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Here is a list of all of the skills that cover word problems! The skills are organized by grade, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to see a sample question. To start practicing, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will even increase in difficulty as you improve!

Hundreds of self-checking math word problems for students in grades 1 to 6. There are currently 675 word problems available.

Challenging math word problems for kids

Another site that could be shared with parents that are looking for examples of problem solving activities to do with their child

Great website to share with parents that has examples of open ended math problems.

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Mr. Robb's Math is a YouTube channel containing 555 videos produced by high school mathematics teacher Bradley Robb. Mr. Robb's videos explain and demonstrate solving problems in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Calculus. Most of the videos are recorded while Mr. Robb is teaching. You can find the videos on the Mr. Robb's Math YouTube channel or visit Mr. Robb's website WowMath to find the videos organized in sequence with accompanying screenshots.

The Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries (ERIAL) Project is a two-year study of the student research process.  The project is funded by an LSTA grant awarded to Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) by the Illinois State Library.  The goal of the project is to understand how students do research, and how relationships between students, teaching faculty and librarians shape that process.  ERIAL is also an applied study-that is, research pursued with the purpose of uncovering, understanding and addressing social problems.  As such, its goal is to use the results to develop more user-centered library services.

(1) Fill the five gallon jug. Three gallon jug is empty. (2) Empty three gallons from the five gallon jug into the three gallon jug. (3) There remains two gallons in the five gallon jug. Empty the three gallon jug. (4) Pour the two gallons into the thr

Most agree that math smarts are essential to the country's future.