| In our paper, Navigating
Between the Dimensions (by Fleron and
Ecke), we describe ways in which
students can design and create their own
sliceforms. This is a challenging process
that brings them in contact with many
important learning opportunities in geometry.
This is a really positive opportunity.
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We would encourage you to have your students
create sliceforms in this way, using many
different non-electronic tools: Play-doh for
modeling; contour gauges; lasers levels or tubs
of water to help demonstrate cross sections of
irregularly shaped objects; etc.
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We would also encourage you to consider the site of John Sharp who has
championed the resurgence of interest in
sliceforms. He has written the definitive books
on the subject and keeps a very useful Internet
site at
http://sliceforms.wordpress.com/author/sliceforms/.
But it is also of interest to think about how
sliceform templates can be created
electronically.
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