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Chances - This dice game allows you to see how increasing or decreasing the number of dice rolls affects an outcome.

Create a Graph - Create a pie chart, a bar chart or a line chart to help explain data easily and visually. (Flash required)

CryptoKids - Peer into the secret world of cryptology: making and breaking codes. Play lots of games and activities at this site too!

Data to Graphics - Learn how to combine tables, bar charts and maps to simply explain information.

MapStats for Kids - You can learn concepts about maps and statistics through games, graphs and more.

Math Teaser Challenge - Every month you will get a math/statistics brain teaser that lets you test your knowledge with a fun problem.

Metric Measures - Find links to a metric pyramid, metric facts for sports, metric in the kitchen and more.

Taking America's Measure - National Institute of Standards and Technology has been working with different agencies to make sure we have the best measurement system possible for everyday items, like mobile phones, shoes, and milk.

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Other Resources

Ask Dr. Math (Elementary Grades) - Search this site and find answers to your math questions.

Calculating Area in the Kitchen - Practice calculating area on this worksheet to figure out how many tiles Aunt Marie needs to buy for her kitchen floor.

Converting Metric Measurements - Learn about the metric system.

Converting to Hours, Days, and Weeks - This word problem worksheet challenges you to convert a unit of time to hours, days, or weeks.

Countdown - Each week this program introduces a different math concept through videos. (Quicktime required)

Finding the Median - Find the median heights of the school’s gymnastic team using this worksheet.

Going Abroad: Practice Reading a Bar Graph - This worksheet helps read and interpret data in a bar graph and use its information to answer word problems.

Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles - Learn about each type of triangle and how they are different.

Learning Multiplication Facts - Ask Dr. Math - Learn multiplication by using a multiplication table, finding patterns or using flash cards.

Math Maven's Mysteries - Test your math skills and crack the case.

Math Riddle to Learn History - Solve the riddle on this worksheet and find out how many U.S. presidents were under 40 when they took office.

Measure It! Measurement game - Play this game and learn about reading a ruler.

Meters and Liters: Converting to the Metric System of Measurements - This system is based on a unit of measurement called the meter, which gets its name from the Greek word metron, "a measure."

PlaySpace - Cyberchase - An online storytelling tool that combines literacy and math; it's a different way to think about and use math.

Show Me the Money! Six-Digit Subtraction with Decimals - Flex your subtraction skills by completing this advanced arithmetic worksheet.

Star Gazing - PBS Kids Go - Help Digit fill his scrapbook by pointing his telescope to each planet in the night sky.

Triangles - A triangle has three sides and is made of straight lines; learn about the different types.

Wild Word Problems: Division - This math worksheet has word problems about animals that requires division.

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