Explore spatial concepts with these activities. Use them to aid in-class discussions about spatial sense or as group or partner activities.

This upper elementary and middle school lesson plan examines the mathematical nature of art, tilings and tessellations. Students will also explore polygons, symmetry, analyze patterns and explore the role of mathematics in nature and our...

A "one star" geometry problem that requires problems solving skills and exercises ones visual-spatial abilities. One may want to cut out the pieces to solve the problem as a puzzle.

A "one star" geometry problem that requires problems solving skills and exercises ones visual-spatial abilities.

A "one star" geometry problem that requires problems solving skills and exercises ones visual-spatial abilities.

These interactive matching games for elementary age students combine visuals of familiar objects and rhyming riddles to create brain-teasing puzzles.

Sharpen your problem solving, sequencing, and spatial reasoning skills playing this interactive game, Roll The Dice. See how many different paths you can take to end up with the same result.

You will have to use visualization to help you solve this challenge. At this one page website, you will be able to check your solution.

Sharpen your logic and spatial sense skills while working on this challenge. Solution included.

If you can visualize a cube and turn it around in your mind, then this is the challenge for you. This one page website has the solution available to check your thinking.

In an effort to illustrate the spatial concepts of maps, this program provides the ability to select countries or continents and move them over others to better visualize the sizes of each of them.

How the treemap started. Additional clicks will lead you to animated demonstrations of treemaps. Explore related treemap research and development.

This inquiry focuses on analyzing spatial and temporal data for frog calls to determine the best time of day and location to hear a symphony of frogs. Click on the link for teaching guides and handouts.

Put children in charge of building a pantry that Corporal Cup would be proud of. This activity will help them use direction, distance, and location, visualize placement and positioning, and describe relative positions, such as "next to,"...

This site contains a wealth of information on Gardner's theory of multiple inteligences. It discusses what it consists of, the difference between it and the traditional definition of intelligence, how it has developed since its...

An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....

Make a Gingerbread House is a holiday computer activity for early elementary age children. Kids learn and practice valuable mouse manipulation techniques while clicking and dragging. Students will also exercise visual spatial skills...

Think about the surface area of a cube. At this one page website, you use that information to complete the challenge. Solutions are offered right at the website.

Use the shapes provided and figure out how they fit together to make a 3 X 3 cube at this one page website. The solution is readily available right at the website.

Work with this cube problem and see if you can find a pattern. Then you can check your solution with solutions already submitted.

This inquiry is intended to provide students with practice developing investigable questions that need data, and specifically large datasets, to be answered. Click the teacher resources link for teaching guides and student handouts.

Students use this App to develop their spatial visualization skills. They work with front, back, right, and left views of buildings in a city block to determine the height of each building in the city plan.

An integrated geometry lesson on spatial sense in which students identify and use different shapes to create a tessellation. "Through a variety of modalities such as writing, music, art, poetry, and literature, students are introduced to...

This instructional activity focuses on the five modes of communication: visual, linguistic, spatial, aural, and gestural along with examples of each.