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Twisted Tesselations
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In this activity (on pages 41-47 of PDF), learners explore tesselating geometric patterns (repeated shapes, similar to the art of M.C. Escher).
Pyramids and Triangles
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Straws and pipe cleaners are terrific materials for building models of pyramids and cubes.
Great Openings: Slots, 35 Sense, and Hole In One
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These three short activities challenge groups to fit objects through paper and index cards: "Slots" presents the challenge for one learner to figure out which objects fit through a hole cut by another
Tessellations
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In this activity, learners will engineer a new shape and use it to create a new pattern with no wasted space.
Crazy Shapes
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In this activity, learners cut a shape into two equal sized pieces and use their knowledge of geometry and space to prove that the two parts are equal.
Reflections
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In this activity, learners play a game and use pattern blocks to explore mirror images and reflection.
Six Squares: Geometry and Design
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In this activity, learners take a turn contributing a closed figure made of six squares to a large grid; each must be different from all the others on the grid so far.
Tricky Tangrams
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In this activity (on pages 49-54 of PDF), learners play with tangrams, a set of triangles, squares and a parallelogram that can combine into a larger square as well as all sorts of other shapes.
Symmetry Fold-Overs
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In this math activity, learners experiment with the concept of symmetry.
Needlework Designs
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In this math activity, learners create symmetrical designs for paper models of special blouses known as huipiles.
The Four-Square Quilt
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In this activity, learners arrange triangles together to make patterns to create paper quilts. Learners experiment with arranging the triangles in different ways to make various designs.
Paperfolding Polyhedrons
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In this activity (on pages 55-66 of PDF), learners fold paper into origami shapes and then combine several identical shapes into a three-dimensional structure.
Shape Detectives
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In this activity, learners cutout a set of shape finder templates to explore shapes in the world around them.
String Shapes
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In this activity, learners work together to make polygons (many-sided shapes) with string. Learners sit on the floor and hold onto a piece of string slid between their thumbs and index fingers.