Check out the slide presentation on the application of geometric knowledge in famous art and architecture masterpieces. Learn how the ancient Egyptians used magical properties to design their great pyramids. See the golden rectangles in Da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa. Click on the various buttons to access additional animated features and to download interesting exercises. (
http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/goldslide/jbgoldslide.htm
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Click on various geometric shapes in the applet and drag them around to create your own patterns. Check out the amazing features of the program. You will find it is a unique way of exploring fractions! (
http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml
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Learn all about tessellation and gets links to a variety of resources to help making the learning about tessellations fun and challenging. For those who need it, a tutorial on tessellations is provided along with interesting examples. (
http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/whattess.html
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Want to learn more about how cell phones work? The check out this Web site. Read all about some great features of cell phones that you may have not known about before. Learn about cell-phone frequencies, cell-phone channels and the newest cell-phone technologies. Make yourself an expert on cell phones! (
http://www.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone.htm
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Take a virtual tour of the Great Pyramid. Explore its chambers and passageways or follow a team of archaeologists and they excavate the bakery that fed the pyramid builders. (
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
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Interested in Habitat '67, the unique apartment complex designed by Canadian architect Moshe Safdie? This website gives a comprehensive view of the development of Habitat '67 project, and it presents the various stages of the construction process through an animated three-dimensional model. In addition, the original architectural and structural drawings are also shown here. (
http://cac.mcgill.ca/safdie/habitat/
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Amateur filmmakers often use commonly available drawing and design software to create inexpensive special effects for their productions. Check out the scenes behind New Trek, and you may learn a lot more about designing, drawing, as well as filmmaking. (
http://newvoyages.com/
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From containers provided by nature to the use of complex materials and processes, this Web site provides the history of packaging, the innovations and technology. Interested in package design? This is a great site for you to learn more about it. (
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/AE/AE20600.pdf
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Learn about modular homes, check out a variety of floor plans and construction options the company provides you on the Web site. You may be inspired to design a special home yourself! (
http://www.royalhomes.com/
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This page talks about the link between the golden ratio and its role in Egyptian art and architecture. (
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Station/8228/arch.htm
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A site which explains what tessellations are, how they are constructed, and has links to tessellation creation software. (
http://www.tessellations.org/
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There is a special kind of tessellation called Penrose Tiling which has links to the golden ratio. This site is about Penrose Tiling. (
http://goldennumber.net/penrose.htm
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