MCTM Middle School Contest

Grades 7-8

Coordinator:  Ann McCoy, mccoy@ucmo.edu

• Information/Registration Form for 2010 Middle School Contest Sites(.docx)

• Information/Registration Form for 2010 Middle School Contest Sites (.doc)

• Sample Tests

  • Algebra

  • Traditional

• 2009 Winners

• Websites with Extra Practice Problems & Problem Solving Techniques

  • Mathcounts - For more than just the past year's problems, solutions can be viewed under Archives.  Their handbooks and past tests for purchase have not only problems but techniques for problem solving.

  • American Mathematics Competition (AMC 8)  This site is perfectly geared to helping the student with problem solving techniques, sample problems as well as forums for students to communicate with each other.

  • Art of Problem Solving  This site has online classes for top math students (grades 6-12) and also has a free online tutorial called Alcumus that adjusts questions to the student's ability.

  • Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools  Click on General Information for Samples and Problems of the Month

  • Continental Mathematics League  Has 2 different levels based upon higher or average reading comprehension and is open to grades 2-9

  • The Math League  For grades 4-12, the League has excellent sample questions as well as lots of books for purchase from past years of contests.

  • AGMath An excellent resource for sample problems at the 8th grade level for algebra and geometry.

  • Kevin Hopkin's Resource Page for Contests and Problems  He has dozens of state and national contest sites (similar to Missouri's) listed as well as whether each has sample problems available.