They investigate, learn to categorize, and classify knots, and begin to determine if knots are alike. They also learn if knots can be combined. Activities can be used for single lessons or combined into units. Welcome to the Hotel Infinity Introduces children to the paradoxes associated with the topic of infinity, with a creative story and activities involving Sam Cantori, his hotels and his busses. Math Forum - Geometry Lesson Plans Provides links to interesting geometry lesson plans around the web.
Some activities require that the students be on line while engaged.
However, some can be done in a non-computer classroom, such as exercises on paper cutting, Moebius Strips, and making Polyhedra. Games on Graphs Children are introduced to graph concepts through stories and activities. Activities are also provided that introduce children to high level mathematics problems and give them an opportunity to think about and attempt to solve problems advanced mathematicians grapple with. Tangled up Pictures, Tangled up Ropes Exercises in drawing knots discussion of pitfalls discussion of complexity of knots Knots Information about knot theory in math. Knot coloring puzzles, knots and counting, pretzel knots pictures of knots in which children see relationships between knots and learn to follow paths of knots.