Students use dynamic software to examine the properties of rectangles and parallelograms, and identify what distinguishes a rectangle from a more general parallelogram.
Using spatial relationships, they will examine the properties of two-and three-dimensional shapes. This Internet Mathematics Excursion is based on an E-example from the NCTMÂ Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.
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