Math Bits For Math

The other night I played a game that said it was created by Math Bits and one of the universities, so I looked the site.  It is chock full of information for all levels of math.  Some of the material is free while others requires a subscription.  Either way, I like the simple interface and easy access to each section.  

Their free section is referred to as Math Cache.  The section has math for middle schoolers all the way up to Calculus students and it even has a section for the T-I 84 hand held calculator.  I clicked on the Algebra I math cache to see what it had.  First off,  I noticed two games, one for pre-algebra and one for Algebra 1.

The games are actually short practice sessions that students do and if they do the problems correctly, they find their way to the next one because the answers give part of the URL for the next one.  If they do it right, they will work through 10 different ones.  These can be done individually or in a group and there is a worksheet one can download for students to use.

Then there is a section designated for students only.  It contains a link to the Math bits notebook filled with Algebra 1 topics.  If you click on a topic, you go to the lessons and practice associated with the overall topic and when you choose on the desired subtopic, you are sent to a page that looks like a notebook page filled with notes, examples, etc. There is also a section for online quiz practices, jeopardy, and bingo.  In addition, there are links to songs, a dictionary, study tips, and free graph paper.

In the teacher section, there is information on what a subscription for the materials available on site gives you and there are free samples.  One can look at the in depth listing to show exactly what one receives and what the cost of an individual subscription or school district subscriptions.  There is a section for Geometers sketchpad, estimating ages, Fibonacci faces, and information on using Algebra Tiles.  Finally, there is a section on Math in the movies.

If you want to access the math bits notebooks, there is a link on the main page so you can go there directly.   Furthermore, most everything is listed on the resource page so it is easy access for most of the resources.  

I think this is a good reference page.  It would work to support what students are learning or when you are out and you want a bit more material available for students to look at.  It can be found at mathbits.org and mathbits.com.  Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.