Last week had a special math-y date: 7-24-25, which is a Pythagorean triple. This means that the sum of the squares of the smaller two numbers equals the square of the largest number. Let’s d…| Reflections and Tangents
Using Dynamic Technology to Build Understanding ◊ Episode 6: Quadrilaterals ◊ In Episode 5, we took a brief look at trapezoids, and that got me thinking about the family of quadrilaterals: all the wonderful four-sided polygons that students learn about in geometry. How might Dynamic Geometry (DG) help our learners investigate these shapes? Constructing Parallelograms … Continue reading Go For Geometry! 6→| Reflections and Tangents
Using Dynamic Technology to Build Understanding ◊ Episode 5: Marvelous Midsegments ◊ Welcome to Episode 5, where we take the scenic route in our geometry journey. What happens when we find midpoints of the sides of various polygons and connect them with a segment (known as a midsegment)? Marvelous properties show up; read on for … Continue reading Go For Geometry! 5→| Reflections and Tangents
Using Dynamic Technology to Build Understanding ◊ Episode 2: Draw Vs. Construct ◊ When using Dynamic Geometry technology platforms, a careful distinction must be made between a figure that is DRAWN…| Reflections and Tangents