Students can create many copies of the shapes and use computer tools to move, combine, and duplicate these shapes to make pictures and designs and to solve problems. Unlike work with actual blocks, students have access to an unlimited supply of shapes, and can save their work in order to develop ideas and projects over time. Geo-Logo is a special version of Logo that emphasizes the construction of geometric paths and figures. Trips is a computer program designed for mathematical exploration of motion. Students control the movement of two people who walk along parallel tracks, in order to investigate relationships involving change and motion.
Students can define the initial position, direction, and speed of both people.
Tabletop Junior and Senior are tools that give students the power to categorize and measure, organize and arrange, represent and interpret, and graph and analyze data. These programs offer a new way to interact with data and information by animating data and creating engaging visual environments. They help students develop skills fundamental for data analysis and essential for literacy in an information age. Copyright 1997 TERC, All Rights Reserved.