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Geometry Unit 9: Area of Polygons
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Geometry Unit 9: Area of Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Six lessons make up the Geometry Unit 9: Area of Polygons unit module. Pupils review the formulas for finding the area of parallelograms and triangles. They apply previous learning of trigonometric ratios and the Pythagorean Theorem to...
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Geometry Unit 5: Quadrilaterals and Polygons
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Geometry Unit 5: Quadrilaterals and Polygons

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
One's knowledge of angles should measure up to expectations. Scholars watch a video to learn about angles in polygons. They first see how to partition a polygon into triangles to find the sum of the interior angle measures. They then...
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Common Core Math: 3rd Grade
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Common Core Math: 3rd Grade

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Looking for all things third grade Common Core math? Here is the collection you've been waiting for! Third grade math curriculum is rigorous and opens up the doors to bigger algebra concepts that learners will use their entire lives....
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Find the Area of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, and Polygons (6.G.A.1)
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Find the Area of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, and Polygons (6.G.A.1)

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Before diving into the formulas for area, show where the formulas connect to the shape of the figure. The four videos look at different shapes and by decomposing them, they end up relating directly to their area formula.
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Geometry Unit 10: Surface Area and Volume
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Geometry Unit 10: Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Geometry Unit 10 contains six resources that cover surface area and volume. Scholars first watch a video explaining the basic terminology of three-dimensional figures, such as prisms, lateral edges, bases, and faces. They then learn how...
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Math Antics Geometry Video Lessons
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Math Antics Geometry Video Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The point of this collection of 12 videos is to introduce learners to three basic parts of geometry—points, lines, and planes. The presenter provides definitions, shows how to classify shapes, provides examples, and shows how to use...
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Flipped Math: Geometry
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Flipped Math: Geometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Imagine taking a complete geometry course remotely! Eleven units make up the My Geometry course. Each unit follows the Flipped-Mastery cycle of learning, divided into two semesters. Pupils watch and take notes on a video that details the...
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Classifying 3D Shapes
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Classifying 3D Shapes

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Get help when teaching 3D shapes in Geometry by using these resources to introduce classification, practice labeling, and apply this knowledge to other types of problems.
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Mathematics Assessment Project: Tests for Middle School
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Mathematics Assessment Project: Tests for Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Good assessments are hard to find—assessments that address content standards and fit into standard class periods. The six assessments in the middle school collection are 80-minute forms, divided into two 40-minute sections, and are...
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Common Core Algebra 1, Unit 8: Functions
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Common Core Algebra 1, Unit 8: Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Four lessons make up Unit 8 in the Flipped Math Algebra 1 module. Each lesson contains an instructional video, practice sets, and corrective assignments. The first lesson looks at function notation, domain, and range. The video...
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Balanced Assessment: Basic High School Packet
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Balanced Assessment: Basic High School Packet

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Seventeen short assessments are designed to test scholars’ knowledge of basic Algebra 1 concepts. Pupils determine the houses that are a given maximum distance from a school, complete charts to show equivalent scale factors, and...
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Interior Angles, Exterior Angles, and Diagonals of Polygons Lesson Plan
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Interior Angles, Exterior Angles, and Diagonals of Polygons

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
How does the number of sides of a polygon affect the angle measures? Learners recognize a pattern in finding the total measure of interior and exterior angles and the number of diagonals. They use the patterns to calculate...
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Polygons Instructional Video
Math Antics

Polygons

For Students 4th - 8th
What shapes classify as a polygon? The resource provides the definition of a polygon and provides examples of polygons and shapes that are not polygons. The presentation gives an explanation of why each shape falls into the particular...
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Classifying Polygons: Lesson Instructional Video
CK-12 Foundation

Classifying Polygons: Lesson

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
For your eyes only: classify the names of polygons. After providing the definition of a polygon, the video introduces the two major classifications of polygons, concave and convex. The segment of a larger playlist on geometry continues...
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What are Interior and Exterior Angles of a Polygon? Instructional Video
Virtual Nerd

What are Interior and Exterior Angles of a Polygon?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Break down interior and exterior angles with this video. Using a pentagon, a teacher demonstrates how to find the interior and exterior angles of a polygon. She goes on to explain a few of the properties of these angles, writing down all...
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Polygons Assessment
Illustrative Mathematics

Polygons

For Students 2nd Standards
Identify shapes based on their attributes. Second graders are tasked to color triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons specific colors. The one thing these shapes have in common? They are all polygons.
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How to Copy a Polygon Instructional Video
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How to Copy a Polygon

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A middle school students shows us how to accurately copy a polygon on a piece of paper. He uses a compass, ruler, and pencil in order to copy the correct angles and lines. This is a great video to engage your students at the beginning of...
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Polygons and Angles Worksheet
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Polygons and Angles

For Students 6th - 10th
Get out those protractors! Geometers measure interior and exterior angles of 10 polygons, including a 24-gon. They also calculate the interior angle sum of the polygons. 
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Congruent Polygons: Copying Stretchy Shapes Lesson Plan
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Congruent Polygons: Copying Stretchy Shapes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate congruent polygons through dance. In this congruency lesson, 3rd graders do the "brain dance" as a warm up. They review polygon names by singing "The Polygon Chant," before mirroring congruent shapes with a...
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Spotting Polygons Worksheet
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Spotting Polygons

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
See all sides of the story with a worksheet on geometric shapes! After studying the example at the top, which matches polygons with solid figures, second graders circle shapes that are named in the directions. Next, they match polygons...
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Polygons Worksheet
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Polygons

For Students 8th - 10th
This resource provides 5 different worksheets on the topic of polygons and symmetry. These worksheets cover rotational symmetry, lines of symmetry, symmetry of regular polygons, special quadiralaterals, and polygon transformation. The...
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Properties of Polygons, Same-Length Sides Worksheet
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Properties of Polygons, Same-Length Sides

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Can your third graders spot the differences between these geometric shapes? After studying several sections of triangles, rectangles, and other polygons, learners circle the shape described in each set of instructions. For extra...
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Polygons-Changing Area Versus Changing Perimeter Lesson Plan
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Polygons-Changing Area Versus Changing Perimeter

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the area and perimeter of polygons in this geometry lesson. Young geometers use grid paper to draw a quadrilateral and calculate its area and perimeter. They also read The Greedy Triangle to identify the changing shape of...
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Naming Polygons Worksheet
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Naming Polygons

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
What polygon is this? Young geometers categorize shapes by circling all the quadrilaterals in a set of figures. Next, they write the names of 10 polygons using a visual guide as reference. Review the guide together before they start if...
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