Shape Lab User Guide

An easy-to-follow guide to the features in Shape Lab for iPad. Discover how to make the most of the Shape Lab app in your classroom.


Shape Lab by Shiny Things is an open-ended, hands-on tool for teaching and learning about shape and measurement. Using advanced shape recognition technology, Shape Lab allows students to draw, manipulate and investigate shapes directly on the screen.


Use Shape Lab for a range of classroom activities:

* Create pictures using shapes;

* Investigate and compose patterns and tessellations;

* Explore measurement, area, perimeter, fractions, congruence and angles;

* Use photos to discover shapes in the environment;

* And more!