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Rangoli based symmetry exercise - An activity based on Rangoli Patterns to provide opportunities for illustrating reflective and rotational symmetry of order 4.

Great symmetry review!

Great review of symmetry!

Simple reflectional symmetry tool which lets children/teachers put colours into four quadrants creating reflecting patterns. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A maths symmetry activity where users complete the mirror image by adding in squares. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A fun, simple flash game exploring symmetry of shapes. Choose from three levels of difficulty. Play full screen at http://www.fuelthebrain.com/Game/swfs/patternBlockSymmetry.swf http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Simple rotational symmetry tool which lets you put colours into four quadrants creating rotational patterns. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

We are all time travelers... drifting through time at a steady pace, one moment at a time. In what direction are we moving through time? Or does time move through us? How many dimensions of time are there? Though slightly allegorical, three-dimensional time offers physics new parameters, accounting for conventional and exotic physical phenomena, while maintaining the conservation of energy and symmetry groups found in physical law.  I began playing with the idea that all of physics could be reduced to just interactions between spatial and temporal coordinates. I wondered if inertia and momentum might be composed strictly of temporal components. This would require extra time dimensions. Could inertia or momentum be used as indicators of multi-dimensional time? What about charge, spin, and other properties of matter? Answers to some of these questions appeared to reside in neutrino research, specifically neutrino flavor oscillation.  The universality between Thermodynamics and Temporal Mechanics can reduce the fundamental forces of nature into a single expression, a new equivalence principle, which can be used as the generator for the evolution of time. Once Quantum Mechanics is seen through the lens of three-dimensional time, the EPR paradox looses its mystique. The speed of light may be restricted to a set speed limit within each individual frame of reference, however, frames of reference can undergo periods-of-time at varying rates of the passage-of-time. If the positive side of absolute zero is a state of condensed matter, what is on the negative side of absolute zero? Uncondensed matter?  The anti-matter aspect of the Dirac equations may have been misinterpreted. The convention is to assume that "matter" is composed of "particles" distinctly different from "antimatter" composed of "antiparticles". The assumption of one time dimension locks in this interpretation of the Dirac Equations. However, the uniform production of particles and antipa

"Draw with ribbons of colourful light and make beautiful pieces of digital art. Try making fantastical creatures out of light, or explore symmetry in maths."

A good maths whiteboard flash resource for learning rotational symetry. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Have students to create visual works of art online. Silk is an interactive site where students can drag their mouse around on the page to create beautiful weaving & whirling designs. Drawing lines on the screen will add color to the moving art, & by speeding up or slowing down their movements the effect will change. Students can choose between 6 different colors, & 3 different modes of symmetry. Students can share their creation with a simple link. Have students describe their unique artwork as a description & creative writing exercise. Also available as an app for the iPad.

Children (and most adults) love looking at themselves on a webcam and this flash based site lets you add over 70 filters and effects. Use the snapshot button to grab an image. There are lots of ways to use this tool in class. Use the mirror functions in maths for symmetry and compile a music video by adding a screencast tool. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Photos+%26+Images

A game where students can practise their coordinates by moving shapes to fit in the correct space and using rotation, translation and reflection. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Quick reminders on mistakes to avoid when creating online content. Some you may not even think of considering...

A good resource for teaching Literacy

In recent years I have developed a reputation nationally and internationally in the field of education as an, '...exemplary user of Information and Communication Technologies in the modern classroom'.

Transformations Interactive

Make beautiful art with this symmetrical pattern creator. There are lots of options to try out and make varied designs. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art,+Craft+&+Design