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Ovals, Rectangles, Squares, and Triangles
Students identify geometrical shapes displayed in photographs of everyday objects in a metropolitan setting.
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Simply Similar at Sea: Simple Triangles
Tenth graders answer a variety of problems based on similar triangle and learn about the rule of thumb. They will test the rule of thumb by estimating the distance to an object in the classroom.
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Geometry of The World War II Memorial
Pupils develop an appreciation of the use of geometry in our everyday world and structures. Students collect various picures and multimedia objcets that explain geometric principles and place them in a powerpoint presentation to be...
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Word Kaleidoscope
Students use a ruler to divide their paper into eight sections. They write words of importance to them in each section, using the shape of the section to form the word. Students color between letters and spaces with markers, creating a...
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Exploring Special Segments in Triangles
Young scholars discover that four special segments have a common intersection point. They identify the position of the intersection point in triangles. They produce conjectures about areas of the divided triangles.
Canton Museum of Art
Personal Clay Box
High schoolers will love this geometrically exact ceramics project; they create a personalized clay box using the slab method and mathematical measurements. They utilize scoring and square construction and can decorate the boxes to...
Perkins School for the Blind
Baseball
Baseball is an American pastime, super fun to play, and can be made accessible to learners with visual impairments. Instead of taking to the ball field, your class can learn the rules of the game by playing a small three-dimensional...
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Clocks and Time
Students construct clocks and then learn how to read a clock face, tell time, and determine how much time has elapsed.
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Exploring Indiana's Natural Resources
Fourth graders complete a variety of activities as they study the European exploration of the Midwest, focusing on Indiana. They map the path explorers took, comparing the British with the French. They research why the explorers stopped...
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A Place In Space
Students work together to create a 3D coordinate system. They plot points that are given to them and asked to find these points in space. They discover how engineers use coordinates in their careers.
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Geometry In the Yard
Students are responsible for creating a border around a triangular garden spot, of which they know the measurements for two sides. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the third side and complete the garden.
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A Day in the Life
Students inquire about the politics and culture of Ancient Rome. In this Ancient Rome project/unit, students research life during ancient Roman times and create a newspaper with articles on politics, sports, culture, and economics.
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Geometry House!
Fourth graders use computer drawing tools to create a house of geometric shapes.