Hands-On Math Pentominoes for iOS

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Hands-On Math: Pentominoes creates a virtual math playground where students explore, investigate and discover mathematical concepts. Students use...
Last updated on June 12, 2016
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Hands-On Math: Pentominoes creates a virtual math playground where students explore, investigate and discover mathematical concepts. Students use...

Hands-On Math: Pentominoes creates a virtual math playground where students explore, investigate and discover mathematical concepts. Students use the classic 7-piece set of tangram pieces on an interactive playground to discover and explore, visual problem solving, geometry, fractions, angles, shapes, and much more.Using Hands-On Math: Pentominoes students can develop the following important mathematical concepts: Shapes and Properties Logical Patterns and Sequences Meaning of Fractions Classifying Fiogures and Measurement Creativity and Design Features: Open-ended Pentominoes Playground. Supports Discovery and Directed Teaching Strategies. Problem Solving Activities which Can Be Solved Using Virtual Manipulatives. Helps to Build an Intuitive Understanding of Geometry. On/Off Options and Controls for Various Features.Pentominoes PlaygroundThere are 12 permutations for geometric figures made up of 5 squares. The pieces collectively are known as pentominoes. In this app the pieces are provided for use on the Hands-On Math Playground. The Playground offers a snap-to grid function and pieces can be placed, moved, arranged, rotated and grouped in order to represent mathematical ideas. Topics: The Properties of Geometric Shapes Visual Problem Solving Fractions (Shading Parts of a Whole) Congruence and Similarity Symmetry Rotations and TranslationActivities Students use a slider or buttons to select an activity. Here is a sample activity where the object is to move the correct pentomino pieces into the space in order to completely cover the congruent shapes.