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Curated OER

Shapes: Sides and Vertices

For Students 5th - 6th
In this sides and vertices of shapes worksheet, students determine the sides and vertices in a set of shapes. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Curated OER

Sides and Vertices-More or Less?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this sides and vertices worksheet, students determine which shapes in pairs have more or less vertices. A reference web site is given for additional information. 
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Curated OER

Three-Dimensional Figures

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore three-dimensional objects. Using various objects found in the classroom, they identify faces, edges, and vertices of objects. Students create their own objects. They describe the polydron, telling the faces,...
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Curated OER

Tessellation Trial and Error

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this interactive instructional activity, students review attributes of equilateral polygons. They are introduced to the concept of a tessellation. Using protractors and pre-cut shapes, students arrange a variety of tiles to create...
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Curated OER

Putting It All Together

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete activities to learn about the shapes and their vertices. For this shape recognition lesson, students discover the rule linking the number of sides with the number of vertices for shapes. Students categorize...
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Curated OER

Lesson Exchange: Polygons (Middle, Mathematics)

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students discover the relationship between the sides of a polygon and the number of diagonals that can be drawn from one vertex, the number of triangles that those diagonals form, and the sum of the interior angles of that polygon.
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Curated OER

Lengths of Horizontal and Vertical Line Segments

For Students 5th - 7th
Use this lengths of horizontal and vertical line segments practice worksheet to have learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve six story problems.
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Curated OER

Pick's Theorem

For Students 6th - 7th
In this Pick's Theorem worksheet, students solve and graph 6 different problems that include using Pick's Theorem to solve. First, they use Pick's Theorem to determine the area of the shapes given as well as their own shapes drawn. Then,...
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Curated OER

Identifying Solids

For Students 5th - 6th
In this identifying solids worksheet, students complete a chart of faces, edges and vertices for four geometric solids, then identify which solid is seen in three pictures.
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Curated OER

Shapes and Vertices

For Students 5th - 6th
In this shapes and vertices instructional activity, students determine shapes that have more or less vertices and name shapes. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Curated OER

Vertices and Sides

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vertices and sides worksheet, students determine the number of sides and vertices in a set of given shapes. A reference web site is given for additional activities. 
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Curated OER

Marshmallow Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this three-dimensional shapes geometry instructional activity, learners identify geometric solids and name their properties. They define "face," "edge," and "vertex," and construct geometric solids using marshmallows as vertices and...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

2D and 3D Shapes

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
What a great assessment to give young mathematicians in order to test their knowledge on two- and three-dimensional shapes. Learners name various shapes, identify the number of edges, faces, and vertices, match an unfolded version of a...
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Curated OER

Prism Investigation (2)

For Students 4th - 6th
In this prism investigation instructional activity, students identify the patterns and complete the table of shapes for triangular prisms, cuboid prisms, and hexagonal prisms. Students write eight short answers.
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Curated OER

The Coordinate Plane

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this Saxon math coordinate plane worksheet to have your learners utilize a graphing calculator, equate the vertices of a rectangle, and then graph their conclusions as well as answer a variety of fill in the blank equations.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Geometry 3D Shapes: 3D Shapes

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Explore vocabulary related to three-dimensional shapes. An instructional website describes the characteristics of different geometric solids. Learners can use an interactive component to view nets, faces, vertices, and edges of common...
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Curated OER

Our Tangible World is Full of Dimensions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore characteristics of two and three-dimensional figures. They observe the teacher demonstrate the faces, edges, vertices and names of specific figures. In groups, 6th graders examine and describe given figures. ...
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Curated OER

Three-Dimensional Figures

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore three-dimensional objects. In groups, they create and decorate their own polyhedron design. After identifying the faces, vertices, and edges of the polyhedron, 6th graders determine a relationship between the...
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Curated OER

Math: Solving Area and Perimeter Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students visit www.explorelearning.com/ Website to solve problems in area and perimeter. Next, they locate the vertex of a quadratic equation. In groups, students construct application problems and exchange them with other groups to...
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Curated OER

How Many? Sides, Faces, Vertices and Edges

For Students 5th - 6th
In this geometry learning exercise, learners look at a set of shapes, determining how many sides, faces, vertices and edges they have. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Curated OER

The Chaos Game

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students measure and predict the behavior of a fractal.  In this investigative lesson students divide into groups, and participate in an activity that includes drawing triangles and coloring vertices. 
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Octagon Tile

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A connecting-the-dots activity seems too easy for seventh grade but connecting vertices may prove a challenge. Class members first examine a figure created by drawing squares around the inside of an octagon and connecting the vertices....
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Corbett Maths

Enlargements with Fractional Scale Factors

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Enlargements make it bigger, right? A video shows viewers how to perform a basic dilation with a fractional scale factor. They learn how to use the scale factor to find the location of the transformed vertex by multiplying the horizontal...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Maximizing and Minimizing the Area of Rectangles Given a Fixed Perimeter

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the realms of measurement. In this math lesson plan, students analyze and solve problems in which rectangles with identical perimeters are compared to maximize or minimize area. This lesson can be extended for algebra,...

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