Unit 3: Geometry
Assessment and Curriculum Support for Parents- 1 Parent Preview (Grade 3 Quarter 3, Geometry)
This document outlines the objectives that will be taught during this unit. It also includes important vocabulary and optional activities that can be done at home. eTools- 2 Geoboard
Using this virtual manipulative you may: * Add a geoband to the board * Connect a geoband to additional pegs * Remove a geoband from a peg * Remove a geoband from the board * Make closed shapes * Make open shapes * Color the area inside of a geoband * Clear the geoboard * Measure perimeter and area - 3 Icy Slides, Flips, Turns
This website allows you to choose the word that names the move (slide, flip, or turn). - 4 Playing with Rotations
With this virtual manipulative you can create objects with pattern block pieces and explore Rotations ("Turns") as transformations of the plane. - 5 Tangram Puzzle
Click on one of the figure buttons below the workspace. The outline of the selected figure will be displayed in the workspace.Move, rotate, and flip blocks until you cover the figure exactly. Games- 6 Illuminations - Concentration
Click on the shapes for a fun polygon concentration game.
Unit 4: Measurement
Assessment and Curriculum Support for Parents- 1 Parent Preview (Grade 3 Quarter 3, Measurement)
This document outlines the objectives that will be taught during this unit. It also includes important vocabulary and optional activities that can be done at home. eTools- 2 Area Explorer
This activity allows users to test their skill at calculating the area of a random shape. - 3 Clock Wise
This activity allows the user to input a time and see it displayed on the clock. The user can also choose to have a random time displayed and try to correctly identify it. - 4 Elapsed Time
This activity allows the user to practice determining the elapsed time when given a starting time and an ending time. - 5 Geoboard - Area
Using this virtual manipulative you may: * Add a geoband to the board * Connect a geoband to additional pegs * Remove a geoband from a peg * Remove a geoband from the board * Make closed shapes * Make open shapes * Color the area inside of a geoband * Clear the geoboard * Measure perimeter and area - 6 Shape Explorer
This applet allows the user to test his or her skill at calculating the area and perimeter of a given figure. - 7 Volume
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