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"Geocaching" (pronounced "geo cashing") is the sport of using GPS systems to locate hidden boxes at different geographical locations across the country. Directions and clues are left in the boxes to aid in the journey.
In the spirit of geocaching, we have created activities called "MathCaching" which use the internet to find hidden boxes to reveal clues to the continuation of the games. Your success at "MathCaching" is dependent upon your skills at solving mathematical problems.
The MathCaching games are subject area dependent. There are free versions of MathCaching for Basic Math Skills ("BasicCaching"), Algebra ("AlgeCaching"), Geometry ("GeoCaching"), Algebra2 (Alge2Caching), Trig ("TrigCaching"), PreCalculus ("PreCalcuCaching") and Calculus ("CalcuCaching").
The MathCaching screens are deliberately "large" in print so that they can be projected for classroom use. A teacher answer key (including the URL addresses of all of the boxes) is available upon request from a school district email address. Keys are also available for MathBits registered parents.
Note to Educators: The free MathCaching games at MathBits cover topics that occur throughout each of the respective courses and are best used for review at the end of the year, or for warm-up for the following course.
Each of the MathBits' paid subscription areas (AlgebraBits.com, GeometryBits.com, JrMathBits.com) includes MathCaching games for each "topic" area, referred to as the "MathCaching Topic Series."
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To Play the Open Versions of MathCaching:
1. Download the MathCaching game's matching worksheet to record your work and your answers.
2. Go to the "START the GAME" internet URL address for your chosen area.
3. Solve the math problem(s) at that location.
4. Follow the directions (based upon your answers) to find the address of the next hidden internet box.
5. Into your browser, TYPE the address of the next hidden box, using your answer to fill in the missing portion of the URL address.
6. When you find the final hidden box, a certificate is available stating that all of the hidden boxes have been discovered. Students may want to print the certificate to share their success with their math teacher, or teachers may request the certificate (along with the completed worksheet) to verify that the activity was completed.
7. Good luck with your MathCaching journey!!
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START the GAME - URL Address |
Basic Math
Worksheet
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http://MathBits.com/Caching/BasicOpenCache1.html
Topics: computations, fractions, ratios, percents, order of operations, signed numbers, exponents, word problem translations, measurement conversions, sum of angles in a triangle, mean, median, expressions, probability, patterns. |
PreAlgebra
Worksheet |
http://MathBits.com/Caching/PreAlgCache1.html
Topics: order of operations, evaluating expressions, signed numbers, slopes, equations of lines, charts of values, Pythagorean Theorem, solving equations, polynomials, inequalities, mean and median of data, perimeter, area, volume, perfect square radicals, simplifiying numerical fractions, absolute value, greatest common factor. |
Algebra 1
Worksheet |
http://MathBits.com/Caching/OpenCache1.html
Topics: order of operations, equation solving, integer and consecutive integer word problems, slope, distance, midpoint, area, radicals, exponents, factoring, quadratic equations, rational equations. |
Geometry
Worksheet |
http://MathBits.com/Caching/GeoOpenCache1.html
Topics: angles, reasoning, parallel and perpendicular lines, triangles, congruent triangles and proof, quadrilaterals, area and volume, polygons, similarity, circles, transformations.
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Algebra2
Worksheet |
http://MathBits.com/Caching/Alge2OpenCache1.html
Topics: absolute value equations and inequalities; radical equations; functions: domains, composition, inverse; logarithms; exponentials; rationalizing denominators; quadratics: graphing, discriminant, complete the square; complex fractions; asymptotes; rational equations; sequences and series, Binomial Theorem; probability. |
Trigonometry
Worksheet |
http://MathBits.com/Caching/TrigOpenCache1.html
Topics: right triangle trig, angle relationships, conversion between radians and degrees, reference angles, exact values, area of triangle, Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, amplitude, frequency, period, vertical shift, phase shift, inverse trig functions, trig identities, trig equations. |
PreCalculus
Worksheet |
http://MathBits.com/Caching/PreCalcCache1.html
Topics: algebra of functions, inverse functions, composition of functions, difference quotient, evaluation of functions, equations of circles-parabolas-ellipses, complex numbers, product of roots, sum of roots, remainders, summations, arithmetic and geometric sequences, trigonometry, rate of growth and decay, systems and linear programming, and asymptotes for rational functions. |
| Calculus |
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