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Fantastic Site On The Math Topic "Space" http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/curriculum_links/maths/maths_linx.htm#space |
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Site Entitled "Investigating Patterns" - 30 headings each with activities. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! http://ccins.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbsymteslk.htm Lots Of Manipulatives http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/index.html Lots Of Topics http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/ |
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Of Geometry Lesson Plans- PRINTABLE http://www.edhelper.com/geometry.htm |
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SHAPES Brilliant Page - Allows the Investigation Of 2D Shapes . Using Fun Interactive Activities http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/megashapes/invest/text01.shtml Cute Manipulation of Shapes http://gingerbooth.com/shapegame/ - game down when checked! A favourite SA site maker! http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/shape/index.html |
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All About Shapes - Lots Of Activities http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/3-5/GeometricSolids/Geosolids1.html Shapes / Patterns Create patterns and shapes by dragging and rotating - slowish to download http://arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml |
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Distance, Speed & Time On-line applet http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap5/5.2/index.htm |
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Paper Models of Polyhedra Polyhedra are beautiful 3D geometrical figures. Geoboards Geoboards & Other Math Applets / Interactive Lots Of Interactive Sites – various topics Geoboard - lots of colours and great sized board. Lots of great stuff on shape and space here. Investigating the Concept of Triangle and Properties of Polygons: Creating Polygons Interactive applets which lets you create shapes on an on-line geoboard. Make Your Own Tessellations Using Claris Works. Step by step with "Paintbrush" or "Paint" Online http://www.iusb.edu/~abrown/tessellations.html http://www.keypress.com/sketchpad/java_gsp/hypercube.html Investigating tessellations using pattern blocks links to activities using pattern blocks in colour. Warm Up Activity Using Activity Pattern Blocks, designed to familiarize the student with the vocabulary of polygons. Activity Pattern Block Student Tessellation Samples, photographs of Activity Pattern Block creations made by students. How to use the Patterns Program. Experiment online with the shapes.
Tessellation
Town is a place where the main occupation is making mosaics.
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huge site with over 100 java based activities - lots of sections Mathematicians define "tessellate" as covering a plane with a pattern. Series Of Lessons Including Pictures Of "Lined & Blank" tessellations to copy. Intriguing Tessellations http://www.cromp.com/tess/home.html Tessellating Animation http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/whattess.html Some Examples Done By Kids This Math Forum page is a great introduction to tessellations for those who know some geometry. An excellent, detailed Tutorial on Tessellations http://mathforum.org/~sarah/java.gsp/sarah.tessellations.gsp.html
Tessellations -
10 lessons on the topic
http://library.think quest.org/16661/
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/number.htm
Fractals
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Younger Children
Activities
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Measurement http://michaelshepperd.tripod.com/resources/measurement.html |
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Usually A great Resource http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/subjects/maths/default.htm |
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Mazes – Direction Find your way around the maze using direction and distance http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.3/Part3.htm |
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Create Graphs ONLINE http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/ |
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Geometry Ideas http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/searchkids |
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