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Math Open Reference Project - Interactive Textbook
Volume 4 - Plane Geometry

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics

MathsNet Interactive Shape
Get a clear and complete understanding of shapes, their patterns and properties. You will be able to change the pictures yourself using the mouse and see the effect these changes have.

MathsNet sketches - interactive geometry activities made with

Building with Cubes
 Build and manipulate shapes made from cubes.

Interactive Geometry - Ambleside Primary School

Dynamic Geometry Problems - NRICH

Absorb Mathematics Online Textbook
View units on types of lines, working with angles, bearings, geometric constructions, loci and enlargement/ratio.

similar triangles - Smile Mathematics
interactive Flash movie

estimating angles - NRICH

angle sum of triangle

angles of a polygon - Nicholas Exner
Draw different polygons, and then determine the sum of the angles.

triangle relations
Manipulate triangles and see the values of the sides and angles.

Numeracy Hour - Ambleside Primary School

exterior angles of a polygon
sum of the exterior angles of a polygon with any number of sides

triangle properties
special lines and circles for a triangle e.g. circumcircle and incircle

triangle centres
animations for the circumcentre, orthocentre and centroid

geometry of the triangle - Sylvain Deshayes
Manipulate a triangle and investigate special points, lines and circles.

enlargements - R.F.Barrow
Select the triangle image, centre of enlargement and enlargement factor and see the image and the coordinates of the two shapes.

pantagraph
This device uses a parallelogram to draw similar shapes.

horizontal machine
Two parallelograms are used to hold an object in a horizontal position.

Midpoints of the sides of a quadrilateral form a parallelogram.

MathArt WebQuest
webquest connecting geometry and art - material on tessellations, tangrams, golden rectangle, technical drawing, fractals, cartography, origami, wycinanki

Mathdance
classroom activities for teaching mathematics and performing arts through whole-body movement

tangrams

circle angle theorems 1
Investigate angles standing on the same arc and opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral.

circle angle theorems 2
Investigate angles standing on the same arc, angle in the alternate segment and opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral.

circle angle theorems 3

polyominoes Pappus' theorem - Java applet
If the point M is the midpoint of the side BC of triangle ABC, then AB2 + AC2 = 2(AM2 + BM2)

trisection of an angle

Stars applet
Vary the number of vertices (maximum 36) and the spacing that the segments connect.

Interactive String Parabolas - Alfinio Flores
Create string art or curve stitching online.

transformation golf
Play golf by rotation, reflection and translation of the ball on the cartesian plane.

three dimensional drawing
activities in isometric, oblique and perspective drawing - includes an interactive demonstration of  two-point perspective

Isometric Drawing Tool - NCTM
Create dynamic drawings on isometric dot paper.

spirograph - David P. Little
Change the radii and offset by sliders and watch the wheel turn. Values are given for a cardioid, astroid, rose, vertical line, ellipse, spiral, ... (applet can be downloaded).

Anamorphic Art - Count On
In anamorphic art, distortion is removed by viewing the image in a special way.

Anamorph Me! software
This freeware can read images in the most common formats and carry out a range of anamorphic transformations - including oblique, cylindical mirror and conical mirror.

Art, Science, Nature, Engineering, Mathematics and Relationships - Brantacan
bridges, architecture (arches and beams), Mathematics in nature, ...

Geometry Junkyard
enormous collection of geometry links

Curves - collection of links - Jill Britton
links for conics, Moire patterns, curve stitching, curves of constant width, cycloids, spirograph, fractals

Topology (Rubber Geometry) - collection of links - Jill Britton
links for anamorphic art, Jordan curves, mazes, networks, map colouring, string figures, Moebius strip, puzzles, flexagons

MSWLogo
Logo software and resources

Wingeom software
Wingeom is for high-precision geometric constructions in both two and three dimensions. Drawings can be highlighted and animated in a variety of ways.

Geometer's Sketchpad software (demo available)
dynamic geometry construction and exploration tool

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