Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Music: 2 D Shapes

For Students 4th - 6th
Kyan is an African villager. Can you help him name and define different parts of shapes?
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Types of Polygons Based on Number of Sides

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Students can practice classifying polygons in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Types of Polygons Based on Number of Sides

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Students can practice identifying polygons through a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Polygons

For Students 4th - 8th
Get independent practice working with polygons and their characteristics. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Geometry

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A comprehensive tutorial from AAA Math that contains explanations, interactive practices and challenging games.
Activity
Education Development Center

Think Math: Getting an Angle on Geometry [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
In this lesson on geometry and polygons, you use origami to use various polygons to make a heart. Included in this PDF lesson is vocabulary worksheet with answers provided.
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Math.com

Math.com: Quadrilaterals

For Students 4th - 9th Standards
The lesson investigates types of quadrilaterals. Definitions, examples, and a worksheet are available.
Handout
Government of Alberta

Learn alberta.ca: Mathematics Glossary: Adjacent Sides

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a visual and animated definition of what an adjacent sides are from LearnAlberta.ca Mathematics Glossary. [Requires Java]
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Shape Tool

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource will help students better understand polygons. The shape tool allows users to create and manipulate different types of polygons.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Counting Vertices and Sides in Various Shapes

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This resource is practice problems where students determine the number of sides or vertices in given polygons.
Activity
Los Angeles County Office of Education

Los Angeles County Office of Education: Quadrilateral Quest

For Students 5th
Use your knowledge of properties of quadrilaterals to correctly match quadrilaterals.
Interactive
Math Cats

Math Cats: Go to the Polygon Playground

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive activity you can click and drag on hundreds of different polygons to paste in your screen and create your own patterns and forms.
Unit Plan
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Math World: Hexagon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Gives a detailed overview of hexagons, particularly of regular hexagons. Be sure to use the links for unfamiliar notation or variable representation. This site gives formulas for inner radius, circumradius, parameter, and area of a...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Area of a Regular Polygon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity has the students derive the formula for finding the area of a regular polygon. Demonstrating the procedure of constructing a regular polygon in front of the class maybe necessary depending on the students prior experience
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Triangle Inequality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity the Students can use Cabri Jr. to investigate the Triangle Inequality Theorm and make conjectures about their findings.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Naming Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will identify polygons and learn the names of polygons based on the number of sides.