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Geometry
standards.nctm.org/document/chapter3/geom.htm
NCTM standards on geometry. For grade band recommendations, click on the grade band you are interested in.
www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/MoonPhase.html
Moon phases: Visit this site to see animation showing how the moon's phases occur.
tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
Also visit this site
standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.3/index.htm
Paths, angles: Creating paths and navigating mazes from the NCTM e-examples
tycho.usno.navy.mil/gps_datafiles.html
GPS
mineral.galleries.com/minerals/crystal.htm
Platonic solids as crystals
mineral.galleries.com/minerals/crystal.htm
Tetrahedron
mineral.galleries.com/minerals/crystal.htm
Cube
mineral.galleries.com/minerals/crystal.htm
Octahedron: The mineral Fluorite can form a crystal in the shape of an octahedron.
http://www.kennecottminerals.com/mines/octahedron.html
Kennecott Minerals
www.galleries.com/minerals/oxides/magnetit/magnetit.htm
The mineral magnetite
www.minerals.net/index.htm
The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
www.minerals.net/mineral/sulfides/pyrite/pyrite2.htm
Dodecahedron: The mineral Pyrite can form a crystal in the shape of a dodecahedron.
www.minerals.net/glossary/terms/p/pyritohe.htm
Pyritohedron
www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/WWW/335/335Structure.html
Icosahedron: Some viruses are shaped like an icosahedron. Click on link and scroll down.
www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/vp.html
Other polyhedra
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