Category: MS Measurement
3-D Shapes
An interactive flash widget that looks at 2D and 3D shapes. The 3D Shapes section steps through 1D, 2D then 3D. It also includes good pictures of various solids and their can be spun around.
Topics: Flash, IWB, Projector, MS Measurement, MS2.3 Volume and Capacity, MS3.3 Volume and Capacity, MS4.2 Surface Area and Volume, Geometry, 3D Shapes
Area and Perimeter
Explanation of perimeter and area with practise.
Topics: Activity, Demonstration, Practise, MS Measurement, MS3.2 Area, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Measurement, Area, Perimeter
Circles Wordsearch
An online, interactive word search for circle parts.
Topics: Word Search, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Circles
Clock - An Interactive Whiteboard Resource
Clock face with animated hand movement. Add and subtract minutes, hours and seconds. Shows current time and includes a 12/24hr digital clock and time in words.
Topics: IWB, Manipulative, MS Measurement, MS2.5 Time, MS3.5 Time, MS4.3 Time, Measurement, Time
Cubes
Investigate finding the volume of a prism.
“Fill a box with cubes, rows of cubes, or layers of cubes. The number of unit cubes needed to fill the entire box is known as the volume of the box.”
Topics: Activity, Demonstration, IWB, Manipulative, MS Measurement, MS3.3 Volume and Capacity, MS4.2 Surface Area and Volume, Measurement, Volume
Demonstrate the Pythagorean Theorem
A manipulative demonstrating Pythagoras’ Theorem.
Topics: Demonstration, Manipulative, Projector, Teacher Led, Visualization, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Pythagoras
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.
Topics: Activity, Manipulative, Video, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Pythagoras
GeoBoard - Area and Perimeter
Activities for area and perimeter using online GeoBoard.
Topics: Activity, Manipulative, MS Measurement, MS3.2 Area, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, MS5.1.1 Perimeter and Area, Measurement, Area, Perimeter
Interactives Geometry 3D Shapes
Geometry 3-D Shapes is an interactive Web site where students can learn about three-dimensional shapes, calculate surface area and volume, and discover some of the mathematical properties of shapes.
Topics: MS Measurement, MS2.3 Volume and Capacity, MS3.3 Volume and Capacity, MS4.2 Surface Area and Volume, MS5.2.2 Surface Area and Volume, MS5.3.1 Surface Area and Volume, Geometry, 3D Shapes, Measurement, Surface Area, Volume
Measures
Topics: Activity, Flash, Practise, MS Measurement, MS2.1 Length, MS2.3 Volume and Capacity, MS2.4 Mass, MS3.1 Length, MS3.4 Mass, Measurement
Measuring
Topics: MS Measurement, MS2.1 Length, MS3.1 Length, SGS Space and Geometry, SGS4.2 Angles, Geometry, Angles, Measurement
Parts of a Circle
Geogebra widget for investigating the parts of a circle.
Topics: GeoGebra, IWB, Projector, Teacher Led, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Circles
Pi Search
Search 2,000,000,000 decimal digits of Pi for the first occurrence of a numeric string.
Topics: Reference, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Circles
Pythagoras 1
Pythagoras visualisation.
Topics: Demonstration, GeoGebra, IWB, Manipulative, Projector, Visualization, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Pythagoras
Pythagorean Theorem
Discover how the Pythagorean Formula describes the relationships between the lengths of the legs and hypotenuse of a right triangle.
Topics: Activity, Demonstration, Manipulative, Practise, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Pythagoras
Radius and Diameter
Identify radius and diameter.
Topics: Practise, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Circles
Reading Scales
Interactive Whiteboard question and answer activity for reading scales: mass, car (speed and RPM), thermometer, air pressure, capacity.
Printable versions of the scales available on the site.
Topics: Activity, Flash, IWB, Projector, Teacher Led, MS Measurement, MS3.1 Length, MS3.3 Volume and Capacity, MS3.4 Mass, Measurement
Reading Scales 2
A variety of measuring devices can be shown on the screen grouped together in themes.
Topics: Activity, Flash, IWB, Projector, Teacher Led, MS Measurement, Measurement
Surface Area
Investigate area as the total area of the surface of a space figure. Derive surface area formulas for common three dimensional figures.
Topics: Activity, Demonstration, Manipulative, Practise, MS Measurement, MS4.2 Surface Area and Volume, MS5.2.2 Surface Area and Volume, MS5.3.1 Surface Area and Volume, Measurement, Surface Area
Surface area of a cylinder
A reference for finding the surface area of a cylinder, includes a good animation.
Topics: Demonstration, Reference, MS Measurement, MS4.2 Surface Area and Volume, MS5.2.2 Surface Area and Volume, Geometry, Surface Area
Test Yourself - Pythagoras
Topics: Practise, Quiz, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Measurement, Pythagoras
The Pi-Search Page
The Pi Searcher lets you search for any string of digits (up to 120 of them) in the first 200 million digits of Pi.
Topics: Reference, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Circles
Time Shuffle
Navigate through a maze of clock faces to solve the puzzle.
Topics: Game, MS Measurement, MS2.5 Time, MS3.5 Time, Measurement, Time
Volume Calculators
Calculate the volume for a variety of 3D Shapes.
Topics: Reference, Tool, MS Measurement, MS3.3 Volume and Capacity, MS4.2 Surface Area and Volume, MS5.2.2 Surface Area and Volume, Measurement, Volume, General, Calculator
X-Power Pythagoras Explanation
A brief animation explaining Pythagoras’ Theorem.
Topics: Video, MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area, Geometry, Pythagoras
