Volume 10, Number 49

December 5 2005 Vol. 10, No. 49 THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS KaleidoTile 3.0 for Windows | NASA Education Connecting Geometry | The Geometry Pages KALEIDOTILE 3.0 FOR WINDOWS http://www.geometrygames.org/KaleidoTile/ Jeff Weeks has announced the release of a new Windows version of KaleidoTile. Weeks explains that "... on the outside, it's got an improved user interface. On the inside, it's been completely rewritten using OpenGL to make full use of recent computers' 3D graphics capabilities and to pave the way for a MacOS X version to follow in 2006-2007." KaleidoTile is intended mainly for grades 9-12, but has also found use in college and university geometry courses, for studying symmetry groups; and in middle schools, for introducing symmetry through art. A new option in KaleidoTile 3.0 lets students view the reflected and non-reflected parts of the tiling separately, for a better understanding of symmetry groups and chirality. KaleidoTile comes with a set of questions on tilings and symmetry for small group investigation or individual study, along with a technical FAQ. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- NASA EDUCATION http://education.nasa.gov/ The two main goals of NASA's education program are to "inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics" by supporting education in the Nation's schools; and to "engage the public in shaping and sharing the experience of exploration and discovery" by supporting informal education and public outreach efforts. NASA's commitment to education places special emphasis on these goals by - increasing elementary and secondary education participation in NASA programs - enhancing higher education capability in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines - increasing participation by underrepresented and under-served communities - expanding e-Education - expanding NASA's participation with the informal education community \|/ NASA EXPLORER SCHOOLS http://explorerschools.nasa.gov/ Each spring, NASA establishes a three-year partnership with 50 new NASA Explorer School teams, consisting of teachers and education administrators from diverse communities across the country. NASA invites the selected teams to work with education specialists from NASA Centers in an effort to spark innovative science and mathematics instruction for students in grades 4 through 9. While partnered with NASA, NASA Explorer School teams will acquire new teaching resources and technology tools using NASA's unique content, experts and other resources -- to provide exciting learning experiences science, mathematics and technology for students. The deadline to submit an on-line application for NASA Explorer Schools is January 31, 2006. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CONNECTING GEOMETRY http://www.punahou.edu/acad/sanders/connectinggeometry/ Cathi Sanders wrote a series of pages to help her students "... discover geometry and its many connections with the world, in science, art, navigation, and architecture...." Sanders recently retired from teaching at Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii. Her pages include: - Chapters - Projects - The Teacher - Navigating the Net - Extra Credit Projects - Student Work \|/ THE GEOMETRY PAGES http://www.punahou.edu/acad/sanders/geometrypages/ Sanders' love of geometry comes through on these additional pages that she created while teaching at Punahou. LINES History, Elements of Geometry, Polygons, Tessellations NUMBERS Large & Small Numbers, Probability, Scientific Notation CURVES Circle, Ellipse, Parabola, Hyperbola, Other Curves SOLIDS Prism, Pyramid, Cylinder, Cone, Sphere, 3D Drawing -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: The Math Forum @ Drexel http://mathforum.org/ Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Problems of the Week http://mathforum.org/pow/ Mathematics Library http://mathforum.org/library/ Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Teacher2Teacher http://mathforum.org/t2t/ Discussion Groups http://mathforum.org/kb/ Join the Math Forum http://mathforum.org/join.forum.html Send comments to the Math Forum Internet Newsletter editors Donations http://www.drexel.edu/ia/mathforum/ Ask Dr. Math Books http://mathforum.org/pubs/dr.mathbooks.html _o \o_ __| \ / |__ o _ o/ \o/ __|- __/ \__/o \o | o/ o/__/ /\ /| | \ \ / \ / \ /o\ / \ / \ / | / \ / \

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