The following applet introduces students to the concept of the [color=#0a971e]midsegment of a triangle[/color] (segment that connects the midpoints of any 2 of its sides.)
[b]This applet then leads students to quickly (and informally) discover that the [color=#0a971e]midsegment of any triangle[/color] is parallel to the triangle's 3rd side and half the length of the triangle's 3rd side. [/b]
Leading questions are contained below the applet.
Teachers can have students use this applet to to have students informally discover these properties a midsegment has. Teachers can also have students use this applet at any time to provide them with meaningful remediation of this concept.
