Imaging and visualization tools have assisted Earth scientists in answering age old questions by changing their orientation while reshaping the questions they ask. Imaging and visualization are powerful instructional tools still in the early phases of curricular infusion in the science education setting. This paper calls for a collaboration…

Explores the role of proof in mathematics education and provides justification for its importance in the curriculum. Discusses three applications of dynamic geometry software--heuristics, exploration, and visualization--as tools in the teaching of proof and as potential challenges to the importance of proof. (Author/MM)