Digital Books and Geometry Grades 3-6

Digital Books and Geometry Grades 3-6

Here are some sites to explore and a digital activity to do.

Apple I-Life – some great ideas

http://www.apple.com/education/ilife/

Shodor Foundation Simulations

www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities

Elementary Activities from Shodor

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/elementary/index.html

The activity:

Hand out a list of geometry terms. In groups, photograph “real life” examples of these. Import your photographs into PowerPoint with captions explaining the photograph. Print or view on screen and share.

Geometry Terms

Parallel Lines	Intersecting Lines	Perpendicular Lines
Line Segment	Horizontal Line Segment	Vertical Line Segment
Square	Rectangle	Circle
Equilateral Triangle	Right Triangle	Isosceles Triangle
Octagon	Hexagon	Pentagon
Cylinder	Cone	Cube
Obtuse Angle	Acute Angle	Right Angle
2 Lines of Symmetry	1 Line of Symmetry	Multiple Lines of Symmetry

Nancy Gridley and Laura Oakes

Elementary Technology Facilitators

West Milford Township Public Schools