Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Maths Swap (Geometry)


CONSTRUCTING 2D SHAPES



Try it out!  It's factual, to the point and well presented.



ILLUMINATIONS: PATCH TOOL
Using only triangles, what shapes can you construct with this handy application?



TANGRAMS
Hint: hold the 'command' key and click the shape to rotate.




TRANSFORMATIONS

TRANSFORMATIONS
What is a transformation?  Find out here!



This excellent game will help you practise reflection, translation and rotation of shapes.  



This activity will allow you to experiment with reflection, symmetry and much, much more!




ANGLES


What is an angle?  Find out here in this EXCELLENT presentation.




Visit this site for a great introduction to angles.  



PROTRACTOR
Learn all about measuring and estimating angles at this great website.



ALIEN ANGLES
Locate the aliens in this fun game of angle estimation.



BANANA HUNT
Feed the monkey by helping him to find the tasty bananas.




INTERIOR ANGLES OF POLYGONS


2-D SHAPES
Learn the names and properties of these polygons.




Investigate the angles in these shape based activities.  



Learn the secrets of the triangle!




TESSELLATING PATTERNS

What is a tessellation?



Create a tessellating image with this easy to use applet.




3D SHAPES

Visit the link above for a solid introduction to 3-D shapes.  Choose a polyhedron, print a net and then construct it!



This site has a wealth of information on 3D shapes.    



Find many printable nets at this excellent site.



Practise finding and counting faces, vertices and edges.  




ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS

Count the cubes.  It sounds simple but...   



ISOMETRIC DRAWING
Wow!  Try and get your head around this one...  Click the eye to rotate your drawing and you may be surprised.



ISOMETRIC DOT PAPER
Print your own isometric paper from the above link!  What can you draw?



GEOMETRY 3D
Can you build all 10 figures to match the front, right and top views?

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