Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Geometry Activities

Geometry

Play all the games below and by Sunday, February 20, 2011 write a few sentences on what games you liked the best!


Buzzing with Shapes
Tic tac toe with shapes; drag the counter to the shape that has that amount of sides.
www.harcourtschool.com/activity/buzz/buzz.html

Patch Tool
An online activity where the student designs a pattern using geometric shapes.
illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=27

Interactive Quadrilaterals
See all the different kinds of quadrilateral "in action". You can drag the corners, see how the angles change, and observe what properties do not change.
www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/quadrilaterals-interactive.html


Shapes Identification Quiz from ThatQuiz.org
An online quiz in a multiple-choice format, asking to identify common two-dimensional shapes. You can modify the quiz parameters to your liking.
www.thatquiz.org/tq-f/math/shapes/

Looking at Polygons
An interactive lesson with explanations and quiz from Absorb Mathematics course written by Kadie Armstrong, a mathematician.
www.absorblearning.com/mathematics/demo/units/KCA007.html

Polygon Sort
Drag and drop the polygons in the correct place in the diagram.
www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=quad

Interactive Shape
Get a clear and complete understanding of shapes, their patterns and properties with the help of interactive pictures.
www.mathsnet.net/shape/index.html

Polygon Playground
Drag various colorful polygons to the workarea to make your own creations!
www.mathcats.com/explore/polygons.html

Interactive Tangram Puzzle
Place the tangram pieces so they form the given shape.
nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_112_g_2_t_1.html

Tangram
Interactive tangram pieces. Build your own shapes or try make the given shapes.
www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=tangram

Geometry is all about shapes and their properties.
If you like playing with objects, or like drawing, then geometry is for you!

Good Luck! 
Please remember to do the blog homework on time!

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22 comments:

  1. anshFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    I like the game Patch Tool beacuse it was fun. I did game and in patch tool i did all shapes it was soooooo fun. I did not use any hints the best one was something like a head. I did it with no hints i cant stop playing Ptach Tool. Tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    I liked Polygon Playground because all the different colors on the shape. I also liked it because their weren't directions to follow so you could do what ever you like. [:

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  3. NINJAGO SPINJIZTU REVIFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Hi this is Revanth,

    The games I liked was Patch Tool and Polygon Playground. I liked Patch Tool because you can pick a boat, something crawling, parallelagram, person, and a bird and then you use shapes and put them in the right places.I like Polygon Playground because you use these shapes and make all kinds of cool stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. VarunFebruary 11, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    Varun-My favorite game is pollygon playground!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. ParamFebruary 12, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    polygon playground and patch tool are the absolutley best geometry games! No doubt about it!!!!! I liked them because they're the coolest games in the world and they morph learning and reading all into one.

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  6. JayFebruary 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    I like patch tool because you can make cool things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    My favorite game is patch tool and it is awsome

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  8. IndiaCFebruary 13, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    I like the game polygon playground. I like that game because there is many shapes to choose from to make cool patterns.

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  9. AarushiFebruary 14, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    I like patch tool and all the quizs. I like the quizs because its a different way of rememering things.( for me.) I like patch tool because you can make a design by yourself, or you can pick one.

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  10. AtharvaFebruary 14, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    POlYGON MATCHING RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  11. YasmeenFebruary 14, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Yasmeen said...

    The games were AWESOME!!!!!! ;-)

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  12. NikhilFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    I like the quiz because it was simpler than 1+1.

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  13. NikhilFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    I also like the Patch tool game.

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  14. YasmeenFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Yasmeen said...

    I loved the games and I played the polygon memory game. It was the best. I played patch tools too, and it was cool. :)

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  15. VijayaFebruary 20, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    I liked playing the games - Patch Tool, Polygon Sort , Matching Polygons (good for memory test also !!). These games helped me to get prepared for the test on Tuesday. The quiz games were fun and I did all 3 levels.

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  16. Angela Newsom-HoyeFebruary 20, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Saleehia.
    I like thu game tangram because everytime I click the button "other shape" I get another shape but then I click on the "solution button" and I basicly cheat 2 see how 2 make the shape.

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  17. sreyaFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    I liked Path Tool because we got to build anything.We get choosed which picture we want.And we build it.

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  18. AtharvaFebruary 23, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    I like polygon matching game I am a good
    memerizer

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  19. SarZuk310February 23, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    I liked polygon playgrond because i like the colors, and shapes. I also like that is a fun game and and i can make so many creative stuff!

    -Leah<3

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  20. EddieFebruary 24, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    I like polygon sort because it tells you which shape is which an its fun

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  21. LakshmiFebruary 24, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    I like patch tool

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  22. KhushiFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    My favorite game is POLIGON PLAYGROUND because it is fun making your own shapes.

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