Cross Product

Highlights of the activity

1. This small group activity is designed to help students visualize the cross product.
2. Students work in small groups to determine the area of a triangle in space.
3. The whole class wrap-up discussion emphasizes the geometric interpretation of the cross product.

Reasons to spend class time on the activity

• Encourages students to master both the algebraic and geometric expressions for the cross product.

Reflections

• Reflections from the original implementation.

• Reflections from "official" adapters/adopters.

• Reflections from the general public.

Instructor's Guide

• Wiki version

Student Handouts

mvcrosshand.pdf