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Scale Drawing: Insulating Another Attic

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Give your future household repair specialists a real-life chance to apply the concepts of ratio and proportion. Using a scale drawing, they calculate the missing dimensions of two walls of a compound-shaped attic. They then figure how...
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Curated OER

Areas of States - Estimation

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners estimate the area of states using the formulas for the areas of rectangles, squares, and triangles. In this geometric shapes lesson, students divide irregular shaped states into shapes. They use the formulas for areas of...
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Curated OER

Four Color Map

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars explore geometry by completing a color puzzle. For this shape identification lesson, students utilize deductive reasoning to complete a Google SketchUp puzzle with trapezoid, triangles and rectangular shapes. Young...
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Rotational Symmetry

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students practice how to draw a line of symmetry inside a shape. In this symmetry lesson plan, students record the sides, lines of symmetry, and order of rotational symmetry for different shapes.
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Division with Figures

For Students 5th - 10th
In this division learning exercise, students figure out which shapes represent which single digit number in a long division problem. Students then answer 3 questions.
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Geometry Practice: Classifying Solids #2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
For this solids worksheet, students identify the characteristics of solids. They name solids and determine the number of faces. This three-page worksheet contains seventeen problems. Answers are listed on the last page.
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Perimeter and Area of 2D Shapes

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students find the perimeter and area of circles, triangles, and rectangles. In this perimeter and area lesson, the teacher gives students formulas for each shape and measurement and works through examples on the board. While no creative...
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Bytes Arithmetic

Geometry Pad+

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Graphing paper, pencil, ruler, protractor, and compass, all get replaced or supplemented with this dynamic geometry application. Here, you can create, move, and scale many different shapes, as well as, explore and change their properties...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Writing Basic Equations: Stars and Moons

For Students 6th - 8th
You'll be over the moon about finding a useful resource for describing patterns. Aspiring mathematicians drag moon and star shapes to complete a shape pattern. Additionally, they must write an algebraic equation to describe the pattern.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Visual Patterns in Tessellations

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Geometers explore the concept of tessellations. They use a tessellation applet to manipulate shapes and design their own tessellation using the applet.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Finding Areas of Polygons, Variation 1

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
An exercise in finding the area of polygons by decomposing into triangles and composing into rectangles is the focus of this resource. Make several copies of the worksheet for each participant. Ask learners to use colored pencils to...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Area of Irregular Figures

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Painting an irregular figure can be tricky if we don't know the exact area. This interactive presentation reveals that irregular figures can be broken into smaller, simple figures that use the area formulas. Go through two examples,...
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Mathster

Line and Rotational Symmetry

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Challenge young mathematicians' understanding of symmetry. Provided with images of different shapes, letters, and national flags, students are tasked with identifying the lines of symmetry and order of rotational symmetry associated with...
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Noyce Foundation

Lyle's Triangles

For Students K - 12th Standards
Try five problems on triangles. Levels A and B focus on shapes that can be created from right triangles. Level C touches upon the relationship between the area of a six-pointed star and the area of each triangle of which it is composed....
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Curated OER

A Cone and Its Net

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Create and investigate nets for solid shapes with your class. They identify the different parts and faces of each polygon and solid then calculate the surface area and volume of cones. They use circle sectors of varying sizes to build...
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Curated OER

Plotting Coordinates

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geometry skills learning exercise, students plot the listed coordinates on the provided graphs in order to identify the appropriate shapes.
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Parts of a Circle

For Students 7th - 9th
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students respond to questions that require them to identify chords, radii, diameters and centers of 4 circles.
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Constructing Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this construction geometric shapes worksheet, student use the software program for instruction then construction shapes and bisect angles for four questions.
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Shape Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore differents types of triangles and quadriaterals. In this polygon lesson, students  model identify and compare two and three dimensional geometric figures. Learners create tangrams and discover the difference between...
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Know Your Polygons!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify and categorize different polygons. In this polygons lesson plan, students research and identify properties of polygons,  identify different polygon shapes, and categorize different triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Curated OER

Finding the Area and Perimeter of Polygons

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice finding the area and perimeter of polygons. In this polygon area lesson, 7th graders brainstorm shapes and take a walk to locate shapes. Students record properties of shapes and use various shapes to make a...
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Curated OER

Pick's Theorem

For Students 6th - 7th
In this Pick's Theorem activity, 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

Tin-Foil Twinkles

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students compare and discuss characteristics and properties of 2- and 3-dimensional shapes. They construct 3-dimensional paper star figures, imaginatively customizing them with art tools and craft materials. Students analyze their...
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Net "Working"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper elementary and middle schoolers explore the properties of various polygons. They use video, resource links, and engage in hands-on activities in order to construct geometric nets. This fine plan should lead to increased...

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