[About ED560]
MS 260 / ED 560
Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers I
Polygons
- MEGA Shapes
This is an interactive site, that analyzes polygons by their shape properties. It is part of MEGA Maths, from the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) online education site.
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- Set of Regular Polygons
Print this page on a transparency, to make a set of polygons for the overhead projector.
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- Tessellating Art Mathematics Lesson Plan from the New Zealand Ministry of Education
- Science U Geometry Center
- Science Museum of Minnesota Triangle Tiling Exhibit
- Native American Geometry
- Geometry Puzzles from Delft University, in the Netherlands
- Rules for Naming Polygons, from Ask Dr. Math FAQ
- Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions, by A Square
This is a very small collection of links for elementary teachers. Please let us know if you have recommendations.
- Totally Tessellated.
This is an awesome resource on tessellations and symmetry, created by a trio of high school students. - Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets, from the Textile Museum and the Math Forum
- The Four Types of Symmetry, by Dr. Susan Addington
- The Tiger, by William Blake
Symmetry
- Isometric Dot Paper for Sketching Cube Buildings
Spatial Visualization
- Nets for Constructing Regular Polyhedra, from the Math Forum
- Geometric Sculpture, by George W. Hart
Polyhedra
- America's Aversion to the Metric System
- Only three nations in the world have not officially adopted the metric system. What are they?
Click here to find out the answer. - Table of Metric and English Measures
- How the NASA Mars Orbiter Was Lost, Because the U.S. Still Has not Gone Metric
- More Units of Measurement
Measurement
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