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Platypus common

Keywords: Foundation, shared, central, common, Platypus, Collection,
resources, passive

Platypus Common is a repository of shared resources for the Platypus
Collection. In and of itself it is a passive stack; i.e., it doesn't do
anything, and it ...

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INTBEAM (Integer Balance Beam)

Program Name: Integer Balance Beam Puzzle
Description: Middle school (grades 5 through 9) math freeware program;
students must balance a beam scale using the given positive and negative
weights. Provides practice in context for adding and subtracting...

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Phon ID

Keywords: PHONICS PHONOGRAMS READING PEDAGOGY PLATYPUS HYPERCARD B&W

Phon ID is designed to address the beginning phase of reading based on the
phonics [as opposed to the see-say] method of reading pedagogy. It is
based on "The Writing Road to Rea...

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photos-for-kidpix

Diane video taped some shots around her Alaskan home then took
snapshots from the video tape. She then saved them as JPEG compressed
picts. These pictures where taking all within a mile of her house
during March and April 1995. Kids can easily open t...

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V&N English German Dictionary - language learning

'English German Dictionary 1.3' is a dictionary module for use with the
'Verbs & Nouns' and 'V&N Lookup' programs. You can download the latest
versions of 'Verbs & Nouns' and 'V&N Lookup' directly from the Info-Mac
archives (the Education/Language di...

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Peekaboo word game: Demo of a variation on Hangman

PEEKABOOx Word Game is a graphical variation on Hangman for young children
(ages 4 - 8). As the child guesses the letters in a word, a picture depicting
the word is slowly revealed. This is a fun way to learn the meaning of
written words and how to s...

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GRAPHING (Graphing Functions)

Program Name: Graphing Functions

Description: Middle school level math program. Students find and plot
solutions to parabolas, hyperbolas, and absolute value functions using an
on-screen Cartesian plane.

Gary Smith
gsmith@polymathlove.com.

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Fraction Puzzles

Fraction Puzzles

Middle-School (grades 5 through 9) math program written to provide skills in
context. The program shows a series of 150 preset problems. Each problem has
a blank, sectioned square and a given fraction goal. Students must shade the
s...

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Fraction Sticks program Sent to ftp site

Program Name: Fraction Sticks

Category: Education / Math

Description: Middle school (grades 5 through 9) math program. Students are
shown two congruent squares that have been divided into different numbers of
"sticks." Students must cli...

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FTILE Fraction Tiles

Program Name: Fraction Tiles
Description: Students are shown eight fraction representations and must
choose three that add up to a given sum. Fractions are halves, fourths, and
eighths.
Gary Smith
gsmith@polymathlove.com.

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