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Topic: Measurement and Geometry
Sub-topics: Geometric reasoning (2) Location and transformation (3) Pythagoras and trigonometry (10) Shape (1) Using units of measurement (5)
A Tangled Web, practise solving angles
Help Itzi the spider climb the clock to rescue his family! Solve cunning angle puzzles to reveal a path through each level’s maze of tangled webs and reach the goal. It’s sure to make your head spin!
- Basic angle rules
- Parallel lines
- Polygons
- Circle theorems
Bronowksi demonstrates Pythagoras Theorem
From the 1973 BBC Series “The Ascent of Man”, Bronowski travels to Samos and shows how Pythagoras’ Theorem can be demonstrated geometrically. Students could be asked to replicate the proof after watching.
Exploring the Diameter and Circumference of Circles
This multimedia mathematics resource demonstrates how circles can be found all around us. An interactive activity allows students to explore the value of pi by investigating the relationship between circumference and diameter. A print activity is provided.
Exploring the Pythagorean Theorem
This multimedia mathematics resource shows how the Pythagorean Theorem is an important math concept used in the structural design of buildings. Using an interactive component, students construct right triangles of various sizes to explore calculations of the Pythagorean Theorem. A print activity is provided.
Philip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles
“Geometry of Circles” is a series of unnumbered animation pieces created for Sesame Street in 1979. The shorts consist of the movement of six circles (each with a different color of the rainbow) that are formed by and split up into various geometric patterns. source
Students could be asked to identify the parts of a circle that appear. The video could be used as the basis for students to create similar designs.