This page contains activities you can use in your classroom to enhance
the learning of descriptive geometry.
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QuadClas.doc (37 Kb) |
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9-Oct-99 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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MS Word Document |
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When students come to Glenmore High as Grade 8s, they have no special properties, so they start as quadrilaterals. And they leave as perfect squares.
Find out what happens along the way.
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untitled0.83p (0 Kb)
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| Date: |
25-Jun-99 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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TI-83 program |
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An electronic implementation of the Geoboard for the TI-83 calculator, programmed by Judy Wheeler.
To download the file, you may need to right-click on the file name, and choose Save Link As... (or its equivalent on your browser).
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geoboard.8xp (0 Kb)
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| Date: |
16-Jun-99 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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| Format: |
TI-83 Plus program |
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An electronic implementation of the Geoboard for the TI-83 Plus calculator, programmed by Judy Wheeler.
To download the file, you may need to right-click on the file name, and choose Save Link As... (or its equivalent on your browser).
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geobrd.82p (0 Kb)
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| Date: |
16-Jun-99 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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| Format: |
TI-82 program |
| Description: |
An electronic implementation of the Geoboard for the TI-82 calculator, programmed by Judy Wheeler.
To download the file, you may need to right-click on the file name, and choose Save Link As... (or its equivalent on your browser).
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Geoboard2.doc (74 Kb) |
| Date: |
13-Jun-99 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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Word 97 Document |
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An interactive electronic geoboard in Word 97, as well as a geoboard recording sheet.
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Geoboard.rtf (14 Kb) |
| Date: |
13-Jun-99 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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Rich Text Format |
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Geoboards are a wonderful way to teach geometrical concepts. They are hands-on, efficient, and they make it a "snap" to check for understanding.
You can buy a commercial class set, or have the students make their own.
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trianglemania.doc (43 Kb)
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| Date: |
21-Apr-99 |
| Submitted By: |
Jasmine Tey Ah Hong
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
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This activity asks students to identify
relationships between different types of
triangles. It includes a teacher's guide
and a holistic scoring rubric.
A great activity - it makes students
THINK about the relationship between
the different types of triangles.
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Geo_Facts (533 Kb) |
| Date: |
7-Jun-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
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A concise summary of geometry definitions and facts.
I created this when I realised a large amount of time in class was being spent by students just copying diagram, defintions and facts from the blackboard. Which is not a particularly useful way to spend time.
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quad_rel.doc (14 Kb)
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| Date: |
24-May-98 |
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Geometry Forum - Problem of the Month
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
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Students are asked to show diagrammatically how the various quadrilaterals are related. A nifty little activity.
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Geo_def.doc (48 Kb) |
| Date: |
24-May-98 |
| Submitted By: |
Rex Boggs
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| Format: |
MS Word Document |
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I thought I would put together a summary of geometry definitions, with diagrams, for my year 8s. Imagine my surprise when it ran to 3 pages!
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