Creative Geometry Games

The geometry game presented in this article was inspired by Bright and Harvey\u27s (1988) Learning and fun with geometry games. In their article, Bright and Harvey (1988) propose three interactive games: Polyhedron Rummy, Polygon Rummy and That are Stretching it. Polygon Rummy is a game pertaining to plane geometry where the instructional objective is to construct a figure using lines and angles, whereas the goal of polyhedron rummy is to construct a solid using faces and angles. Although Bright and Harvey focused on constructing shapes, they also suggested presenting pre-constructed shapes to students, allowing them to classify and identify them (Bright & Harvey, 1988). Our activity does just this

Solving Logic Problems with a Twist

The crossroads of logic and mathematics breeds critically thinking students that have the confidence and independent working skills to tackle any problem they come across. In this artifact, several applications of logic to common problems have been applied in a way that would allow teachers to use the examples in their classrooms in a wide range of grade levels. More specifically Boolean Algebra and Truth Tables have been making their way into middle and high school mathematics classrooms with the nation\u27s shift from just being able to compute to an understanding on a cognitive level why you solved the problem the way you did. In United States schools the standardized testing is becoming increasingly rigorous as the years go by and mathematics concepts that used to be reserved for higher education students are now considered everyday math. “Mathematical knowledge and the ability to solve quantifiable problems and utilize critical thinking skills enhance the abilities of students to think and make decisions (Su, 2016). Applying logic to common math problems in a low-pressure classroom setting prepares students and interests them in higher-level mathematics applications. The goal of every teacher is to expand the mind of and inspire their students to go farther in the subject matter than they ever thought possible and teaching them these logic skills and applications will help them get there

Strategy to Estimate Size

Have you ever wondered exactly how much land and space are included in a national park? In this paper, we will explore the vastness of a fictitious Park and calculate its total area. We will: 1. Create a fictitious Park, determine a scale that can be used to perform calculations using a practical unit of measurement. 2. Develop a strategy that students can use to find the area of the Park. 3. Demonstrate the use of the strategy by solving for the area of the fictitious park