Janice Vancleave's Geometry for Every Kid by Janice VanCleave

Janice Vancleave's Geometry for Every Kid

Easy Activities That Make Learning Geometry Fun

Janice VanCleave

Wiley · Print & ebook · August 16, 1994

How do you fold a sheet of paper into the shape of a whale?

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Who it’s for
Explore elementary geometry through simple problems and activities, with materials and step-by-step instructions.
Themes
Elementary geometry, Hands-on learning, Geometric shapes and figures
Genres
Geometry, Science Projects & Experiments

About this book

How do you fold a sheet of paper into the shape of a whale? How doyou measure the area of a pizza pie? How can you draw a circlewithin a circle without lifting your pencil from the paper? Now you can discover the answers to these and other fascinatingquestions about elementary geometry--the study of shapes.

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Packedwith illustrations, Geometry for Every Kid uses simple problems andactivities to teach about acute and obtuse angles, parallel andperpendicular lines, plane and space figures, and much more! Byarranging the pieces of an intriguing Chinese puzzle called atangram, you'll explore all the different shapes you can form.You'll also learn how to create a colorful 3-D drawing that seemsto rise right off the page! And, by building a geoboard, you'lldiscover a quick, fun way to compare the area of differentgeometric figures. Each of the activities is broken down into its purpose, a list ofmaterials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easyto understand explanation. Every project has been pretested and canbe performed safely and inexpensively in the classroom or athome. Also available in this series from Janice VanCleave: * ASTRONOMY FOR EVERY KID * BIOLOGY FOR EVERY KID * CHEMISTRY FOR EVERY KID * DINOSAURS FOR EVERY KID * EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID * GEOGRAPHY FOR EVERY KID * THE HUMAN BODY FOR EVERY KID * MATH FOR EVERY KID * PHYSICS FOR EVERY KID

Tangrams and Geoboards

Explore elementary geometry through simple problems and activities, with materials and step-by-step instructions.

Come here for

  • Tangram shapes, geoboard area comparisons, and a circle drawn without lifting your pencil.
  • Activities on angles, parallel lines, and plane and space figures.

Expect

  • Projects with purposes, materials, expected results, and explanations.
  • Activities described as safe and inexpensive for classroom or home use.

Where it sits

Geometry100%
Science Projects & Experiments33%

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Publisher categories

  • Geometry
Authors
Janice VanCleave
Publisher
Wiley
Published
August 16, 1994
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Elementary geometry · Hands-on learning · Geometric shapes and figures
Reading lane
Geometry