II. Geometry and Measurement

 
  1. Shape and Shape Relationships
  2. Position
  3. Measurement

 

Additional Links to General Mathematics Sites

 

1. Shape and Shape Relationship

Elementary

  1. Benchmark 1. "Recognize and name familiar shapes in one, two and three dimensions such as lines, rectangles and spheres and informally discuss the shape of a graph."
    1. A+ Math -- Games -- Matho-Geometry Version - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1)
      In this site, students can use their knowledge of geometric shapes to play the game called Matho. Appropriate for students in grades 3-5. If the answer is correct the space is filled with an "X", if the answer is incorrect the student is given another shape to find. Immediate feedback is given the student.
    2. A+ Math -- Flashcards -- Geometric Shapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1&6)
      Students are shown a specific geometric shape and asked to recognize it from a large list of choices. Immediate feedback is given to the student. Appropriate for grades 3 -5.
    3. About Symmetry and Pattern (Field Patterns) - Shape and Shape Relationships  (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      This site is appropriate for upper elementary grades.  Examples of shapes and letters are shown and how they create patterns and how rotating the letters create a change in the pattern.
    4. BBC School's MegaShapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      Outstanding  Excellent geometry site for ages 4 to 11.  Follow the Investigate link for student activities that involve multiple choice questions about familiar regular shapes and irregular shapes.  While students complete these activites, they have access to a shape book that provides drawings and information about each shape.  Click on the bouncing triangle for interactive java activities that allow students to use their knowledge about shapes, symmetry, and transformations.  Follow the teacher link for information about the skills that are covered at this website, along with printable activities and resources.
    5. Geometry and Measurement - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5&6)
      This site is all about geometry and measurement. All of the sites listed on this page are interactive for K-5. They include: Tessellate, Polygon Playground, Shape Cave, and Shape Explorer. This is an outstanding site for a variety of interactive mathematics activites.
    6. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5,6&7)
      Outstanding! This site includes interactive activities for students that cover ALL of the Shape and Shape Relationship Benchmarks.
    7. Study the Shapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2&3)
      Outstanding - Grades 3 and up. This interactive site allows students to explore and manipulate geometric shapes. Students are encouraged to compare and describe shapes according to their attributes.
    8. Virtual Manipulatives Geometry - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,6&7)
      This site contains activities for students to explore various geometric concepts using virtual manipulatives. Explanations for use and links to math standards are provided.
  2. Benchmark 2. "Describe the attributes of familiar shapes."
    1. About Symmetry and Pattern (Field Patterns) - Shape and Shape Relationships  (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      This site is appropriate for upper elementary grades.  Examples of shapes and letters are shown and how they create patterns and how rotating the letters create a change in the pattern.
    2. BBC School's MegaShapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      Outstanding  Excellent geometry site for ages 4 to 11.  Follow the Investigate link for student activities that involve multiple choice questions about familiar regular shapes and irregular shapes.  While students complete these activites, they have access to a shape book that provides drawings and information about each shape.  Click on the bouncing triangle for interactive java activities that allow students to use their knowledge about shapes, symmetry, and transformations.  Follow the teacher link for information about the skills that are covered at this website, along with printable activities and resources.
    3. Geometry and Measurement - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5&6)
      This site is all about geometry and measurement. All of the sites listed on this page are interactive for K-5. They include: Tessellate, Polygon Playground, Shape Cave, and Shape Explorer. This is an outstanding site for a variety of interactive mathematics activites.
    4. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5,6&7)
      Outstanding! This site includes interactive activities for students that cover ALL of the Shape and Shape Relationship Benchmarks.
    5. Study the Shapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2&3)
      Outstanding - Grades 3 and up. This interactive site allows students to explore and manipulate geometric shapes. Students are encouraged to compare and describe shapes according to their attributes.
  3. Benchmark 3. "Compare, sort and classify familiar shapes."
    1. About Symmetry and Pattern (Field Patterns) - Shape and Shape Relationships  (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      This site is appropriate for upper elementary grades.  Examples of shapes and letters are shown and how they create patterns and how rotating the letters create a change in the pattern.
    2. BBC School's MegaShapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      Outstanding  Excellent geometry site for ages 4 to 11.  Follow the Investigate link for student activities that involve multiple choice questions about familiar regular shapes and irregular shapes.  While students complete these activites, they have access to a shape book that provides drawings and information about each shape.  Click on the bouncing triangle for interactive java activities that allow students to use their knowledge about shapes, symmetry, and transformations.  Follow the teacher link for information about the skills that are covered at this website, along with printable activities and resources.
    3. Geometry and Measurement - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5&6)
      This site is all about geometry and measurement. All of the sites listed on this page are interactive for K-5. They include: Tessellate, Polygon Playground, Shape Cave, and Shape Explorer. This is an outstanding site for a variety of interactive mathematics activites.
    4. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5,6&7)
      Outstanding! This site includes interactive activities for students that cover ALL of the Shape and Shape Relationship Benchmarks.
    5. RATS! Shapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.3)
      This is an interactive site for students K-3rd grade. Students are given a specific shape to watch for as a bird flying over drops shapes. The object is for the student to only catch the shape they were originally given.
    6. Sort Triangles - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.3)
      This interactive activity allows students to sort commonly recognized shapes into categories of triangles and other shapes.
    7. Sort the Shapes (Shapes) - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.3)
      This interactive activity allows students to sort commonly recognized shapes into categories of all right angles, some right angles, and no right angles.
    8. Sort the Shapes (More Shapes) - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.3)
      This interactive activity allows students to sort commonly recognized shapes by attributes such as red, not red, rectangles, and not rectangles.
    9. Study the Shapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2&3)
      Outstanding - Grades 3 and up. This interactive site allows students to explore and manipulate geometric shapes. Students are encouraged to compare and describe shapes according to their attributes.
  4. Benchmark 4. "Draw and build familiar shapes."
    1. About Symmetry and Pattern (Field Patterns) - Shape and Shape Relationships  (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      This site is appropriate for upper elementary grades.  Examples of shapes and letters are shown and how they create patterns and how rotating the letters create a change in the pattern.
    2. BBC School's MegaShapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      Outstanding  Excellent geometry site for ages 4 to 11.  Follow the Investigate link for student activities that involve multiple choice questions about familiar regular shapes and irregular shapes.  While students complete these activites, they have access to a shape book that provides drawings and information about each shape.  Click on the bouncing triangle for interactive java activities that allow students to use their knowledge about shapes, symmetry, and transformations.  Follow the teacher link for information about the skills that are covered at this website, along with printable activities and resources.
    3. Geometry and Measurement - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5&6)
      This site is all about geometry and measurement. All of the sites listed on this page are interactive for K-5. They include: Tessellate, Polygon Playground, Shape Cave, and Shape Explorer. This is an outstanding site for a variety of interactive mathematics activites.
    4. Making Triangles and Electronic Geoboard - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.4,5&6)
      This is a teacher directed site that would be good for K on up. With teacher direction the child can use an electronic geoboard to make, change, transform and explore shapes.
    5. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5,6&7)
      Outstanding! This site includes interactive activities for students that cover ALL of the Shape and Shape Relationship Benchmarks.
    6. The Mysterious Tangram - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.4,5&7)
      This is a very student friendly and fun site. Students build shapes by turning, flipping, and combining others to fill patterns. The site gives clues and encourages children by using positive sayings. Good for children 1st grade through 6th.
  5. Benchmark 5. "Explore ways to combine, dissect and transform shapes."
    1. About Symmetry and Pattern (Field Patterns) - Shape and Shape Relationships  (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      This site is appropriate for upper elementary grades.  Examples of shapes and letters are shown and how they create patterns and how rotating the letters create a change in the pattern.
    2. BBC School's MegaShapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      Outstanding  Excellent geometry site for ages 4 to 11.  Follow the Investigate link for student activities that involve multiple choice questions about familiar regular shapes and irregular shapes.  While students complete these activites, they have access to a shape book that provides drawings and information about each shape.  Click on the bouncing triangle for interactive java activities that allow students to use their knowledge about shapes, symmetry, and transformations.  Follow the teacher link for information about the skills that are covered at this website, along with printable activities and resources.
    3. Geometry and Measurement - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5&6)
      This site is all about geometry and measurement. All of the sites listed on this page are interactive for K-5. They include: Tessellate, Polygon Playground, Shape Cave, and Shape Explorer. This is an outstanding site for a variety of interactive mathematics activites.
    4. Making Triangles and Electronic Geoboard - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.4,5&6)
      This is a teacher directed site that would be good for K on up. With teacher direction the child can use an electronic geoboard to make, change, transform and explore shapes.
    5. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5,6&7)
      Outstanding! This site includes interactive activities for students that cover ALL of the Shape and Shape Relationship Benchmarks.
    6. The Mysterious Tangram - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.4,5&7)
      This is a very student friendly and fun site. Students build shapes by turning, flipping, and combining others to fill patterns. The site gives clues and encourages children by using positive sayings. Good for children 1st grade through 6th.
  6. Benchmark 6. "Recognize parallel and perpendicular line segments and figures that have similarity and/or congruence."
    1. A+ Math -- Flashcards -- Geometric Shapes - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1&6)
      Students are shown a specific geometric shape and asked to recognize it from a large list of choices. Immediate feedback is given to the student. Appropriate for grades 3 -5.
    2. Geometry and Measurement - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5&6)
      This site is all about geometry and measurement. All of the sites listed on this page are interactive for K-5. They include: Tessellate, Polygon Playground, Shape Cave, and Shape Explorer. This is an outstanding site for a variety of interactive mathematics activites.
    3. Making Triangles and Electronic Geoboard - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.4,5&6)
      This is a teacher directed site that would be good for K on up. With teacher direction the child can use an electronic geoboard to make, change, transform and explore shapes.
    4. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5,6&7)
      Outstanding! This site includes interactive activities for students that cover ALL of the Shape and Shape Relationship Benchmarks.
    5. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Perpendicular Lines - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.6)
      This activity asks students to recognize perpendicular lines.
    6. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Parallel Lines - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.6)
      This activity asks students to recognize parallel lines.
    7. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Parallel Lines - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.6)
      This activity asks students to recognize parallel lines.
    8. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Parallel Lines - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.6)
      This activity asks students to recognize parallel lines.
    9. Toon University - Shape and Shape Relationships   (II.1.E.6)
      This game focuses on two skills: identifying angles as acute, obtuse, or right angles,  and determining whether angles are congruent.  Students help the robot choose the right answer by firing missiles at spaceships
    10. Virtual Manipulatives Geometry - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,6&7)
      This site contains activities for students to explore various geometric concepts using virtual manipulatives. Explanations for use and links to math standards are provided.
  7. Benchmark 7. "Use shape, shape properties and shape relationships to describe the physical world and to solve problems."
    1. MathsNet Interactive Shape Version 1.0 - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,2,3,4,5,6&7)
      Outstanding! This site includes interactive activities for students that cover ALL of the Shape and Shape Relationship Benchmarks.
    2. The Mysterious Tangram - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.4,5&7)
      This is a very student friendly and fun site. Students build shapes by turning, flipping, and combining others to fill patterns. The site gives clues and encourages children by using positive sayings. Good for children 1st grade through 6th.
    3. Virtual Manipulatives Geometry - Shape and Shape Relationships (II.1.E.1,6&7)
      This site contains activities for students to explore various geometric concepts using virtual manipulatives. Explanations for use and links to math standards are provided.

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