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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA History of Pi
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: MathematicsThis article, from the Illuminations-reviewed History of Mathematics Archive, discusses the history of pi, the ratio of the circ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMath Forum: Measurement Resources
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 8Subjects: Mathematics, Measurement & Geometry, Calculus, Measurement, Tools, and Data AnalysisThis resource, located on the Math Forum Web site, provides a list of resources for teaching various types of measurement, inclu...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Archimedes Found the Area of a Circle
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThis resource, from the Mathematics Department at the University of British Columbia, walks students through Archimedes method ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMath Goodies
Grades: 3 to 9, 11 to 12Subjects: MathematicsWelcome to Math Goodies, your free math help portal featuring interactive lessons, worksheets, and homework help. A pioneer of i...Contributor: Lou MossViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMargo Mankus: Area Formula Lab: 6-8 Geometry
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Mathematics, Number Sense, Measurement & Geometry and 2 additional..This resource is provided by Dr. Margo Lynn Mankus from George Mason University. Formulas are often presented to students as ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDaily Math
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Mathematics, CalculusThis resource, reviewed for grades 9-12 by Illuminations, explores the ways math can help us in our daily lives. In this activit...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentArea of Circle - Egyptian Computation
Grades: 7 to 10Subjects: Mathematics, Measurement & Geometry, Geometry, Area & VolumeVery interesting powerpoint that presents the area of a circle and then presents the Egyptian method which is very close to usin...Contributor: Rick LakinViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMath Forum: Finding the Value of Pi: 9-12 Numbers and Operations
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Mathematics, Measurement & Geometry, Calculus, 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 / HyperLinkArea of Common Figures
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Mathematics, Geometry, Measurement & Geometry, Measurement, Tools, and Data AnalysisThis resource, from MATHguide, features information about finding the area of various shapes. After reading through the informat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTransformations and Frieze Patterns
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Mathematics, Measurement & Geometry, GeometryIn two lessons, this unit will introduce students to the world of symmetry and rotation in figures and patterns. Students learn ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArea of a Circle
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThis resource, from Learner.org, presents information about transforming a circle as a means of measuring its area. Included is ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnglish Attack on the Longitude Problem
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Mathematics, Geography, History-Social Science, Measurement & Geometry, Measurement, Tools, and Data AnalysisThis article, from the Illuminations-reviewed History of Mathematics Archive, discusses how English mathematicians, in the middl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhite/Yolk Theorem
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThis resource, from the Chickscope Web site, reviewed for grades 9-12 by Illuminations, is an activity in which students are ask...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGeogebra
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Algebra I, Algebra II, Measurement & Geometry, Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus and 2 additional..GeoGebra is a dynamic mathematics software for schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus. On the one hand, GeoGebra i...Contributor: Rick LakinViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Far Do I Travel, How Far Do I Go
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Mathematics, Measurement & Geometry, Calculus, Addition & Subtraction, 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 / HyperLinkArea Formulas
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: MathematicsIn this unit of four lessons, from Illuminations, students use the area formula for a rectangle to discover the area formulas fo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkInvestigating Pick's Theorem
Grades: 8 to 10Subjects: MathematicsMany students may have seen Pick’s Theorem in middle school. In this set of lessons, students rediscover the theorem, use algebr...Contributor: Bob WatermanViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCircle Packing and Curvature
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: MathematicsIn this lesson, one of a three-part unit from Illuminations, students investigate the curvature of circles. Students apply defin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVirtual Polyhedra
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThis resource created by George Hart, reviewed for grades 9-12 by Illuminations, is an online encyclopedia of polyhedra. The sit...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDoubling the Cube
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThis article, from the Illuminations-reviewed History of Mathematics Archive, discusses doubling the cube, one of three classica...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0