Using reflections and possibly other transformations,Ĭreate an animated kaleidoscope.4. Reproduce a favorite optical illusion in Sketchpad.3. Own daisy designs using only the Compass tool.2. Furthermore, dont feel that youneed to do a project exactly the way its described or shownlet your own creativity beyour guide!Īrt/Animation1. In other words, the first project idea listed under Triangles should be a lot easierto pull off than the last project listed in that section. Also, within a given section, projects are arranged in an approximate order ofdifficulty. If you get really stuck, or just want to see other possible solutions to selectedprojects, then visit the 101 Project Ideas area of The Geometers Sketchpad ResourceCenter at And please do feel free to send along your projectideas for inclusion in possible sequels!The projects in this book are arranged by categor圜ircles, Fractals, Real World Modeling,and so onbut keep in mind that most projects could have been placed in any of severalcategories. So, dont worry if in some cases you need to ask for help from friends orteachers. The projects in this book are designed to be challengingthey are projectideas after all. If youre not particularly experienced with SketchpadTM, youmay want to start by working through the Guided Tours in the Learning Guide that camewith the program. Key Curriculum Press, 1150 65th Street, Emeryville, CA 94608ġ01 Project Ideas for The Geometers SketchpadThere are a million and one things you can do with The Geometers Sketchpad, and thislittle book covers just a few. All other registered trademarks and trademarks in this book are the property of their respective holders. Key Curriculum Press, The Geometers Sketchpad, and Dynamic Geometry are registered trademarks of Key Curriculum Press. Publisher: Steven Rasmussen 2001 by Key Curriculum Press. Parks, Cathi Sanders, Daniel Scher,Audrey Weeks, Janet ZahumenySketchpad Design and Implementation: Nick JackiwProduction Editor: Jennifer StradaArt and Design Coordinator: Caroline AyresProduction and Manufacturing Manager: Diana Jean ParksLayout and Cover Designer: Kirk Mills Key College PublishingKey Curriculum PressĪrt/Animation 19Calculus 1014Circles 1520Conic Sections 2125Fractals 2628The Golden Ratio 2931Graphing/Coordinate Geometry 3236Lines and Angles 3739Miscellaneous 4045Polygons 4649Quadrilaterals 5054Real World Modeling 5569Special Curves 7074TechnoSketchpad 7576Transformations and Tessellations 7786Triangles 8798Trigonometry 99101Appendix 1: Plotting in SketchpadAppendix 2: SlidersBibliographyĮditor and Art Designer: Steven ChananCo-editor: Dan BennettContributors: Masha Albrecht, Dan Bennett, Steven Chanan, Bill Finzer, Dan Lufkin, John Olive, John Owens, Ralph Pantozzi, James M. D y n a m i c G e o m e t r y A c t i v i t i e s
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