Geometry

is all around us

Reference Books

Curr/Ref Math L962 1980d	Dot Paper Geometry A book of dotted worksheets for activities with or without a Geoboard.	Curr/Ref Math S521 1986	Visual Patterns in Pascal’s Triangle Blackline masters and bulletin board ideas for using geometric designs in the classroom.
Curr/Ref Art T669 1986	Multidimensional Transformations: Unit Origami A guide on how to create 3-D geometric shapes with the art of origami.	Curr/Ref Math S521 1971	Tangramath A book of tangram puzzles, complete with a reproducible set of the 7 tangram shape pieces needed to play this ancient Chinese game.
Curr/Ref Math S521 1986	Introduction to Tesselations Reproducible designs and instructions on how to create artistic patterns with geometric shapes.

Children's Books

Curr/El Math	Minds on Math: Space (Level 1) Use this book to introduce tesselations, and find shapes in objects around the room.		Curr/El Math	Minds on Math: Shape, Movement, and Location (Level 2) Discusses the shapes found in the environment.
Curr/El Math	Minds on Math: The Space Around Us (Level 3) Offers 3-D project ideas, and explores terms such as symmetry, lines, and angles.		Children 535.6 .r324	Learn Shapes and Colors with the Munch Bunch A colorfully illustrated book which introduces the very basics of geometry.
Curr/El Math Y68 Gr.1tx 1975 ang	Angles are Easy as Pie Illustrates how angles are used in everyday life; to show time on a clock, to slice a pie, and build a house.		Curr/El Math Y68 Gr.1:tx 1972 rig	Right Angles:Paper-Folding Geometry Can be used for a class activity to explore geometric concepts through paper-folding.
Curr/El Math Y68 Gr.1:tx 1975 exp	Exploring Triangles:Paper-Folding Geometry Discusses angles, using vocabulary such as “bisectors”, “medians,” and “perpendicular.”		Curr/El Math Y68 Gr.1:TX 1972 lin	Lines, Segments, Polygons Shows young students how to recognize geometric shapes in the world around them.

Websites

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~sarah/shapiro Geometry Through Art--Site discusses exploring geometry by making drawings as well as listing grade level study guides with vocabulary and materials.	http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/tocs/geometry.high.html Questions and answers about geometry are listed. This is an interesting place to begin looking for geometry sites.
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/ lessonPlans/lessonPlan076.shtml Geometry Everywhere is a lesson plan where student are made aware of geometric shapes and lines all around them. A field experience with a camera is the main focus.	http://cut-the-knot.com/geometry.html Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles--Geometry Page. Fun puzzles with explanations and answers.
	http://forum.swarthmore.edu/sum95/suzanne/cwtess.html Integrate technology, art, and geometry with a unit on tesselations created with Claris Works. Instructions and student samples are included.

Periodicals

“Take a ‘Geo-Journey’!,” The Mailbox, Apr/May 1998, pp. 25-30 A collection of activities to help students discover geometry is all around them. Skills such as classifying, expanding patterns, and making 3-D shapes are reinforced.		Pieces, Parts, and Curves,” The Good Apple Newspaper, pp 55-60 A math unit designed to help teach geometry using tangrams and other geometric games and puzzles.
“Problem Solving With Straws: The Straw Kite,” by Diane Terry The Good Apple Newspaper, Sept/Oct 1995, pp 42-43. A step-by-step guide to constructing a kite using triangular pyramids made of straws.		“Holiday Triangles,” by Marie E. Cecchini Lollipops, Nov/Dec 1996, pp 10-15 Activities using stars and Christmas trees will help young students to recognize triangular shapes. Other ideas, a worksheet, and a poem are also included for an introductory lesson in geometry.
“Geometry and Art,” The Teacher’s Helper, Apr/May/June 1998, pp. 11-18 A series of art activities to show how useful a knowledge of geometry can be in creating visually appealing designs.		“Geometric Puzzler,” Challenge, Jan/Feb 1998, p 57 A worksheet activity which challenges the students’ knowledge of geometric shapes and direction following skills.

Manipulatives

Curr/TA Math 100-114	Geoboards A collection of 15 plastic geoboards for creating shapes with rubberbands.	Curr/TA Math 84-86	Geoboard Activity Cards Three sets of cards with geoboard activities for primary and intermediate levels.
Curr/TA Math 61-71	Pattern Blocks Several sets of colorful pattern blocks can add to a hands-on lesson introducing basic shapes and geometric patterns.	Curr/TA Math 239	Puzzelations A tesselation puzzle with beetles, moths, and bumblebees-shaped pieces. Great for incorporating art into the study of geometry.

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