What's New

This version provides an update to recommended settings.

App Description

Hands-On Math Number Balance provides an interactive learning environment for learning and enhancing addition and multiplication skills, and problem solving abilities. It is a perfect classroom tool for core mathematics instruction and enrichment. While using this app students will use mathematical thinking skills to solve randomly generated problems. Students will find the challenges solvable through interaction with the Number Balance. The skills learned are relevant to the elementary mathematics curriculum. Encourage your students to try our Number Balance, and as they do you will see them get better at many basic math skills.

Number Balance offers 8 levels of difficulty. Younger learners will benefit from the settings where the challenge is to find a sum or product by balancing the scale. For older students teachers may want to use some of the options where the challenge is to find a missing addend, add a set of 3 or 4 numbers or find products.

A comprehensive instructor's guide is provided and can be installed in iBooks. The guide gives lesson ideas and suggests activities for classroom teachers.

Levels:

Level 1: Numbers and Operations - Comparing Whole Numbers

Level 2: Addition Skills - Basic Addition Facts - Whole Numbers from 1 to 10

Level 3: Addition Skills - Basic Addition Facts - Whole Numbers from 1 to 20

Level 4: Addition Skills - Focus on Problem Solving - Whole Numbers from 1 to 30

Level 5: Multiplication Skills - Multiplication Facts - Whole Numbers from 1 to 5

Level 6: Multiplication Skills - Multiplication Facts - Whole Numbers from 1 to 10

Level 7: Multiplication Skills - Focus on Patterns - Whole Numbers from 1 to 10

Level 8: Addition Skills - Three or More Addends - Whole Numbers from 1 to 10

iPad Screenshots

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Hands-On Math Number Balance screenshot 1 Hands-On Math Number Balance screenshot 2 Hands-On Math Number Balance screenshot 3 Hands-On Math Number Balance screenshot 4 Hands-On Math Number Balance screenshot 5

App Changes

  • June 09, 2014 Initial release
  • October 08, 2014 New version 1.8
  • November 03, 2014 New version 2.0
  • February 02, 2016 New version 2.1
  • September 16, 2023 New version 3.0