Regular Polygon Teacher Resources

Determine which regular polygons tessellate by using mirrors. Printable lesson plan.

This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...

This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...

This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...

This task examines the ways in which a plane can be covered by regular polygons in a regular tessellation arrangement. The problem uses the formula for the measure of the interior angles of a regular polygon and the goal of the task is...

In this activity, students find the area of regular polygons using a summation approach and compare the summations with area calculated by Cabri Geometry Application. They also examine patterns of finding area and perimeter as the number...

Students will review how to find the area of a regular polygon.

In Spanish. This interactive site shows the properties of regular polygons and its elements.

Students can use trigonometric ratios to discover the circumference of regular polygons inscribed within and circumscribed about a circle. These ratios will help approximate a value of pi.

Students will approximate pi by setting up trigonometric ratios and calculating the areas of regular polygons inscribed within and circumscribed about a circle.

Incorporating concepts in algebra, number sense, patterning, data collection, and geometry, this lesson engages students in various hands-on activities to explore the relationship between regular polygons and the number of diagonals...

Definitions and formulas for the computation of surface areas of triangles, rectangles, and any regular polygon. Helpful links to related pages.

This tutorial provides illustrations for regular 2-D shapes as well as a definition for polygons and for regular polygons.

Here are four problems about the area of a regular polygon. Start by finding the area of a hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 10, and end by proving that as the number of sides of the polygon increases, the area of the polygon...

The goal of this PBS lesson is for young scholars to apply spatial reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills to assess which regular polygons will tessellate. A detailed lesson plan that includes related worksheets, lesson...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand the difference between regular and irregular polygons.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifying polygons, their diagonals and their angles

This site not only defines what a polyhedron is, but it allows you to view each of the five regular polyhedra through an interactive exercise. After selecting which polyhedron you'd like to see, it will tell you its name and how many...

This site explains what the measure of the sum of exterior angles is for any polygon, and shows how to find the measure of individual exterior angles for regular polygons with a drawn example.

In Spanish. This site has an introduction to regular polygons, classification of polygons according to the number of sizes and an activity of constructing polygons by folding papers.

Using this Logo Program you can experiment with different values for N in the procedure and see the changes in the results.

This in-depth paper examines the idea of convexity. Euclid's Elements, the first geometry textbook, assumed convexity without mentioning the term.

A great resource where you can learn how to calculate the measures of the interior and exterior angles of any regular polygon with these tutorials. There are several practice pages for someone to try. The teacher resource page includes...

Seventh graders will compare the formula for the area of a regular polygon to discover the formula for the area of a circle.