Math Games I Have Known

Recommended math games for 5th hour!

Ordering numbers
Number Balls (click on the rotating balls starting with the lowest value first, includes negative numbers)
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-numberballs/index.html

Basic Addition and Subtraction

Feed Fribbit Addition
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-feed-fribbit-addition/index.html

Math Lines Addition (Zuma-style game)
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-lines/index.html

Math Picture Puzzle (choose the right sum to reveal each part of the picture)
http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/math_picture_puzzles/addition-to16-halloweencat.html

Feed Fribbit Subtraction
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-feed-fribbit-subtraction/index.html

Subtraction Blast (shoot numbers to subtract them from targets--fast and furious!)
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-subtraction-blast/index.html

Memory Games

Concentration (slow-pace, big graphics for easy recognition)
http://www.coolmath-games.com/concentration/index.html

Pattern Memory
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-patternmemory/index.html

Fractions
Fractone (add fractions that total 1)
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-fractone/index.html

Fraction Splat!
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-fraction-splat/index.html


Harder Stuff

Mathlines X Factor (choose combinations that multiply to 12 and higher)
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-lines-xfactor/index.html

Math Man (like PacMan, but you can only eat the ghosts with the right answer, requires understanding of Order of Operations)
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-man/index.html

August Storm

auguststormsmall
Originally uploaded by jhawkmamax2

Multiclouds

Multiclouds
Originally uploaded by jhawkmamax2

Clearing skies to our west after a summer storm. Never have seen quite this mix of clouds since then. The bulgy ones in the center are called mammatus clouds and signal that a storm has blown out all its energy.

Auntie Barbara's Iris

Auntie Barbara's Iris
Originally uploaded by jhawkmamax2

My Aunt Barbara has an amazing backyard full of iris, hosta and all sorts of green things. And a bobcat family! I took this with my older digi, the one with which I have had much better luck with the macro. I can't seem to get the focus point right on my newer one, but with the old one the pics were always amazingly crisp.

Tulips

Tulips
Originally uploaded by jhawkmamax2

OK, I promised a photo, so here is the first test. Taken in Spring, obviously! I'm staying away from locale for now. If I decided to "come out" a little more on the blog I will add details later.

Booting Up

Well, I did it. Encouraged by the thoughtful blogginess of my daily internet friends, here is installment one of Mom: Version 2.0. I'm still not satisfied with the title, but it was either that or procrastinate yet another day. So here it is. But what is it?

Mom: Research and Development Stage (circa 1989-1997)

Highlights: Finishes college with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Finds first job. Finds first apartment. Finds first potential mate. Finds second apartment and first roommate (NOT the potential mate!). Quits first job. Enrolls in graduate school with potential mate. Finds first rental house (WITH potential mate, oh the shame!). Gets first marriage proposal. Marries potential mate. Agrees with mate that children sound like a bad idea, causing great internal anguish for potential grandparents. Finishes graduate school. Finds second job. Buys first new car. Finds second rental house. Buys first house. Starts to get Christmas cards from friends featuring adorable photos of offspring. Enjoys life of sleeping late, going out without luggage, and presence of disposable income. Interacts occasionally with adorable offspring of friends and begins to wonder: "If they can do it, certainly we can handle it too. Right?"

Mom: Beta Version (circa 1997-1999)

Somehow decides with mate that perhaps offspring production should be added to the agenda. Visits doctor to determine readiness of offspring manufacturing facilities and upload additional virus protection. Ceases anti-offspring production protocols. Continues to enjoy sleeping late, going out without luggage, and presence of disposable income.

Achieves offspring initiation in fourth quarter of 1998, resulting in weight gain, hydration retention, and extreme aversion to fried chicken. Reads all available literature starting with the keywords "What to expect when..." Prepares to temporarily separate from employment. Discovers joys and pains of shopping at stores featuring dyslexic consonants. Decorates nursery upon completion of sonogram and very obvious identification of offspring as male. Completes gestation period in the third quarter of 1999, but realizes that product documentation will not be provided for current model. Freaks out after unplanned caesarean section delivery and subsequent administration of i.v. narcotics.

Advanced field testing of beta version commences when Mom is forced to leave the hospital WITH the offspring (and WITHOUT the manual!) and continue offspring development at home. Lactation ensues, followed closely by offspring defecation and vertical expectoration. Enjoys sleeping sitting straight up while trying to breastfeed, leaving the house with at least three oversized baby accessories per outing, and disposable diapers.

Coming soon: Mom: Version 1.0, featuring multitasking capabilities, illness panic button, and upgraded heart drive.