Animations Together With Simulations

Last night's #mathschat discussion close images gave me in addition to therefore many practiced teaching ideas, I woke upward at 2am to write a list! One affair that came upward was animations. I dear a practiced animation that demonstrates a concept beautifully, in addition to therefore here's a few examples.

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The animation below shows how the outside angles of a polygon amount to 360^o. Sometimes it's meliorate to purpose an animation that y'all tin sack suspension in addition to speak through though, in addition to therefore I prefer this animation for outside angles of a polygon. Absorb Learning is an fantabulous website for animations.

Another instance of an animation y'all tin sack suspension during teaching is this 'bisecting an angle' tool. It comes alongside both a clear teaching canvass for students in addition to associated proofs. There are similar pages for every possible construction! As I mentioned inwards a previous post, I loathe teaching constructions, in addition to therefore I honour this real helpful.

Here's some other maths gif. This 1 is for demonstrating the properties of parabolas, every bit taught inwards Further Maths. This tin sack also locomote demonstrated nicely using Desmos.

I also desire to get upward PhET simulations. I don't instruct mechanics exactly I'm told that PhET has lots of bully interactive simulations for demonstrating concepts. 'Balancing Act' is a practiced example. They also convey simulations for Key Stage iii topics such every bit fractions - run across the full maths alternative here. The simulations tin sack locomote downloaded in addition to run from your schoolhouse network. 

Balancing Act - PhET

Aren't nosotros lucky to convey such fantabulous applied scientific discipline to heighten our teaching?

If y'all know of whatever other practiced animations or interactive tools, delight comment below or tweet me.

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