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Angles
flash player asteroids a game where pupils put their knowledge of angles to good use, by blasting asteroids.
gsp angle facts a simple illustration of the main angle facts. points can by moved around to show the rules always work
gsp angles on parallel lines shows nice and clearly which angles are equal to which on a pair of parallel lines
powerpoint angles in a triangle a visual proof of why the angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees
gsp angles in a quadrilateral investigate the angles in a quadrilateral. can be extended to investigate the angle properties of different quadrilaterals 
word true and false angle questions 15 questions about angles for pupils to debate and investigate
flash player what's my angle a really nice program for estimating and measure sizes of angles
       
       
Area, Perimeter and Volume
tarsia jigsaw area and volume formulae a match up activity for all the important area and volume formulae
gsp area of different polygons an interactive way of investigating the areas of different polygons
powerpoint vanishing square the famous area puzzle where a square disappears!
powerpoint area and perimeter starter match up the shapes with their area and perimeters
tarsia jigsaw perimeter match up the description of the shape with its perimeter 
gsp volume and surface area you create the 3d shape and gsp calculates the surface area and volume
excel volume of cuboid a self assessment exercise for pupils to test their ability to work out the volume of a cuboid
       
       
Bearings
flash player bearings game pupils practice bearings by trying to rescue stranded people in the sea
       
       
Circles
gsp circle theorems pupils derive and experiment with the circle theorems themselves for deeper understanding. need circle theorem worksheet as well.
word circle theorems booklet  the accompanying pupil booklet for the above gsp activity 
excel circumference an infinite number of examples for working out the circumference given the radius/diameter and vice-versa. Please Note: See technical issues if you are having trouble getting excel files to work properly!
excel area same thing as above, but with area!
       
       
Constructions
powerpoint triangle constructions instructions of how to construct three different triangles
       
       
Co-ordinates
flash player alien co-ordinates game practice knowledge of co-ordinates by blasting aliens
       
       
Loci
powerpoint ants an introduction to loci using ants
       
       
Nets
powerpoint cube nets pupils must decide which nets can make a cube
       
       
Shapes
gsp properties of shapes pupils investigate the properties of a number of shapes using gsp
powerpoint shape jungle an interactive presentation covering the properties of basic polygons
tarsia jigsaw properties of polygons jigsaw pupils must match the description of the polygon to its name
gsp shape grid a grid for creating triangles and quadrilaterals in order to prompt discussion about properties
gsp shapes in box pupils must arrange a variety of shapes to fit into a box
powerpoint shape web an excellent way of seeing the properties of shapes and introducing paper folding
       
       
Tessellation
gsp tessellations create any quadrilateral or triangle you like and watch it tessellate!
       
       
Transformations
gsp all transformations interactively demonstrate every type of transformation
excel transformation golf practice basic transformations whist playing golf
flash player transforming triangles practice basic transformations on triangles
powerpoint rotations a demonstration of how to rotate shapes with tracing paper
       
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