Illustrative Mathematics
Grandfather Tang's Story
It's amazing the complex figures that can be made using only a few simple shapes. Following a class reading of the children's book Grandfather Tang's Story by Ann Tompert, young mathematicians use sets of tangrams to create models of the...
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Naming Quadrilaterals
Scholars examine six common quadrilaterals and identify each by writing its name beneath the shape. Next, they sketch four shapes: parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, and trapezoid. Once finished, review which features helped learners...
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Naming Polygons
What polygon is this? Young geometers categorize shapes by circling all the quadrilaterals in a set of figures. Next, they write the names of 10 polygons using a visual guide as reference. Review the guide together before they start if...
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Developing Formulas for Triangles and Quadrilaterals
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, kites, and rhombuses. The one page worksheet contains eleven problems. Answers are included.
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Understand Categories of Shapes
This colorful set of shapes and figures is the data set learners need to fill out an extensive table. For each of 11 types of shapes or figures they record the quantity and how many corners and sides each has. This becomes more difficult...
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Understanding Categories of Shapes
What are these shapes? Here are four shapes with some common attributes: they each have four parallel sides and four vertices. Scholars identify a rectangle, rhombus, square, and quadrilateral. Because there is an explanation written...
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Understanding Categories of Shapes
What are these shapes? Scholars match seven shapes to their names: rhombus, sphere, square, cone, circle, triangle, and parallelogram. Although there isn't much to this worksheet, the shapes are nicely colored and it would make a good...
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Recognize and Draw Shapes
What type of shape is this? Learners practice identifying shape attributes as they name a parallelogram and an oval and count the sides of a cube and a triangle. There are multiple-choice answers for the shape-name questions, so...
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Investigation-Looking at Polygons
Eighth graders plot points and investigate polygons. They locate a point, using ordered pairs of integers on the coordinate plane. Students compare geometric measurements and computations on coordinate axes as they are applied to...
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Investigation Area of Geometric Shapes
Fourth graders use triangle paper to design patterns using geometric figures and find the areas of those figures by counting units. Students are assessed by determining which figure has the greatest area and explaining their reasoning.
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Mathematics Problem
Learners try to see how many different ways they can spell out the word MATHEMATICS. In this puzzle worksheet, students use the properties of Pascal's Triangle and try to spell out the word Mathematics. There is a solution key with this...
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Kuta Software: Infinite Geometry - Classifying Quadrilaterals
For this classifying quadrilaterals worksheet, learners classify 18 quadrilaterals in short answer format. Students use quadrilateral properties of classify quadrilaterals given a sketch.
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Rhombi and Squares Homework
In this geometry worksheet, students set up and solve formulas to find missing angles and segments. When solving for x, the equations are just linear. There are 15 questions with multiple parts.
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Trapezoids
In this trapezoids learning exercise, student solve 46 fill in the blank problems. Students find unknown side lengths and angle measures of an isosceles trapezoid and a rhombus.
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Transformations and Congruence
In this transformations and congruence learning exercise, 10th graders solve and complete 5 different types of problems. First, they calculate the length of a line giving their answer in 3 significant figures. Then, students prove that...
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Quadrilaterals
In this quadrilaterals worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 22 various types of problems. First, they state the specific name for each shape illustrated. Then, students use the properties of a rhombus, rectangle, or square to solve...
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Right Triangles
In this right triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 14 various types of problems. First, they find the perimeter of the isosceles trapezoid shown. Then, students find the measures of each marked side of a right triangle....
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Properties of Quadrilaterals
In this properties of quadrilaterals learning exercise, students use the properties of quadrilaterals to find the perimeter, angle measurement or length of a missing side of a given polygon. Examples and explanations of the properties...
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Quadrilaterals
Students construct a variety of four-sided figures using a K'NEX Geometry Set. They view and discuss pictures of shapes, then in small groups they construct as many four-sided shapes as possible using the K'NEX Rods and Connectors. As a...
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Two-Dimensional Geometric Shapes
Students participate in hands-on activities to explore the shapes in their environment.
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Quadrilateral Properties
In this online math instructional activity, students answer "true" or "false" to a variety of statements regarding the properties of quadrilaterals. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints"...
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Properties of a Quadrilateral
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use coordinate geometry to examine the lengths, slopes, and midpoints of the diagonals of the different quadrilaterals in order to arrive at conclusions regarding the properties of the diagonals....
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Rhombi and Squares
In this quadrilateral worksheet, students find the missing measurements in squares and rhombuses in one hundred fifty-two problems.
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Special Right Triangles Multiple Choice
In this length worksheet, students answer five multiple choice questions concerning lengths using rules of various figures including, triangles, rhombus, diamonds, and circles.