Geometry Review

1. Review of polygons.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/polygons.html
Answer questions 1-10 on the Your Turn section. 
2. Review of angles.
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/bananahunt/bhunt.html
3. Watch the video below.  Answer the following questions:

1. Why is 360 degrees chosen as the measure of a full circle? Give two reasons from the video.
2. What angle do the hands of a clock make at 4:00?
3. Name the four types of angles demonstrated in the video (include the degrees).
4. Tell me one more thing you learned from the video.
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Videos/external.php?video_id=197
4,  Animated Polyhedron Models/Nets
Explore the site below.  When you are done manipulating the various shapes - create an octahedron. Use the net model.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/polyhedron-models.html
5.  Nets
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3521
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3544
http://goo.gl/t0xFXx
6.  Challenge Activity
http://www.infoplease.com/math/knowledgebox/player.html?movie=sfw41553

Math POW - due Fri., Dec. 5th

Isometric Drawing

1.
http://www.mathplayground.com/cube_perspective.html
Open the above link and play the game.

2.
There are ten puzzles to be solved.
On the main entry page, go to “Building with 3 Sides” and then choose the figures to do (there are 10 puzzles). You can move the grey grid square around to help you do views.
Once you play around and get used to how build mode works, it is a lot of fun.

Important tip for beginners – Build the top view onto the base mat first, and then work upwards from there.
Click the link below to go to the web page.
http://www.fisme.science.uu.nl/toepassingen/00724/

IXL Geometry

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   1. Complete the Following
      
      X.5 Triangle review
      
   2. X.6Classify quadrilaterals
   3. X.7Find missing angles and side lengths in triangles and quadrilaterals
   4. X.8Sums of angles in polygons
   5. X.9Parts of a circle
   6. X.10Similar and congruent figures
   7. X.11Find side lengths of similar figures

Math POW Solution

Brock Caribou Video Solution

Math POW - due Thurs., Nov. 20th

Caribou Calcrostic Tutorial

Caribou Contest on Wednesday, Oct. 12th

The November Contest

The interactive question for the November contests will feature the Nim game.

There will be a history question about Kurt Gödel. You can read about him on Caribou's history page. For grades 3-6 the question will ask about the University where he obtained his doctorate.

What is a reflex angle and how do you measure one? (Post your response,)

Math POW - Chock Full of Chocolates

Math POW - due Fri., Nov. 7th

Pascal's Triangle

What is Pascal's Triangle? -
http://mathforum.org/workshops/usi/pascal/pascal_intro.html
Interactive Pascal's Triangle -
http://mathforum.org/dr.cgi/pascal.cgi
Colouring multiples in Pascal's Triangle -http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ColoringMultiples/