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Building Houses with Side View...	Perspective (3-D in 2-D) (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[22]
This provides a visualization challenge. Front, right, and top views, and the number of blocks used, are shown; user constructs a block figure (dynamic, perspective drawing) to match (10 different fi... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Cutouts, Nets	Polyhedra (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[18]
Dynamic net for constructing Platonic solids. Slider adjusts from flat to solid; it is interesting to see the shapes materialize from the flat nets. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Building Houses	Perspective (3-D in 2-D) (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[9]
Provides a "building pad" for constructing block houses. Building pad is dynamic; top, front, and side views of constructed objects are shown. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Cubes	Volume (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[5]
The volume of a box can be determined by using this applet to manipulate and enumerate unit cubes, rows of unit cubes, or layers of unit cubes. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tomography Game	Polyhedra (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Tool	[4]
This game challenges you to identify a three-dimensional object based only on its intersections with a plane. The height of this plane can be changed using a slider control. This simulation of a compu... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fill and Pour	Cylinder (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
Fill a glass with the requested amount of liquid by filling, emptying, and pouring between it and a second container. Click the "New Problem" button to generate new parameters; "Challenge" creates con... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Colouring Sides 2	Perspective (3-D in 2-D) (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
Eight 3-d objects are shown in perspective and orthographic views. Some faces in the orthographic views are colored; user colors appropriate faces in the perspective view. Twenty variations shown, w... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Platonic Solids - Slicing	Polyhedra (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Tool	[2]
This virtual manipulative displays a platonic solid on the left and the outline of a plane that slices through it on the right. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Rotating Houses	Perspective (3-D in 2-D) (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[2]
Students are presented with a 3-d figure created with blocks that can be rotated and flipped using a mouse. The figure must be rotated until it matches a 2-d representation of one of the views. There ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Surface Area and Volume Dialog...	Polyhedra (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Support Material	[1]
Introduces students to the concepts of surface area and volume. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
KaleidoTile	Polyhedra (Math 6)	Computer	Tool	[1]
Explore tessellations of the sphere, Euclidean plane, and hyperbolic plane while creating colorful works of art. Decorate your tessellation with your own favorite images, or select images from the ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Studying Polyhedra	Polyhedra (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
What is a polyhedron? A definition and a Java applet to help in exploring the five regular polyhedra to find how many faces and vertices each has, and what polygons make up the faces. Also links to a ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Surface Area and Volume	Polyhedra (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
This activity allows the user to to manipulate three-dimensional polyhedrons to experiment with surface area and volume. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Platonic Solids	Polyhedra (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
This virtual manipulative allows you to display, rotate, and resize Platonic solids. It also allows you to select vertices, edges, and faces, and show that the number of vertices minus the number of e... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Geometric Solids Tool	Polyhedra (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Explore geometric solids by rotating the shape, changing the color, changing the size, and switching shapes. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tomography Game: Practice	Polyhedra (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
A practice area to review or learn to identify the categories and their objects that can appear in the Tomography Game. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Colouring Sides 1	Perspective (3-D in 2-D) (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[9]
This tool presents a 3-d drawing along with four 2-d views. Choose the one 2-d figure that corresponds to the colored face on the 3-d figure. These exercises in spatial visualization become more chall... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Guess The View	Perspective (3-D in 2-D) (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[6]
Students are given a 3-d view of an object, and then given a 2-d view of the object. Students must choose which of 6 views is being displayed from a list including front view, right side view, left si... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Poly	Polyhedra (Math 6)+	Computer	Tool	[5]
Poly is a shareware program for exploring and constructing polyhedra. With Poly, you can manipulate polyhedral solids on the computer in a variety of ways. Flattened versions (nets) of polyhedra may b... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Training spatial visualization...	Geometry in space (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[4]
This applet is a 3D game to train spatial visualization. The user must rotate a 3D solid and identify three letters that make an English word. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
A Plethora of Polyhedra	Geometry in space (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[4]
This is a free JAVA applet that helps users to study spatial geometry in a dynamic and interactive way. Using it, the user can rotate, zoom out, zoom in and translate a plethora of polyhedra. Moreover... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Space Blocks	Polyhedra (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Create and discover patterns using three dimensional blocks. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Rectangular Prism Volume	Perspective (3-D in 2-D) (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
The classic "box folding problem." This applet demonstrates the calculation of the volume of a rectangular prism. What height gives the largest volume? More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Isometric Drawing Tool	Polyhedra (Math 6)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Use this Java applet to create dynamic drawings on isometric dot paper. Draw figures using edges, faces, or cubes. You can shift, rotate, color, decompose, and view in 3D or 2D. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Out of the Box	Volume (Math 6)+	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
The Java applet simulates a piece of paper that is 9 inches by 9 inches long. Dragging the slider will show how much of the paper's corners will be cut. Clicking on "Save Values" will save the valu... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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