths.org\/8261\">Games from Around the World<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>University of Regina Math Central\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/mathcentral.uregina.ca\/RR\/database\/RR.09.00\/treptau1\/index.html\">Games from Aboriginal People of North America<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nelson.com\/mathfocus\/grade5\/student\/tryout.html#ch3\"><em>Nelson Education Lessons<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2FH6YiLWIuE\"><em>Introduction to Decimals<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a>Math IXL\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ca.ixl.com\/math\/grade-5\/convert-fractions-to-decimals\"><em>Practice Decimals and Fractions<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a>Math is Fun\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsisfun.com\/decimal-fraction-percentage.html\"><em>Practicing Decimals<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a>Cool Math\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coolmath.com\/prealgebra\/02-decimals\/04-decimals-converting-fraction-to-decimal-01\">Converting Decimals to Fractions<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>ABC Teach\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kr52yfR3wGA\"><em>Learning About Decimals<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a>Purple Math\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purplemath.com\/modules\/percents.htm\">Converting Decimals to Fractions<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Math Goodies\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathgoodies.com\/lessons\/decimals\/solve_word_problems.html\">Using Decimals in Word Problems<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Math IXL\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.ixl.com\/math\/grade-5\/convert-time-units\">Time Conversion Practice<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>CTC Math\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-AyMXhr4NnU\"><em>Time Conversion Video Lesson<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a>MWK\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathworksheets4kids.com\/speed.html\"><i>Practicing Speed Rate Time<br \/>\n<\/i><\/a>TedEd\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons\/is-math-discovered-or-invented-jeff-dekofsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is Math Discovered or Invented<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Science Made Simple\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemadesimple.com\/conversions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metric Conversions<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Wight Hat\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metric-conversions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metric Conversions Tool<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Science Alert\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/how-to-beat-anyone-at-rock-paper-scissors-according-to-a-chinese-mathematician\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Beat Someone at Rock, Paper, Scissors According to a Mathematicia<\/a>n<br \/>\n<\/em>iXL\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.ixl.com\/math\/grade-5\/compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-length\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metric Conversion Grade 5 Practice<\/a>\u00a0 requires a paid membership after initial practice<br \/>\n<\/em>Khan Academy\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/math\/on-sixth-grade-math\/on-measurement\/on-unit-conversion\/e\/converting-units\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metric Conversion Practice<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>You Tube\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IhtgKHYZti0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metric Conversion Rap<br \/>\n<\/a><\/i>AAA\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaamath.com\/grade5.htm#topic150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grade Five Math Topics<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Tripod.com\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/sradai.tripod.com\/webonmediacontents\/Metric%20System.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All About the Metric System<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Instructables\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Scale-model-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scale Model House<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Tiny House Talk\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyhousetalk.com\/design-build-scale-model-tiny-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Build Your Own Scale Model<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Khan Academy\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/math\/cc-seventh-grade-math\/cc-7th-geometry\/cc-7th-scale-drawings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scale Drawings<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Math for Children\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/math4children.com\/Topics\/Percentages\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Percentages, Ratio, Scale Practice<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>The House Plans Guide\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-house-plans-guide.com\/building-architectural-models.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Architectural Models<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>The House Plans Guide\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-house-plans-guide.com\/draw-floor-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making a Floor Plan<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Math Playground\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathplayground.com\/index_geometry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geometry Games<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Learn For Good\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.learn4good.com\/kids-games\/puzzle\/geometrical_figures.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geometry Puzzle Game<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>Math Games for\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math-play.com\/decimal-math-games.html\">Decimals and Fractions\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>Math Planet<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathplanet.com\/\">\u00a0<em>Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry Courses Online for Free<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nInteresting Engineering\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/11-of-the-best-youtube-channels-for-understanding-mathematics?fbclid=IwAR3_3yLlReUEooAIrqhF65JAu4-2tL9_MBbsF9OuMMv3pSQqgUIIJZclTRo\">Best Math Lessons on YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year we write the following contests, click on the link for more information and practices: Math League Mathematica Gauss (Grade 6\/7, provided by CEMC) Optional: Beaver Computing Challenge Please see the following links to explore math enrichment opportunities: CEMC&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/stroberts\/links-for-students\/math-enrichment\/\">Read more 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