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A Fractals Unit for Elementary...	Fractals (Math 5)	Computer	Activity	[1]
A teaching unit on fractals for students and teachers in grades 4 to 8, that adults are free to enjoy, designed to introduce students to fractals and the underlying mathematics. It focuses on fractals... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Alphabet Geometry	Transformations (Math 5)+	Flash	Tool	[0]
Being able to visualize the movement of a shape is very important. The Flash movies on this webpage show a letter, or a polygon (after all, block letters are really just polygons), in their origina... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Angle: An Illustrated Classifi...	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
An interactive Java applet that displays the degree measure of user-defined angles along with the labels according to the common classification: acute, right, etc. An option is to show negative as wel... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Area and perimeter of a rectan...	Reflections (Math 5)	Flash	Tool	[1]
A web page and interactive (Flash) applet demonstrating the reflection transformation. Drag the vertices of a triangle and re-position the line of reflection. The reflected image of the triangl... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Area of an Equilateral Triangl...	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	TI-73 Explorer	Activity	[0]
Step-by-step directions on how to use the GeoBoard App to construct objects of various sizes on circular or square boards. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Classifying Quadrilaterals Vis...	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
In this activity, you will visually explore the relationship between several different quadrilaterals and eventually classify them in the form of a 'family tree'. After an introduction to a square and... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Color in Tessellations Dialogu...	Tessellations (Math 5)	Java Applet	Support Material	[0]
Explains the effect that color has on the patterns we see in tessellations. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Composing Reflections	Reflections (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Users can examine the result of reflecting a shape successively through two different lines. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Composing Transformations	Transformations (Math 5)+	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
The users are challenged to compose equivalent transformations in two different ways. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Congruent Triangles	Triangles (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
This manipulative allows you to construct two triangles from various combinations of sides and angles. You can choose to work with any one of four different cases: SSS, SAS, ASA, and SSA More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Cutting Corners	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
This tool provides an excellent opportunity for users to talk about the names and attributes of shapes they do not regularly meet. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Discovering the Value of Pi	Similarity (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
An experiment: students measure the circumferences of circles of different radii, and analyze the data to find out if there's a special relationship between their circumferences and diameters. Multipl... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Egg Puzzle Geometric Activity	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Scramble the egg shell pieces then put them back together. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Exploring Properties of Rectan...	Similarity (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Students manipulate a rectangle and a parallelogram in this applet to explore their respective properties. The surrounding page gives teachers some ideas of reflection questions to ask their students,... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Exploring Tessellations	Tessellations (Math 5)	Java Applet	Activity	[0]
Although it could be argued that the best way for students to explore tessellations is by using pattern blocks, the virtual pattern blocks in this NLVM applet will engage your students, too. In this a... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Exploring Tessellations (Homew...	Tessellations (Math 5)	JavaScript	Activity	[0]
This worksheet follows up on the classwork activity. (see link below in Resource Connections) More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Floor Tiles	Tessellations (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
This activity allows the user to create a figure that can be tessellated. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Four Types of Symmetry in the ...	Symmetry (Math 5)	Java Applet	Support Material	[0]
An overview of rotation, translation, reflection, and glide reflection including diagrams illustrating the four symmetries and questions that could be used with students. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fractal Dimensions	Fractals (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
This activity allows the user to calculate the fractal dimension of a series of regular fractals without access to a calculator. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fractal Tool	Fractals (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
This applet performs iteration defined graphically. Try the preset fractals and press play to get a sense of how the applet creates fractals. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fractals - Iterative	Fractals (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Generate six different fractals. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fractals - Koch and Sierpinski	Fractals (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Koch's curve is the boundary of the Koch Snowflake obtained by beginning with an equilateral triangle, removing the middle third of each side and replacing it with two sides of a smaller triangle, and... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fractals - Mandelbrot and Juli...	Fractals (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
This virtual manipulative allows you to examine and experiment with the infinitely complex structure of Mandlebrot and Julia sets. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fractals - Polygon	Fractals (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Change the parameters to create a new fractal. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fractals: An Introductory Less...	Fractals (Math 5)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Multi-page lesson with introductory activities in fractals. Involves Java applets for computing and displaying preset and custom fractals. Covers Koch curves, Sierpinski triangles, the Hilbert fract... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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