Blog - Geometiles®

The Geometiles Moebius Strip

Have you ever made a Moebius strip? Simply take a strip of paper give it half a twist, and tape ...
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Kids explore math through Geometiles at the National Math Festival

On May 4, 2019, the biannual National Math Festival took place in Washington, D.C. I was fortunate to host a ...
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Review by Zdenka Guadarrama, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics

Meet Zdenka Guadarrama, Ph.D., an associate professor and chair of the department of mathematics at the Rockhurst University in Kansas City, ...
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STEAM for after School Programs at SD County Office of Education

Geometiles had a wonderful time attending the STEMpower conference hosted by the Expanded Learning division of the San Diego County Office of Education on ...
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Brookhaven National Laboratory Gifted Math Program

The Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and MoMath: The National Museum of Mathematics run a unique Gifted Math Program. Geometiles is ...
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Geometiles at The National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) in NYC

We were thrilled to be part of Family Fridays at MoMath: the National Museum of Mathematics, the nation's only museum ...
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Geometiles at CMC-S Annual Mathematics Conference in Palm Springs!

The California Mathematics Council-South (CMC-S) 59th Annual Mathematics Conference was held on November 2-3, 2018 in Palm Springs, and Geometiles ...
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Exploring the Surface of an 11-holed Donut

At the 2018 Joint Mathematics Meetings Art Exhibition, David Honda won first prize for his construction "Dodecahedral 11-holed Torus." The ...
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Hallowen Math: Glow in the Dark!

We are thrilled to announce that Geometiles, a multi-award winning set of interlocking tiles is getting a new look. We ...
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Geometiles at MAA Math Fest in Denver!

Geometiles was part of MAA Math Fest in Denver and it was a truly wonderful experience. Thank you to everyone who ...
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Geometiles at Summer Camps Across the Country

So many parents are committed to sending their kids to summer camps. The benefits are endless, from preventing the summer ...
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Nets of Solids and Geometiles, part 1

My friend from Spain recently invited me on a tour down mathematical memory lane. When she and her brother were ...
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Title	Grade Level	Topics	CCSS
Tangrams	Grades 1+	Constructing 2-dimensional shapes	1.G.A.2
Shape Challenge, grade 2 and up	Grades 2+	Constructing polygons	2.G.A.1
Shape Challenge, grade 4 and up	Grades 4+	Constructing polygons; the 4th grade version reflects students’ familiarity with angles and classifying triangles.	3.G.A.1, 4.G.A.1, 4.G.A.2
Fractions	Grades 1 through 5	This sequence takes students from very basic understanding of fractions all the way through multiplying and dividing by fractions.	1.G.A.3, 2.G.A.2, 2.G.A.3, 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.2, 4.NF.B.3, 4.NF.B.4, 5.NF
3D Solid Understanding	Grades 2+	Constructing and analyzing a rectangular and other prisms	1.G.A.2
Angle Mania	Grades 4+	Measuring angles, classifying triangles by angle types.	4.MD.C.5, 4.MD.C.7, 4.G.A.1, 4.G.A.2
Ratios plain and golden	Grades 6 through 8	Ratios and proportional relationships; Golden Ratio.	6.RP.A.1, 7.RP.A.2
Volume and Cavalieri's Principle	Grades 6 through 8	Volume and surface area.	HSG.GMD.A1, HSG.GMD.A2, HSG.GMD.A3
Triangles: similar, special, and right	Grades 8+	Similar polygons, special triangles, Pythagorean Theorem, irrational numbers.	8.NS, 8.G.A.4, 8.G.B.6, 8.G.B.7
Platonic and Archimedean Solids	Grades 1+	Platonic and Archimedean solids	Enrichment topic