Math puzzles are great activities for enjoying and learning mathematics. The following is an example of Tachiawase. Tachiawase is a popular puzzle in Japan which involve dissecting a geometrical figure
Category: Geometry
A triangle is a fish
Why is it that students find it easier to calculate the area of triangle ABC but will have difficulty calculating the area of triangle DEF? Middle school students even believe
Guest Post: Real World Uses of Geometry
“When am I going to use this?” This question has been asked in almost every geometry class at one point or another. Many students introduced to advanced mathematics, such as geometry
The house of quadrilaterals
In Investigating an Ordering of Quadrilaterals published in ZDM, Gunter Graumann shared a good activity for developing students mathematical thinking. The activity is about ordering quadrilaterals based on its characteristics. He gave the following