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Plane Math: Activities: Pie in the Sky
Students work in groups to investigate weather and estimating cloud cover. The activity explores estimation, spatial sense, fractions, and patterns. The resource consists of a lesson plan, group activity instructions, lesson overview,...
Other
Hpedsb: Geometry
This page of Geometry links addresses many of the Geometry expectations in the Ontario K-8 Math curriculum. There are simple sorting exercises for Grade One and Cartesian Graphing tasks for the intermediate grades.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
Cnice: Relacion De Ejercicios Interactivos.
In Spanish. Interactive activities online on various geometric and trigonometric concepts such as area, perimeter, secants, tangents, etc. A terrific resource for students. Site is organized acoording to shape. (triangle, quadrilaterals,...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Geometry Playground
Colorful explorations of geometry, taken from a museum exhibit. With sections on the geometry of light, the geometry of movement, and the geometry of patterns. Includes photo essays, videos, and activities.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Computer Accuracy
Accuracy of measurement in navigation depends very much on the situation. If a sailor's target is an island 200 km wide, sailing off center by 10 or 20 km is not a major problem. But, if the island were only 1 km wide, it would be missed...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: State Your Position
To navigate, you must know roughly where you stand relative to your designation, so you can head in the right direction. In locations where landmarks are not available to help navigate (in deserts, on seas), objects in the sky are the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Robot Wheels!
Students solidify their understanding of the terms "circumference" and "rotation" through the use of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics components. They measure the circumference of robot wheels to determine how far the robot can travel during...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: You've Got Triangles!
Students learn about trigonometry, geometry and measurements while participating in a hands-on interaction with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT technology. First they review fundamental geometrical and trigonometric concepts. Then, they estimate the...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: George Dantzig
Brief history on the life of George Dantzig.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Parallel and Skew Lines
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore the concept of parallel and skew lines by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more...
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: Sat Math
Need help preparing for the math portion of the SAT? Virtual Nerd has you covered! There are 351 tutorials organized into 4 categories: Geometry, Advanced Math, Algebra, and Basic Fundamentals. Pick your topic and have fun watching the...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Picnic Field Day
This lesson plan provides a cross-curricular lesson for second grade students. Teachers will read Elino R J. Pinczes' One Hundred Hungry Ants and then engage the students in hands-on division activities that connect to the book.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Shape Stretch
This module features a lesson plan for shapes. Teachers of thie lesson plan will engage their students in a game that requires the use of balance, movement, and "shape" mathematical concepts.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Biography of Euclid
Biography of Euclid, a Greek Mathematician, also known as the 'Father of Geometry'.
Crayola
Crayola: Exploring Triangles.
Here's a great geometry activity to display students' knowledge of the different types of triangles. Provides resources and adaptations to supplement this lesson. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com....
Teachnology
Teachnology: Math Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of math-related subjects.
University of Oxford (UK)
Mhs: Astrolabe Chronology
Find examples of models of the astrolabe arranged in chronological order. The Museum of the History of Science houses the largest collection of astrolabes and many are shown on this site. Click on each one for a close-up lock and...
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Shapes
This resource provides a practice geometry quiz for students to use.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Triangles
Test your knowledge on the attributes of triangles. There are eleven levels that may be completed with or without a timer.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Geometry
This resource allows users to test their geometry knowledge.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Graph Points
This resource allows users to test their knowledge about graph points.
Other
Achieve: Miniature Golf Design Task [Pdf]
In this task students are asked to combine numerous skills to create a miniature golf hole. Students create a scale drawing of the hole, calculate the area of the hole and determine the percentage of total area used. In addition,...
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Teachers on the Web: A Maths Dictionary for Kids
On this site from Aussie School House Teachers on the Web, an Australian K-6 teacher defines and illustrates more than 500 mathematical terms. It is a wonderful dictionary featuring clear and often interactive graphics, great colors, and...