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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Three Squares

For Students 3rd - 4th
Students can sharpen their logic and spatial relationship skills while working on this challenge on this one page website. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Street Party

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sharpen your logic and spatial sense skills while working on this challenge. Solution included.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Star Find

For Students 3rd - 8th
This one page website offers two interesting tiling problems. The solution is provided here as well.
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center Real World Investigation: The Geometry of Quilts [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigating designs and shapes in quilts around the world is the activity in this internet exploration. Learners will also design their own quilt on paper or on the computer. Acrobat Reader required.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Straw Bridges

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Working as engineering teams, students design and create model beam bridges using plastic drinking straws and tape as their construction materials. Their goal is to build the strongest bridge with a truss pattern of their own design,...
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Interactive
Other

Fractal Explorer

For Students 7th - 8th
The fractal explorer shows how a very simple pattern, when repeated can produce an incredible range of images. From organic tree like structures to rigid geometric forms. Fun to use and lots of mathematical concepts involved.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Silk Textile Fragment

For Students 9th - 10th
This silk textile fragment, from the Fatimid period, has designs of geometric patterns, plant elements, and benedictory inscriptions.
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Lesson Plan
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: m.c.escher: Mathematics and Visual Arts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This cross-curricular middle school unit integrates mathematics and visual art. Through the study of the M.C. Escher?s work, students explore tiling from both a mathematical and artistic point of view. Points for discussion and...
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Website
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Art Zone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ten interactive activities that allow you to use the computer to create and manipulate works of art.
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Activity
Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Four basic geometric shapes - the triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, and hexagon - are examined to determine how many of one shape fits "inside" another. For instance, how many triangles are "in" a hexagon. Ten questions with solutions...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Sse Seeing Dots

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this task is to identify the structure in the two algebraic expressions by interpreting them in terms of a geometric context, a series of squares filled with dot arrangements. Learners are asked to notice a pattern and...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Parents: Early Math

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help nurture the development of early math skills -- from infant to grade 2. Site provide information about math literacy and developmental stages. For each age range, you will find several online games and printable activities for core...
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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Algebra: Special Sequences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In addition to arithmetic and geometric sequences, Fibonacci Numbers, and figurate numbers, there are countless interesting sequences that don't follow a similar, regular pattern. These include prime numbers, perfect numbers, the...
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Activity
Other

Art With Mrs. Filmore: 1st Grade Art Lessons

For Teachers K - 1st
This site offers a variety of art lessons that use various media. Each project includes instructions and pictures of the students' completed artwork.
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Handout
Other

University of Edinburgh: Glossary of Introductory Computer Graphics Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This website, from the University of Edinburgh, provides a lengthy glossary of computer graphics terms written by Olin Lathrop, author of "The Way Computer Graphics Work". This site provides simple definitions of basic terms; no graphics...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shapes Into Sculptures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Suzanne Alejandre's Designs With Circles

For Students 9th - 10th
In the Islamic culture, circles are considered to be a unit of measurement and the basis for the organization of space. This is illustrated at this site by a series of exercises.
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Fabric of Moroccan Life Find the Design

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The designs found in Moroccan weaving and textiles often come from things of everyday life or from basic geometric shapes. Given on this site are seven examples of common designs for you to explore and enjoy.
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Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Semiregular Tessellations

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This one page Mathworld site has a number of examples of semiregular tessellations. A definition and a small amount of related information is given at the bottom of the page.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Envelopes

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Explore tessellations with real world applications in this activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. Figure out what shape you would use to create a legal envelope from a single sheet of paper. Then discover how...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Board With Nine Panels

For Students 9th - 10th
A board divided into nine panels and decorated with geometrical designs interlaced with floral designs. Some of the panels are adorned with swastika within lozenge. Other panels are decorated with five-pointed stars encompassing...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mihrab of Al Sayeda Ruqqayah

For Students 9th - 10th
This wooden mihrab is taken from the shrine of Al Sayeda Ruqqayah. It is decorated with geometric designs resembling star patterns.
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Unit Plan
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Making 3 D Solids

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
This tutorial features templates and instructions to make the following solids: tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron.

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