Teaching Treasures Publications
Teaching Treasures: Year Six Math True or False
Assess your aptitude for math facts with this interactive true or false questionnaire. Questions cover a variety of math concepts and topics that should be familiar to most young mathematicians. Answers can be checked immediately.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Classifying Shapes
[Free Registration/Login Required] With this flipchart students will learn how to classify two-dimensional shapes and discuss the attributes of polygons.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Exploration Symmetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understanding symmetry has never been easier. Use the flipchart to provide students with several examples of how symmetry can be achieved using simple shapes and images.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Graph of an Equation
[Free Registration/Login Required] In 1637, Rene Descartes revolutionized the study of mathematics by joining its two major fields, algebra and geometry. With Descartes's coordinate plane, geometric concepts could be formulated...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mathematical Symmetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson to review symmetry.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Math Centers
This page offers a variety of math center ideas for general math and geometry. Instructions on setting up the center are not provided for most ideas, however, those lacking instructions are pretty self-evident.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Symmetry Artist
The learning activity explores symmetry. Students combine mathematics and art as they investigate reflection and rotation symmetry.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Symmetry
Students learn about symmetry. Topics explored are reflection, rotational, and point symmetry. Examples and definitions are included.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Cartesian Puzzle
This one page website lets you practice plotting points on the coordinate grid. See if you can find the missing coordinates to complete the shapes. When you are finished the solutions are only a click away.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Transformation Tease
Follow the directions at this one page website. You will get lots of practice plotting points on the coordinate grid and experience with transformational geometry.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Tessellating Triangles
The challenge at this one page website, involves tessellation and triangle. Should you accept this challenge, you will find helpful teacher notes and the solution available right at the website.
Amethyst Galleries
Amethyst Galleries: Isometric System
This resource contains information about Isometric symmetry.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Symmetry
This site provides a detailed explaination of symmetry and many links to related topics.
Other
Teach Net: Rotational Symmetry
An explanation from Teachers Network of what rotational symmetry is along with some examples that show this.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The Art of Oriental Carpets
This site from the Math Forum of Drexel University gives an idea of how symmetry and pattern is used in oriental carpets. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Cone Symmetry
This question and answer site examines why a circular cone has an infinite number of lines of symmetry.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The Four Basic Symmetries
This is a site from the Math Forum that gives visual examples to show the differences between the four different kinds of symmetry. Examples are given along with links to additional information.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Exploring Quadratic Functions
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this interactive flipchart to allow students to explore quadratic functions in algebra.
Other
Univ. Of Arkansas: Symmetry and the Shape of Space
This University of Arkansas site applies symmetry to the world of history and artifacts. Includes images.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Symmetry in Regular Polygons [Pdf]
An activity for students to explore symmetry on different regular polygons.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Wallovers
A wallpaper-designing program that turns your freehand drawing into repetitive patterns. A good introduction to repetition as a design principle and to grid systems.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is Symmetry in Math
Defines symmetry, line of symmetry, point symmetry, and gives examples.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Symmetry Surprise
A fun fingerpaint activity that teaches about the concept of symmetry.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: The Center of Mass
This site from the Illinois Institute of Technology provides a lab activity in which students determine the location of the center of mass of an irregularly shaped object. Observations are related to the balancing point of the object....