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Graphing and the Coordinate Pl...	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Calculator	Lesson Plan		[0]
This lesson is designed to introduce students to graphing ordered pairs of numbers on the coordinate plane. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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,...
Instant Solution of a Maze	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Computer	Activity		[2]
A quick way to find solutions to complicated mazes. The author writes: "While doing a maze activity with a group of elementary school homeschoolers, I started exploring mazes as systems of walls rathe... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
KSEG: Free Interactive Geometr...	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Computer	Tool		[0]
KSEG is a Free (GPL) interactive geometry program for exploring Euclidean geometry. It runs on Unix-based platforms (according to users, it also compiles and runs on Mac OS X and should run on anythin... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
KaleidoTile	Symmetry (Math 5)+	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,...
Kali	Symmetry (Math 5)+	Computer	Tool		[2]
Kali lets you draw symmetrical patterns based on any of the 17 tiling groups. Even the youngest children enjoy Kali. In particular, Kali does not assume the user knows how to read. Older ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
LOGOSPIN	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Computer	Tool		[0]
LOGOSPIN is a shareware program that works on PCs (Windows 3.1 and 95) Unlike any other LOGO program, LOGOSPIN has an extra command, spin, that makes lines and shapes move on screen. The speed of r... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
MSWLogo	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Computer	Tool		[0]
MSW LOGO is a very powerful version of LOGO. Unlike some educational LOGO programs, it does not rely on masses of icons or buttons to simplify the creation of images and patterns and the selection of ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
MicroWorlds Web Player	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Computer	Tool		[0]
The MicroWorlds Web Player allows you to view MicroWorlds projects inside the most popular Internet browsers, whether or not you own a copy of MicroWorlds. You need the MicroWorlds Web Player if: More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
SMART Notebook: Angles	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Computer	Tool		[0]
Students identify the parts and types of angles. Create and measure angles, and recognize angles in real life objects. Notebook software activities can be used to create, manipulate and save notes ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tess	Symmetry (Math 5)+	Computer	Tool		[1]
A shareware program for creating symmetric planar illustrations. With Tess, while you draw you can automatically maintain the symmetry group you have chosen; 11 rosette, all 7 frieze, and all 17 wallp... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Using Kali	Symmetry (Math 5)	Computer	Activity		[1]
An exercise (in English and Spanish) in using an interactive 2D Euclidean symmetry pattern editor. This activity was originally written as one of the stations in Frisbie Middle School's Multicultural ... 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,...
Geometric Shapes: Area of a Tr...	Triangles (Math 5)	Flash	Tool	$	[1]
Flash-based introduction to finding the area of a triangle, given the base and height. College Cram charges access fees by the month or by the semester for most resources. To get a preview of thei... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Math Doodles: Polyomino Shift	Geometry in the plane (Math 5)	Flash	Tool		[0]
Manipulate polyominoes to cover targeted sections of a grid. 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		[0]
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,...
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,...
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