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Math Puzzles and other Educational LinksWhen not writing math problems, Doug Twitchell designs software and builds websites. Here are links to some of Twitchell's educational websites. |
Math Puzzles And Other Educational LinksWriting math problems for state and local math competitions is only a tiny part of what Douglas Twitchell does. Twitchell also designs and develops software, and builds websites. Many of Twitchell's websites are educational in nature, including sites with math games and math puzzles, geometry puzzles, word games, and even a site for creative writing. The following are links to some of these resources.Math GamesThe Problem Site is a site chock full of interesting math games and puzzles. Some of the most popular math games on the site are: Entrapment (a geometry puzzle), One To Ten (an arithmetic/order of operations game), and Secret Number (a problem solving game).In addition, Twitchell has designed the following site: Tile Puzzler, a site with pentomino, tetromino and triomino puzzles, as well as some more complex geometric puzzles. Word GamesThe Problem Site also contains many word games, including the popular Picture Word Game, Secret Word Game, and Hangman.Twitchell is also the developer and administrator of Quote Puzzler, a site with a multitude of word puzzles which draws competitors from all over the globe! Creative WritingFifteen Minutes Of Fiction is a site especially designed to encourage and assist young writers improve their creative writing skills. Teachers will want to make use of the Writing Prompt feature, which allows them to post writing assignments online. |