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Proof as Discovery: Kite Midpo...	Kite (Geometry)	Sketchpad	Activity	[0]
Students investigate and prove a property of kites, and use the proof to make a discovery about other quadrilaterals. The link to the activity itself is to a zip file that contains both the activi... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Area of a Kite - Math Open Ref...	Kite (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
An interactive applet and associated web page that deals with the area of a kite, (a quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of equal adjacent sides). The applet shows a kite and the user can reshap... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Classification of Quadrilatera...	Kite (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
An interactive Java illustration that highlights specific properties of various quadrilaterals. Quadrilaterals may be convex, orthodiagonal, cyclic, inscriptible, having parallel or equal sides, equil... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Classifying Quadrilaterals Vis...	Kite (Geometry)	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,...
Perimeter of a kite - Math Ope...	Kite (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
A web page and interactive applet show how to compute the perimeter of a kite. A kite is shown that can be resized by dragging its vertices. As you drag, the perimeter is continuously recalcula... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tetragon, definition and prope...	Kite (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
A web page and interactive applet illustrating the properties of a tetragon (4 sided polygon, aka quadrilateral). The applet shows a tetragon where the user can drag any vertex to reshape... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Kite - Math Open Reference	Kite (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
An interactive applet and associated web page that show the properties of a kite, (a quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of equal adjacent sides). The applet shows a kite and the user can reshap... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
What Is A Kite?	Kite (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
This applet illustrates what a kite is. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Quadrilaterals	Kite (Geometry)	JavaScript	Tool	[0]
The user reviews quadrilaterals and the special quadrilaterals commonly used in geometry. After viewing examples, users can interactively test their understanding of the different properties of quadr... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Proof as Discovery: Kite Midpo...	Kite (Geometry)	Sketchpad	Tool	[0]
Students investigate and prove a property of kites, and use the proof to make a discovery about other quadrilaterals. The link to the tool itself is to a zip file that contains both the sketch and... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Properties of Kites	Kite (Geometry)	Sketchpad	Tool	[1]
This is a one page activity that includes how to construct a kite on Sketchpad, along with a kite that is ready to be manipulated. The kite sketch is followed by 8 questions that lead the student to ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Explore Angles of Hexagons	Other polygons (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Drag the vertices of an irregular or regular hexagon, and compare the changes this makes in their angle measures and sums of angle measures. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Explore Exterior Angles of a P...	Other polygons (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Drag the points on this diagram of a pentagon, and examine what happens to the angle measures and sum of the exterior angles. Java Sketchpad activities, with points for students to observe. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Explore Interior Angles of Pol...	Other polygons (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Drag the vertices of a quadrilateral or pentagon, and examine what happens to the angle measures and sum of the interior angles. Java Sketchpad activities, with guiding questions for students. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Pentominoes	Other polygons (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
A virtual manipulative of pentominoes which can be rotated and also reflected (flipped). More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Polyominoes	Other polygons (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Using this virtual manipulative you may: add a polyomino to the workspace; group polyominoes; rotate a polyomino; change a polyomino's color; zoom in/out; clear the workspace More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Midpoint Quadrilaterals	Parallelogram (Geometry)	Sketchpad	Activity	[0]
Students construct the midpoints of the sides of a quadrilateral, connect them to form the midpoint quadrilateral, and then discover interesting properties of the midpoint quadrilateral. The link t... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Quadrilaterals	Parallelogram (Geometry)	Sketchpad	Activity	[0]
Investigate the parallelogram, rectangle, square, rhombus, and isosceles trapezoid. Includes an activity in PDF format and a prepared sketch. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Parallelogram, definition and...	Parallelogram (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
A web page and interactive applet showing the definition and properties of a parallelogram. The applet shows a parallelogram, any vertex of which the user can drag. The other points then ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Area of a Parallelogram - Math...	Parallelogram (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
A web page and interactive applet showing the ways to calculate the area of a parallelogram. The user can drag the vertices of the parallelogram and the other points change automatically to ensure ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Classification of Quadrilatera...	Parallelogram (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
An interactive Java illustration that highlights specific properties of various quadrilaterals. Quadrilaterals may be convex, orthodiagonal, cyclic, inscriptible, having parallel or equal sides, equil... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Classifying Quadrilaterals Vis...	Parallelogram (Geometry)	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,...
Construct a Parallelogram	Parallelogram (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
This applet tests your knowledge of the properties of a parallelogram by having you construct one based on your knowledge. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Dynamic Geometry Exploration: ...	Parallelogram (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
These two interactive sketches help students make conjectures about parallelograms. There are 5 questions that go with the first sketch and four with the second. The students change the parallelogra... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Euclid's Elements, Book I, Pro...	Parallelogram (Geometry)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Euclid's proposition states that when two parallelograms have equal bases and are in the same parallels, then they are equal. The guide then examines the structure of the proposition. To reset the a... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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