Surface Area

Students work step-by-step through the generation of a different Hilbert-like Curve (a fractal made from deforming a line by bending it), allowing them to explore number patterns in sequences and geometric properties of fractals.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Fractions, Geometry, Number and Operations

Related Topics: decimals, fractals, fractions, geometric sequences, geometry, iteration, length, pattern, self-similarity, sequences, surface area, symmetry

Determine the value of two fractions you have chosen (which are represented as points on a number line). Then find a fraction whose value is between your two fractions (using an arrow on the number line as a guide) and determine its value. Bounded Fraction Pointer is one of the Interactivate assessment explorers.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Primary Subjects: Fractions, Number and Operations

Related Topics: comparing, fractions, number line, ordering, rational numbers

Learn about fractions between 0 and 1 by repeatedly deleting portions of a line segment, and also learn about properties of fractal objects. Parameter: fraction of the segment to be deleted each time.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Geometry, Number and Operations

Related Topics: fractals, fractions, geometric sequences, pattern, pre-calculus, recursion, sequences, sets

Step through the generation of a Hilbert Curve -- a fractal made from deforming a line by bending it, and explore number patterns in sequences and geometric properties of fractals.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Fractions, Geometry, Number and Operations

Related Topics: chaos, fractals, geometric sequences, geometry, iteration, length, lines, pattern, recursion, self-similarity, sequences

Measure angles, distances, and areas in several different images (choices include maps, aerial photos, and others). A scale feature allows the user to set the scale used for measuring distances and areas.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: algebra, angles, area, dimension, intervals, length, proportion, scale, transformation

Step through the generation of the Koch Snowflake -- a fractal made from deforming the sides of a triangle, and explore number patterns in sequences and geometric properties of fractals.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduate

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Fractions, Geometry, Number and Operations

Related Topics: decimals, fractals, geometric sequences, infinity, iteration, lines, pre-calculus, recursion, self-similarity, sequences

Step through the generation of Sierpinski's Carpet -- a fractal made from subdividing a square into nine smaller squares and cutting the middle one out. Explore number patterns in sequences and geometric properties of fractals.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Fractions, Geometry, Number and Operations

Related Topics: algebra, area, fractals, fractions, geometric sequences, iteration, pattern, pre-calculus, recursion, recursive functions, self-similarity, sequences

Step through the generation of Sierpinski's Triangle -- a fractal made from subdividing a triangle into four smaller triangles and cutting the middle one out. Explore number patterns in sequences and geometric properties of fractals.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Fractions, Geometry, Number and Operations

Related Topics: dimension, fractals, fractions, geometric sequences, geometry, iteration, length, pattern, pre-calculus, recursion, recursive functions, self-similarity, sequences, symmetry, triangle

Manipulate dimensions of polyhedra, and watch how the surface area and volume change. Parameters: Type of polyhedron, length, width and height. Surface Area and Volume one of the Interactivate assessment explorers.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: assessment, dimension, geometry, length, polyhedra, prisms, surface area, volume