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Abacus - An electronic abacus that can be used to do arithmetic.

Base Blocks - Illustrate addition and subtraction in a variety of bases.

Base Blocks Addition - Use base ten blocks to model grouping in addition.

Base Blocks Decimals - Add and subtract decimal values using base blocks.

Base Blocks Subtraction - Use base ten blocks to model separation of groups in subtraction.

Chip Abacus - Learn about carrying and digits using chips.

Circle 0 - A puzzle involving adding positive and negative integers to sum to zero.

Circle 21 - A puzzle involving adding positive and negative integers to sum to twenty one.

Circle 3 - A puzzle involving adding positive real numbers to sum to three.

Circle 99 - A puzzle involving adding positive and negative integers to sum to ninety nine.

Color Chips - Subtraction - Use color chips to illustrate subtraction of integers.

Conway's Game of Life - Discover the rules that determine change in these simulations.

Diffy - Solve an interesting puzzle involving the differences of given numbers.

Dueling Calculators - Visualize a dramatic simulation of the effect of propagating rounding errors.

Factor Tree - Factor numbers using a tree diagram.

Fibonacci Sequence - Explore the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio.

Fraction Pieces - Work with parts and wholes to learn about fractions.

Fractions - Adding - Illustrates what it means to find a common denominator and combine.

Fractions - Comparing - Judge the size of fractions and plot them on a number line.

Fractions - Equivalent - Illustrates relationships between equivalent fractions.

Fractions - Rectangle Multiplication - Visualize and practice multiplying fractions using an area representation.

Function Machine - Explore the concept of functions by putting values into this machine and observing its output.

Golden Rectangle - Illustrates iterations of the Golden Section.

Grapher - A tool for graphing and exploring functions.

Mastermind - Use inference and logic to play a game and guess a hidden pattern of pegs.

Money - Learn about money by counting and making change.

Number Line Bars - Fractions - Divide fractions using number line bars.

Number Line Bounce - Number line addition and subtraction game.

Number Puzzles - Solve puzzles involving arranging numbers on a diagram so that they add up to a given value.

Pascal's Triangle - Explore patterns created by selecting elements of Pascal's triangle.

Peg Puzzle - Win this game by moving the pegs on the left past the pegs on the right.

Percentages - Discover relationships between fractions, percents, and decimals.

Sieve of Eratosthenes - Relate number patterns with visual patterns.

Spinners - Work with spinners to learn about numbers and probabilities.

Tangrams - Use all seven Chinese puzzle pieces to make shapes and solve problems.

Tight Weave - Visualize the creation of the Sierpinski Carpet, an iterative geometric pattern that resembles a woven mat.

Turtle Geometry - Explore numbers, shapes, and logic by programming a turtle to move.

Venn Diagrams - Investigate common features of sets.