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Polygon Puzzle: (Grades 4-7 • 60 minutes) In this program students use the Geometer’s Sketchpad, a dynamic, interactive geometry software package, to discover and explore properties of triangles. Students will construct and classify triangles by lengths of sides (scalene, isosceles, and equilateral) and by sizes of angles (acute, obtuse, and right) using computer-generated measurements of line segments and angles. Students will then use the computer to transform their triangles to solve a critical thinking problem.
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Grade 4: M4M2 a,
b / M4G1 a Grade 4 Mathematics Indicators: M4G1: Students will define and identify the characteristics of geometric figures through examination and construction. Indicator: Grade 5 Mathematics M5M1: Students will extend their understanding of area of fundamental geometric plane figures. Indicators: |
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Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
c/o Student Programs
USC Aiken, Box 3, 471 University Parkway, Aiken,
SC 29801
(803) 641-3313 from Augusta 278-1967 Ext.
3313
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Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Center of Excellence in Educational
Technology
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
803-641-3313
URL: http://rpsec.usca.edu/student/Programs/Polygon/PolygonPuzzle.html (April 2008)