2D Figures
This tool allows students to explore the relationships among radius, diameter, circumference, and area of circles. There are three tabs: intro, investigation, and problems. Students can manipulate the size of a circle, and the tool will document the measurements in a table and graph.
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This tool provides practice in creating areas and perimeters of rectangles, triangles and trapezoids. Students can work in problem solving mode, where they must meet certain perimeter and area requirements, or free play mode, where they can explore and manipulate the shapes.
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This tool provides learners with two triangles that they must manipulate to determine if the triangles are congruent, similar, or neither. A video is also provided to remind learners what it means for two shapes to be congruent or similar.
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This activity enables students to work through four levels of finding area of compound figures. IXL provides feedback when students answer questions incorrectly. However, this requires a paid subscription.
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This tool offers an opportunity to spot patterns, make generalizations and eventually discover the Pythagorean Theorem. Students are able to manipulate squares and right triangles on a grid and practice working out their areas.
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This is a game where students practice classifying quadrilaterals. Similar to the popular video game Call of Duty, you must accurately aim and shoot at the quadrilaterals that fall into a certain category. Each round is timed and you get points for each correct hit.
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This is a game where students must complete tangram puzzles by arranging shapes to fit together and form a larger, compound figure. Students can rotate and flip each shape, and then drag and drop them where they fit.
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