Tenth Planet: Shapes Within Shapes

Tenth Planet: Shapes Within Shapes PC MAC CD learn geometry math measure game Type: Children Platform: Windows/Mac Publisher: Sunburst Released: 1998 Media: CD Students identify shapes within shapes, and then rearrange shapes to develop a spatial sense and deepen their understanding of the properties of shapes. Students explore math concepts in challenging activities, such as identifying rectangles of an origami frog, and rearranging the pieces of a hexagon to make toys of different shapes. The experience of dividing a shape into equal and unequal parts forms a foundation on which to build fraction concepts. Students make use their skill in numbers, measurement and estimation, and geometry.* Recognize shapes within shapes* Identify shapes with folding paper projects* Describe and classify the shapes within shapes* Find ways to break a hexagon into smaller shapes* Explore area informally* Cut a shape and rearrange the pieces to form a new shape* Cur and arrange a square to create a