The "Thinkfinity" site is truly amazing! I don't think I have ever spent that much time looking at any ONE website. There is so much information on there and SO MANY lesson plans available. I am glad we learned about it, and I plan to spend more time on it locating resources to integrate into my classes.
I already found a few lessons I plan to adapt and use. When my eighth graders get to the Geometry unit, I want to use the Mandala lesson and possibly the Architecture lesson I found in the Arts Edge portion of the site. I know if I hadn't been "forced", I never would have looked in the Arts Edge section. There were several ideas I might be able to use!
The Illuminations (math) section is unbelievable! It will take me awhile to look through all the possible lessons and activities! One activity I found last night was the Paper Pool project. This activity reviews ratios, proportions, patterns, LCM, GCF, equivalent fractions, and similar figures. It would be a fun way to review and apply these concepts for my seventh grade classes.
I am looking forward to creating my "Internet Scavenger Hunt." I have always loved doing activities like that and I know my students will enjoy it too. I haven't completely decided what I will be doing for my scavenger hunt, but I am leaning towards Geometry. I haven't done Geometry with either my seventh or eighth graders yet this year. This might make a nice introduction to the unit!
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I agree with your post. I too was amazed with how much I learned through this site. I really liked the mandala activity. I'd be interested in seeing the product of the lesson. I too went to the Arts Edge section for my lesson that I created for the Thinkfinity assignment.
The scavenger hunt was a blast to create. I think that this was a great tool to use as an introduction to the unit.
Thinkfinity is an amazing site - I hope you find uses for it as you integrate items into the curriculum.
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