THE PROJECT INVENTS, DEVELOPS AND DISSEMINATES REAL AND VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES AND CURRICULUM SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS IN SCHOOLS AND HOMES THROUGH PUZZLES, GAMES AND HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS.
Creative Publications' catalogs state:
"Grades 3-adult - This game by Dr. SuperTM sharpens strategic thinking and logic skills in students of all ages. Two players take turns placing one of three different triangle-based game pieces on the triangular game board. The player who places the last piece wins. Includes a 40-page teacher's guide by Behrouz Aghevli and Mark Spikell, bursting with ideas to teach strategic thinking with TRIANGO!TM"
Creative Publications' middle school catalog states:
"Grades 6-8 - Exclusively from Creative Publications! Explore algebra, fractions, and symmetry with this unique, new right-triangle manipulative. Manipulative set contains 8 large, 18 medium, and 24 small triangles for motivating experiences in middle and high school math. Each teacher resource book features:
A complete Unit with four direct, concise, one week lessons
Motivating activities that challenge students to explore mathematical concepts using a manipulative approach
Detailed suggestions throughout for tailoring the activities to your students' needs and interests
Assessment option provided as an integral part of the program at the end of each week's work, plus Assessment Guide in each book
Individual, small group, and whole class activities
Blackline masters
Use Dr. Super's Triangles for a dynamic new approach to these important areas of your curriculum. Each book 80 pages."
The early promotional material from Scott Resources and Hubbard Scientific describes the program as:
"Hands-on experiences for mathematical concept development.
Full curriculum mathematics program, Kindergarten and 1st grade available 1997, 2nd grade available 1998.
Games/Activities to motivate learners in building foundation in number concepts.
Numeration, Fact Families, Operations, Connections to money.
Evaluation tools in each activity
Developmentally appropriate activities."
Grades k-12 - Trigram is a set of 9 similar right triangles: 1 large, 3 medium and 5 small triangles that form a near square rectangle as shown above.
The Trigram is 2 different products.
The manipulative and a teacher book to introduce and teach trigonometry concepts in middle and high school through hands-on activities.
The manipulative and a small booklet of Tangram type puzzle shapes that can be constructed with the pieces.
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Grades k-6 - GeoFigures is a set of two similar right triangles and five common geometric shapes. A near square rectangle can be made with the 7 GeoFigures. This puzzle can be used to construct a large number of interesting shapes and to explore many of the basic concepts in geometry.
Grades k-9 - Factor Blocks are a set of rectangular prisms whose dimensions are single digit primes. Factor Blocks help teach a variety of topics such as prime numbers, the multiplication table, prime factorization, GCF and LCM, fractions, graphing linear relationships, length-area-volume, and solving algebraic equations.