Common Sense Note
There is no advertising on the site. Developed by a teacher with more than eighteen years' experience, Math Cats features an array of open-ended math activities (rather than drill and practice). Enjoy.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Jean Armour Polly
Did you ever try to balance a fat cat with a donkey? It can't be done unless you try the magic scale at Math Cats. There, you can multiply and divide what's on each side of the scale until balance is achieved. (Hint: seven fat cats perfectly equals one eleventh of a donkey.) Try it with the planet Earth versus a pyramid. There are plenty of hints and ideas to explore the relative weights of these unusual items.
Now that you've had some practice with balancing things, try your hand at creating a virtual mobile. Click and drag to adjust the size of the arms, vertical strings, and weights. It's a lot of fun, but can you get it to do exactly what you want?
Experiment with polygons, symmetry, and tessellations in the "Math Crafts" area, and -- with a special free browser plug-in -- explore MicroWorlds of interactive math (or art?) activities.
Wherever you go in Math Cats, it all adds up to fun.
Reviewed: 05/03/2005
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