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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: How to Write a Descriptive Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides seven steps to follow when writing a descriptive essay. Ideas for ways to incorporate sensory details are emphasized. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory details
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Christmas Presents

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Improve your logic and net recognition skills with this learning game. Solution included.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Peg + Cat: Knights of the Round Table: Magical Shape Hunt

For Students 1st - 2nd
Help Peg and Cat move the net to collect the jewels while you hunt for solid shapes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 9.5 Modeling in Three Dimensions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore connections between a 2-dimensional net and a 3-dimensional box. Later in this section, use equations with variables to solve real world problems that use 2 and 3-dimensional objects.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Triangles to Tetrahedra

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Given an unlimited number of a specific type of equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles create as many tetrahedra as are possible. Includes printout.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Bus Station: 3 D Objects

For Students 4th - 6th
Students will play learning games to practice identifying and creating 3-dimensional figures.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: 3 D Shapes and Symmetry

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
In this tea store, the boxes all have different shapes! What do you know about shapes?
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Other

3 D Vinci: Free Stuff for Everyone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Free projects and video tutorials on using Google SketchUp to make 3-D models. For K-12 and also for adults. A teaching guide is also available.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Making Boxes

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Have fun and learn by making a box and then find out its maximum volume as well as other problem-solving activities, including making a table of your results and drawing a graph.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Making Cuboids

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
How many different cuboids can you make? Learn how and learn how to represent data with your results.
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Other

Dans Math: Lessons: Calculus (Part 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of the calculus concepts of integrals and vectors. Examples and animated graphs are provided.
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PBS

Pbs: Mathline: Let's Face It [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Check out this math project about polyhedra! Students will enjoy the hands-on activity while they learn about tetrahedrons, hexahedrons, octahedrons, dodecahedrons, and icosahedrons. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Other

Xyz 3 D Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has three different ways to view the images: with special glasses (anaglyph); cross-eyed; and Parallel (look "through" the photos).
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Making 3 D Solids

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
This tutorial features templates and instructions to make the following solids: tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron.
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Other

Mnc: Great Norwegians

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographies of famous Norwegians from all areas of endeavor from film to world exploration are available from here.

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