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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFamous Paradoxes
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Calculus, MathematicsIn the history of mathematical thought, several paradoxes have challenged the notion that mathematics is a self-consistent syste...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Calculus, Geometry, MathematicsThe Pythagorean theorem is one of the most famous in all of mathematics. It is one of seven problems that present a small portio...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGeometric Fractals
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Functions, Geometry, Number Sense, Measurement & Geometry and 3 additional..This activity, from the Shodor Education Foundation, Inc., shows students classic fractals--the Sierpinski Triangle and Carpet--...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkProbability and Geometry
Grades: 8Subjects: Geometry, Number Sense, Probability, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, MathematicsThis lesson, from the Shodor Education Foundation, Inc., connects probability and geometry. Students learn about platonic solids...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIrregular Fractals
Grades: 8Subjects: Functions, Geometry, Measurement & Geometry, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability and 2 additional..This lesson, from the Shodor Education Foundation, Inc., is designed to build on previous fractal lessons and continue teaching ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPascal's Triangle
Grades: 8Subjects: Measurement & Geometry, Number Sense, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Algebra & Functions, MathematicsThis lesson, from the Shodor Education Foundation, Inc., is designed to lead students to explore the number patterns and fractal...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMath Forum: Exploring Pascal's Triangle: 9-12 Algebra
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Number Sense, Measurement & Geometry, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Probability and 2 additional..Many people have noted interesting patterns that can be found in Pascal s triangle, and many of those patterns are pulled togeth...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLogical Art and the Art of Logic
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Measurement & Geometry, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Philosophy, Mathematics, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from Guenter Albrecht-Buehler of Northwestern University, features a collection of information on pentominoes, th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMath Forum: Exploring Pascal's Triangle
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Measurement & Geometry, Geometry, Number Sense, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, MathematicsThis site comes from WebCT.com s e-Learning Hub. Patterns blocks have long been a favorite tool for teachers to explore mathema...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMath Forum: Finding the Value of Pi: 9-12 Measurement
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Measurement & Geometry, Mathematics, Measurement, Tools, and Data AnalysisThis site is from the Math Forum collection. Math Forum s goal is to build an online community of teachers, students, researche...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStudying Polyhedra
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Science, Chemistry, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Geometry and 4 additional..This resource, from The Math Forum, features what makes a polyhedron. A definition and a Java applet help users explore the five...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThree Houses, Three Utilities
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: Calculus, Geometry, MathematicsThis classic mathematical logic problem has stumped many over the years. This problem asks, There are three houses and three u...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTechnique Demonstration: Oval Action Figures
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, History & Culture, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, MathematicsThis page from the Sanford Corporation's Create Art site features a demonstration of the technique of drawing figures using oval...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Far Do I Travel, How Far Do I Go
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Calculus, Measurement & Geometry, Addition & Subtraction, Mathematics, Measurement, Tools, and Data AnalysisThis lesson, reviewed for grades 9-12 by Illuminations, asks students to investigate whether or not airline tickets are priced f...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPascal's Triangle
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Geometry, Addition & Subtraction, Algebra & Functions, MathematicsThis Pascal s triangle resource page contains a collection of Web pages for all ages. Among the many resources there are NCTM re...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGolden Ratio, Fibonacci Sequence
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Measurement & Geometry, Geometry, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, MathematicsThis resource from the Math Forum s Frequently Asked Questions page explains the Golden Ratio, the Golden Rectangle, and the rel...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUpside Down- 6-8 Geometry
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Calculus, MathematicsThis resource comes from Figure This!. Figure This! is a public awareness program funded by the National Science Foundation and...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Pythagorean Theorum
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Functions, Geometry, Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus, Measurement & Geometry and 4 additional..This page, part of the Math Forum Project, contains information on the Pythagorean theorum. The historical basis of the theorum...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Ten-Centimeter Circle
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Geometry, MathematicsThe activities provided on this site provide an entry into trigonometry, either as an introductory lesson or to reinforce the id...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMath Forum: Finding the Value of Pi: 9-12 Numbers and Operations
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Measurement & Geometry, Calculus, Mathematics, Measurement, Tools, and Data AnalysisThis site is from the Math Forum collection. Math Forum s goal is to build an online community of teachers, students, researche...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0