Author Archives: Passy

Area of Simple Shapes

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://rackcdn.com Perimeter is the distance around the outside of an object, but Area is the amount of space inside a two dimensional flat object. In this post we look at the area of geometric shapes. However we do … Continue reading →

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Perimeter

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://integratedlessons.pbworks.com Perimeter is the distance around the Outside of a shape. Here is a really cool music video that teaches all about Perimeter. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwXBMGdSWmI] The Perimeter Formula for any shape is to add up all of its … Continue reading →

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Big Measurements

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://www.urukia.com In this lesson we look at finding the biggest values of two measurements: Height and Volume. For height we look at the world’s tallest buildings, and for volume we look at the world’s biggest dam.   Big … Continue reading →

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Interactives at Mathwarehouse

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Passy

Mathwarehouse has an awesome collection of math interactives that are brilliant for classroom demonstration on interactive whiteboards or data projectors. Best of all, these fabulous resources are instantly available on the net and 100% free. These online apps are written … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 Math at GeoGebra

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Passy

My High School Mathematics Teacher would have loved the above interactive page for teaching Calculus. Instead of having to hand-draw lots of Tangents on a whiteboard, the blue dot on the Parabolic curve can be dragged along, (by clicking on … Continue reading →

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