Tutorials for Math

Learning a topic in class and having your teacher there to assist you when you need it is great. However, sometimes trouble arises when you go home and have to practice problems on your own. Of course you have your notes to follow, but if you don't understand the concept it's hard to understand what it is you're doing. In seventh grade one of the on going problems are integers. Even though we practice and use them from the beginning of the year it is the one topic that students seem to get students all the time. i found a great tutorial link that explains integers very clearly. One thing that is great about it is the kids can play it over and over again until it sinks in. Another fantastic quality is if the parents are trying to help they can watch and learn as well. I have many parents who want to help their kids, but have trouble with the math themselves. So this is not only good for the kids, but for the parents as well. Integers are used in everyday life. Think about the temperature. In the summer we have high temperatures like 85 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter we have temperatures that are -10 degrees Fahrenheit. Check out this site and tell me where else integers are used in real life. There are other topics that the tutorials address as well, such as fractions. So feel free to explore those and let me know where you could use any of them in real life too. When you go to the site go to the links for Virtual Library Home. Click the Science and Math link. Scroll down to the bottom and click on Visual Math Learning. Next click on Lessons. Now you can choose whichever lesson you'd like to explore. Have fun!

http://www.math.fsu.edu/Virtual/