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Making Rectangles
Students study rectangles. In this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
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Creating Polygons
Students describe, make and compare polygons. In this creating polygons instructional activity, students identify properties of quadrilaterals and describe common features of two dimensional shapes.
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Tangram Challenges
Young scholars explore geometric concepts by working with Tangram Puzzles. In this Tangram challenge lesson, students use problem-solving tasks that involve physical manipulatives. Young scholars select a picture and use all...
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How Many Hexagons Are on This Page?
In this hexagon worksheet, students count the number of hexagons that make up a picture of a young girl, writing it on a line beside the picture, then coloring.
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Hexagon Worksheet
In this hexagon worksheet, students count hexagons and polygons and color all polygons in the set. Students are reminded that a hexagon is a 6-sided polygon.
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Polygons Defined
Fourth graders explore polygons. In this polygon lesson, 4th graders sort polygons according to their properties. Students discover the connection between polygons and the Greek language.
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Meet the Polygon Family
Fourth graders investigate regular polygons. In this regular polygon lesson, 4th graders explore the attributes of different polygons. Students work in groups to complete a KWL chart regarding polygons.
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How Many Regular Polyhedrons Are There In This or Any Universe?
Students examine the idea of "regularity" as it pertains to geometry. In this geometry lesson students complete several assignments that are part of trihedral angles and regular polyhedrons.
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Tessellations: An Application of Simple Regular Polygons
Tenth graders identify homogeneous tessellations. In this model-based lesson, 10th graders make and identify homogeneous tessellations, both regular and semi-regular.
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Geometry in the Heavens
Ninth graders access a star worksheet and determine properties of polygons. In this investigative lesson students complete a worksheet and discuss myths.
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Perimeter and Area
Sixth graders explore the relationship between area and perimeter of rectangles. In this area and perimeter lesson, 6th graders measure and determine perimeter and area of various rectangles. Students create rectangles with given areas...
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How are Area and Perimeter of Rectangles Related?
In this how are area and perimeter of rectangles related worksheet, 6th graders solve the area or perimeter of a second rectangle by using the information given.
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Identifying Shapes
In this shape identification learning exercise, students identify shapes as circles, triangles, squares or rectangles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Geometric Shapes: Review of 2D and 3D Figures
In this geometric shapes instructional activity, students identify 4 drawings as polygons or not, 1 drawing as regular or not and then write the name of 3 solid figures.
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Regular or Irregular? Polygons
In this polygon worksheet, students determine whether a set of given polygons are irregular or regular. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Cut, Construct and Think - 4
Students identify polygons. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify and describe polygons. Students create new shapes out of the shapes they are given.
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Rectangles and Squares
Pupils identify two dimensional shapes in the school environment. In this basic shapes lesson, students watch a video about rectangles and squares. Pupils find examples shapes in their classroom and draw them. Students present their...
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Cut, Construct and Think 3
Students identify and create shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify various polygons and try to create new shapes using existing polygons.
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Cut, Construct and Think - 6
Students identify polygons and calculate perimeter. In this geometric shapes lesson, students complete a worksheet identifying various polygons and calculating the perimeter of triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Measurement, Perimeter and Area
Learners explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students collect data about themselves such as height, finger length, neck circumference, foot length, and other body measurements. Learners cut squares...
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Trapezoids: What's Equal or Right About Them?
Pupils explore the concept of trapezoids. In this trapezoids instructional activity, students identify legs and bases of a trapezoid. Pupils discuss the similarities and differences between isosceles trapezoids and right...
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Polygons All Around Us!
Students explore the concept of polygon properties. For this polygon properties lesson, students draw polygons with different numbers of sides such as pentagons, octagons, hexagons, etc. Students identify different geometric shapes in...
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Paper Pool
Students analyze the measurements of rectangles. In this analysis lesson, students will investigate patterns by looking at ratios. Students will also hypothesize the probability of a ball going into a certain pocket when playing pool....
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Make-and-Take: Staff Development
Students complete activities to learn a phenomenological approach to polygons. In this polygons instructional activity, students use the materials in the directions to make demonstration models. Students use a wooden wagon model and...