Animations In Addition To Simulations

Last night's #mathschat discussion nigh images gave me as well as hence many skillful teaching ideas, I woke upwardly at 2am to write a list! One affair that came upwardly was animations. I dearest a skillful animation that demonstrates a concept beautifully, as well as hence 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 improve to purpose an animation that yous tin intermission as well as speak through though, as well as hence I prefer this animation for outside angles of a polygon. Absorb Learning is an fantabulous website for animations.

Another instance of an animation yous tin intermission during teaching is this 'bisecting an angle' tool. It comes amongst both a clear pedagogy canvass for students as well as associated proofs. There are similar pages for every possible construction! As I mentioned inwards a previous post, I loathe teaching constructions, as well as hence I uncovering this really helpful.

Here's some other maths gif. This i is for demonstrating the properties of parabolas, equally taught inwards Further Maths. This tin also move demonstrated nicely using Desmos.

I also desire to cite PhET simulations. I don't instruct mechanics simply I'm told that PhET has lots of smashing interactive simulations for demonstrating concepts. 'Balancing Act' is a skillful example. They also accept simulations for Key Stage iii topics such equally fractions - run into the full maths alternative here. The simulations tin move downloaded as well as run from your schoolhouse network. 

Balancing Act - PhET

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

If yous know of whatever other skillful animations or interactive tools, delight comment below or tweet me.