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What is mathigon?
What is mathigon?
Mathigon is an interactive take on the classic math textbook. There are mini-games, interactive elements, and problems to solve throughout the text to keep students engaged. Topics range from Divisibility and Primes to Differential Equations; other fun topics include Mathematical Origami. Mathigon provides definitions of words and places for students to answer questions directly in the text. Students must often show knowledge of concepts being taught before they're able to move forward. As students enter answers, an interactive bot named Archie gives real-time feedback and positive support and hints. Archie also provides fun animated GIFs to celebrate with students.
The current content focuses on intermediate and advanced high school students, but foundational courses are being added with content from grades 6-8. The current catalog of content is somewhat limited, with only about 30 percent of the listed courses being available, but as additional content is added, teachers will be able to access more comprehensive resources for students across their classroom.
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Mathimathigon.org/gon functions much the same as a classic math textbook in the content it covers, but it presents the materials in a new, engaging, and exciting way for students. Teachers can use it to supplement their lessons (like a typical textbook), to highlight foundational subjects for students who may have gaps, to assign additional readings to those who want to learn more than what's in the curriculum, or to brush up on their own knowledge. Without a dashboard, teachers will have to find creative ways to monitor students' learning.
Watch the videos to the right to get introduced to Mathigon.
Go to Mathigon.org and create a free account or log in to your existing account. Use your school Google account to sign up or log in.
Check out this lesson on symmetry.
Incorporate Mathigon into a lesson or unit you are studying in class.
Create a new lesson in Mathigon that will allow you to interact with your students OR go to the Polypad to have your students interact with the virtual manipulatives.
Assign this to your class through Google Classroom.
Take a screenshot* of the lesson that you share with your students and upload the screenshot to the upload option in the Google Form below.
Polypad – The Mathematical Playground
Polypad – The Mathematical Playground
*Instructions for taking screenshots on a Chromebook:
Full screen screenshot: Ctrl+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key).
Partial screenshot: Ctrl+Shift+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key). Click and drag around the area you'd like to grab.
Screenshots will be sent to your Downloads file (small blue circular icon with a file folder inside found in the apps menu -- click the small circle icon in far bottom left corner of Chromebook screen to find the Downloads file).
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Incorporate Mathigon into a lesson or unit you are studying in class. Create a new lesson in Mathigon that will allow you to interact with your students OR go to the Polypad to have your students interact with the virtual manipulatives. Assign this to your class through Google Classroom.
Take a screenshot* of the lesson that you share with your students and upload the screenshot to the upload option in the Google Form below.
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