Scaling Up STEM learning with the VCL
Resources
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Click Here to view The Geometer's Sketchpad main website.
Click Here to
view and download sample gsp activities from Key Curriculum Press.
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click here.
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Student Activity Resources
Some of them have documentation along with one or more .gsp (Geometers
Sketch Pad) or .ftm (Fathom) files. Some just have documentation
describing exercises, some just have one or .gsp or .ftm files. There
are even a few movies. These were produced or found during the workshops
by the participating teachers. You can identify the type of file by the
file extension. (Material at the same bullet line or major heading, may
be related, but maybe not, so searching for terms is recommended.) We
hope you will find them useful - they are for you to explore and use as
you see fit to improve STEM education.
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name to remove the ".txt".
Adding Integers
Algebra
- ITESTAlgebraSummerInstitute2012Agenda.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstitute2012AlgebraAgenda_0.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstitute2012AlgebraAgenda_1.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstitute2012AlgebraAgenda.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstituteAlgebra1Agenda_0.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstituteAlgebra1Agenda.pdf
- AlgebraSummerInstitute2011-Agenda.pdf,
Algebra_VerticalJump_STEM_lesson_plan_DF.docx,
InvestigatingHigher-DegreePolynomials.PDF,
Algebra1CabLEsson_0.gsp,
Algebra1CabLEsson.gsp
- PropertiesofInequality.pdf,
PropertiesofInequality.gsp
- Quadraticforms.gsp,
Quads.gsp
- SineWaveTracerActivity.pdf,
SineWaveTracerComplete.pdf
- SubtractingIntegersActivity.pdf,
SubtractingIntegersActivityNotes.pdf,
SubtractingIntegers.gsp,
SubtractingIntegersPresent.gsp,
Subgroup.gsp
- SystemsofInequalitiesActivity.pdf,
SystemsofInequalitiesExamples.gsp,
SystemsofInequalitiesPresent.gsp,
SystemsofLinearInequalities.gsp,
SystemsRace_0.gsp,
Systems_0.gsp,
Systems.gsp
- skyhighscrapers.pdf,
- solvingsystems_Amy_and_Seth_0.gsp
- the_body_mechanic.pdf
Angles
Arcs
Build
Chords
Circles
- AreasPolygonCircle.PDF,
IntroCirclesActivity.pdf,
IntroCirclesComplete.pdf,
TangentCircleFigure.pdf,
TangentstoaCircleActivity.pdf,
TangentstoaCircleComplete.pdf
- AreaofCircle.gsp,
AreaofCircleJSheridan.gsp,
CircleActivity_SampleSolution.gsp,
CircleAreaPresentations_1.gsp,
CircleAreaPresentations.gsp,
KMullins_AreaofCircle.gsp,
LessonPlanCircles.gsp,
RiggsAreaofCircle.gsp,
secantcircles.gsp,
TangentCircleProblem.gsp,
ToaCircle.gsp,
WelchAreaofCircle.gsp
- Circumference-DiameterActivity.pdf,
Circumference-DiameterComplete.pdf,
CircumferenceFunction.pdf
- CircumferenceDiameterRatio.gsp
- RadianMeasureActivity.pdf,
RadianMeasureComplete.pdf,
Radian_Presenter.pdf,
RadianMeasurePresent.gsp,
RadianMeasure.gsp
Clair(e)
Composition
- Composition-1-D.Hedgepeth_0.gsp,
Composition.gsp,
Composition1.gsp,
CompositionJBlizzard.gsp,
CompositionLawrence.gsp,
CompositionMcD.gsp,
KMullins_Composition.gsp,
MarkofskiMonth2Task1Compostion.gsp,
Risinger_Composition.gsp,
Rominger_Composition_Month_2.gsp,
SheridanJCompositionMonth2.gsp,
SheridanJCompositionTaskMonth2.gsp,
WelchComposition-1_0.gsp
Compound Inequalities
Cooling
Distance
Dynagraph
Equations
Falling Objects
Five Practices Templates
Geometry
- alggeomconn.pdf,
alggeo.gsp,
GeometricMeanActivity.pdf,
GeometricMeanActivity.pdf,
GeometricMeanAnimation.gsp,
geometrimean.gsp
- GeometricProbabilityNotesandActivity.docx,
GeometricProbabilityWorksheet.doc
HypotenuseHWY.gsp
- MeasuringAngleswithAnAccelerometer.pdf,
Midpoint_Quadrilaterals_Worksheet_v5.pdf
- geometricprobability.gsp,
GeometricProbability.gsp,
GeometricProbabilityMcD.gsp,
probMcD.gsp
- geometry3.pdf,
geometryreleased.pdf,
PTMT_Geom_Ch1ITESTSummmer10.pdf,
PTMT_GeomCh2ITESTSummer2010.pdf,
PTMT_GeomCh3v7.pdf,
wintry_transformational_geometry_student.pdf,
wintry_transformational_geometry_teacher.pdf
- GeometryProjectM1.gsp,
GeometryProjectMonth4EdwardsP.gsp,
RiggsGeometricProbability.gsp,
RisingerGeometricProbability.gsp,
SheridanJGeometricProbabilityTaskMonth6.gsp,
SzczypkowskiMonth3Geometry.gsp,
Szczypkowski_Geo2_Task3.gsp,
Szczypkowskimonth6Task1-GeometricProbability.gsp,
Szczypkowski_Geo2_Task3.gsp,
SzczypkowskiMonth4.gsp,
WelchTask1-GeometricProbability.gsp,
WelchTask2GeometricProbability.gsp,
GeoProbTask2.gsp,
HypotenuseHWY.gsp,
InscribedandCentralAngleRelationship.gsp,
ParallellinesGSP5_0.gsp
- PattyPaperParabolasActivity.pdf,
PattyPaperParabolas.gsp,
PattyPaperParabolasPresent.gsp
- PointsLineUpActivity.pdf,
PointsLineUActivityNotes.pdf,
PointsLineUpPresenterNotes.pdf,
PointsLineUpPresent.gsp,
PointsLineUp.gsp
- Polygons_PythagoreanThm_Scott.gsp
- PresidentialPythagoras.pdf,
PresidentialPythagoras.gsp,
Presidential.gsp
- PythagoreanTriplesActivity.pdf,
PythagoreanTriplesComplete.pdf,
PythagoreanTheorem.gsp,
PythagoreanSpiral.gsp,
pythagoras-dynamic.gsp
- Rectanglearea.gsp,
Rectangleparabola.gsp
- RegularPolygons_1.gsp,
Regular_Polygons.gsp
- SheridanJAngleofElevationMonth4.gsp
- SidesandSinesActivity.pdf,
SidesandSinesPresent.gsp,
SidesandSinesProof.gsp
- SquareAreasonaGrid.pdf,
Squarefinder_0.gsp,
SquarePerimeterandArea.gsp
- SurferandSpotter.doc,
SurferandSpotter.gsp
- Translation.pdf,
Translations.gsp,
Translator.gsp,
- TrigRatiosComplete.pdf,
TrigRatiosActivity.pdf,
TrigFunctons.gsp
- coordinateplaneandgraphingpoints.gsp
- geometry3.pdf,
geometryreleased.pdf,
geometricmean.gsp
- graphinglines.gsp,
snowflakes.gsp
Graph
- CanYouForceaGraph.docx,
CanYouForceaGraph_.pdf,
CreateGraphsGivenConditions.pdf
- WalkingGraphsActivityDirections.doc,
- WalkGraph1.ftm,
WalkGraph2.ftm,
WalkGraph3.ftm,
WalkGraph4.ftm,
WalkGraph5.ftm,
WalkGraph6.ftm,
WalkGraph7.ftm,
WalkGraph8.ftm,
WalkGraph9.ftm
- GraphingInequalitiesActivity.pdf,
GraphingInequalities.gsp
Identify & Functions
- IdentifyFunctionsNotes.pdf,
IdentifyFunctionsWorksheet.pdf,
DefinitionsofFunctions.pdf
- 1IdentifyFunctions.gsp,
IdentifyingFunction.gsp,
IdentifyFunctions_0.gsp,
2IdentifyFunctionFamilies.gsp
- GeometricFunctions--IdentifyFamiliesNotes.pdf,
GeometricFunctions--IdentifyFamiliesWorksheet.pdf
- GeometricFunctions--IdentifyFunctionsWorksheet.pdf
- IdentifyFunctionsNotes.pdf,
IdentifyFunctionsWorksheet.pdf,
InverseFunctionspdf.pdf,
UsingaMotionDetectortoCollectDatatoFItFunctionDescriptionsv2.docx
- PiecewiseFunctionLesson.gsp,
QuadraticFunctionwithtranslations.gsp,
rationalfunctions.gsp
Inequalities
Month
- Month4.doc,
Month5.doc,
Month6.doc
- MonthOneTask3.gsp,
MonthTwoTask1.gsp,
Month2Task3_2.gsp,
Month3Task1Edwards_1.gsp,
Month3task1.gsp,
Month3Tasks1and2.gsp,
Month4Task1.gsp,
Month5InscribedMcD.gsp,
Month5Task1.gsp,
Month5Task2_2.gsp,
Month6Task1.gsp,
Month6Task2.gsp,
MonthOneTask1Edwards_0.gsp,
MonthOneTask2Edwards.gsp
Risinger
Rominger
Rotation
Slope also search for slope in other areas on page
Triangles
- 30-60RightTriangleActivity.pdf,
30-60RightTriangleComplete.pdf,
RightTriangle.mov,
RightTriangle.gsp
- IsoscelesRightTriangleActivity.pdf,
IsoscelesRightTriangleComplete.pdf,
IsoscelesTriangleSEE.gsp
- RTPTriangle_0.gsp,
RTPTriangle_0.gsp,
RTPTriangle.gsp,
RTP1.gsp
- SimilarTriangleProof.pdf,
SimilarTriangleProof.gsp,
SimilarTriangleProof_0.gsp,
SimilarTriangles.gsp
- Triangle Inequality.doc,
Triangle_Inequality_384K_Stream.mov,
Triangle_Inequality.gsp,
Triangle.gsp,
GSP_MapTriangle.gsp,
SheridanJtriangleproportionalityMonth3.gsp,
Similarity.gsp,
concurrent_events.pdf
Workshop Agendas
- Agenda-Day1.doc,
Agenda-Day2.doc,
Agenda-Day3.doc,
Agendav2_0.doc,
Agendav2.doc,
Agenda.doc
- AlgebraSummerInstitute2011-Agenda.pdf
- ITESTAlgebraSummerInstitute2012Agenda.pdf,
ITEST_Geometry_Agenda_Teachers.docx,
ITESTSummerInstitute2012AlgebraAgenda_0.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstitute2012AlgebraAgenda_1.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstitute2012AlgebraAgenda.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstituteAlgebra1Agenda_0.pdf,
ITESTSummerInstituteAlgebra1Agenda.pdf
Miscellaneous
- 16Tasks.pdf Profess Develop Guidbook - Persp Teach Math,
A2Honor-project-1stSixWeeks-ANSWER-KEY.doc,
BungeeBarbie.pdf,
OMLIClassroomObservationProtocols.pdf
- AHeadMonth1-Task3Pumpkin.gsp,
AHeadMonth22011-2012.gsp,
Month3Task1A.Head_1.gsp,
A.HeadMonth4.gsp,
A.HeadMonth5Task1.gsp,
A.HeadMonth5Task2.gsp,
A.HeadMonth6Task1.gsp,
A.HeadMonth6Task2.gsp,
AnnaHeadMonth2Task3ReindeerSleighSketch.gsp
- Behold.pdf,
Behold.gsp,
Behold!.gsp
- BicycleTask.pdf,
BicycleActivity.gsp
- BouncingBall.pdf
- ChandlerGeometricProbability.gsp,
Chandler_Month3.gsp,
ChandlerK_Month4_0.gsp,
ChandlerMonth5.gsp,
Chandler_Month6_Task2.gsp,
ChristmasCompositions_Chandler.gsp,
Composition_Chandler.gsp,
TransformationsGame_Chandler.gsp
- CCSSI_MathStandards.pdf,
GoalsandObj.ppt
- Case-of-the-Steady-Hand.pdf
- Centroidandmedianconnection.gsp
- Day4Activity_0.gsp,
Group4Division.gsp
- Cognitive-Demand_of_Mathematics_Tasks.ppt
- DancingwiththeGeometryStars.doc,
DancingwiththeStars.gsp
- DefiningKites.gsp
- Dilations.pdf,
ModesandTypesofMathematicalDiscourse.pdf
- Dissection.pdf,
Dissection.gsp
- EllipsesHyperbolas.pdf,
EllipsesHyperbolas2.pdf
- EuclidsProof.pdf,
EuclidsProof.gsp,
Euclid.gsp
- ExperimentingWithForcePlate.docx,
ExperimentingWithForcePlate.pdf
- ExploringPropertiesofOperationsActivity.pdf,
ExploringPropertiesofOperationsActivityNotes.pdf
- LessonPlan_ExponentialRelationships-PopulationGrowth.docx,
ExponentialRelationships-PopulationGrowth.pdf,
Population.ftm,
ExponentialFunctionsV5.gsp
- FerrisWheel1.gsp
- How-Fast-Do-You-Walk_0.pdf,
HowFastDoYouWalkLesson.doc
- KMullins_FeedingBirds.gsp,
KMullins_M5T2.gsp,
KMullins_Month3Theorem.gsp,
KMullins_Month4Task1.gsp,
KMullins_Month6_Task1.gsp,
KMullins_Month 6_Task 2.gsp
- InstituteProject.gsp,
InstituteProjectStudent.gsp
- MVTandRollesPresentation.gsp
- Markofski_Month_2_Task_3_0.gsp,
Markofski_Month_3.gsp,
Markofski_Month_4.gsp,
MarkofskiTask1_Month_5.gsp,
Markofski_Month_5_Task_2.gsp,
MarkofskiMonth-6.gsp,
MarkofskiMonth6.gsp
- McDanielMonth1.gsp,
McDanielMonth3Task1.gsp,
McDanielMonth4Tree.gsp,
McDanielMonth5Inscribed.gsp
- MovingTrucks.gsp,
runaway_truck_ramp.ppt,
MultiplicationOperation.gsp,
MysteryTransformations_0.gsp
- OlympicsActivity.pdf,
OlymicsLesson.doc,
Olympics.ftm
- OperationProperties_0_0.gsp,
OperationProperties-addition.gsp
- OutsideInsideOn.gsp,
Presentation.gsp
- PretestTask42.gsp,
PretestTask4.gsp
- Reflection.pdf
- RiggsMonth5.gsp,
riggs-project2.gsp
- RollingBallLesson.docx
- Running_0.gsp
- SampleLessonPlan_NutritionProblem.pdf
- SheridanJProject6ProbabilityMonth6.gsp,
SheridanJWireProjectMonth5.gsp
- SliderInstructions.pdf,
Sliders_1.gsp
- Task1month3.gsp,
Task3Month2.gs,
Task3.gsp
- TheGoatProblemFixed.gsp,
Tour5Instructions.doc
- TransformationsRubric.do,
Transformations.gsp,
Transformations_Matrices_mac_gsp.zip,
Transformations_Section1.gsp,
Transformations_Section_5.gsp
- TurkeyTangramTransformation.gsp,
TwistandShrink-RotateandDilateaPicture.pdf
- WelchAirTrafConTask3.gsp,
WelchMonth3Activities.gsp,
WelchCutTreeMon2Task3.gsp,
WelchTreeHeight.gsp
- assignment.gsp,
birdstessellation.gsp,
inequalities.gsp
- energyuseworksheet.docx,
energyuse.ftm
- exploring_altitude_drawn2.pdf
- fixedperimetersketchmonth2-borland.gsp,
fourfunctionmachinemonth4-borland.gsp
- gymcomparison.docx
- isostrimax.gsp
- jblizzardmonth3.gsp,
jblizzardmonth3task1.gsp,
jblizzardmonth4.gsp,
jblizzardmonth5_0.gsp,
jblizzardmonth6.gsp,
jennyblizzardmonth3.gsp,
jennyblizzard_FerrisWheel.gsp
- opentopbox.gsp,
parabolas.gsp,
parallel-lines-transversal.gsp
- quadraticexploration.doc,
quadproject.gsp
- task2.gsp
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science
Foundation under Grant No. 0929543. Any opinions, findings, and
conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of
the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National
Science Foundation.