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MT-A141 PreCalculus: Worksheet 6.1
In this precalculus worksheet, students complete a table of common angle equivalences and compare them to radians. Using their calculator they examine the difference between angles in degrees and the answer in radians. Students...
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Solve for the Arc Length Problems
In this arc length worksheet, students solve for the arc length for four angles. Three of the angles are given in degrees while the other angle length is given in radians. The solutions are not provided.
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Circle Graphs
In this circle graphs worksheet, students solve and complete 8 different problems that include word problems referring to two different circle graphs shown. First, they follow the directions for each problem and complete the table that...
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Comparing Roots After Rotation of Ninety Degrees
Students conduct an experiment and use different measurements of a single root to illustrate the mechanism of plant movement.
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VSEPR Theory: Predicting the 3-D Shapes of Molecules
In this VSEPR theory learning exercise, high schoolers draw the Lewis structures for 5 molecules, they build the molecule, sketch the structure, show the bond angles and name the molecule. They also answer a question about the VSEPR...
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Special Right Triangles
Using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for missing angles, students evaluate right triangles and their properties.
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Rotational Symmetry of Polygons and Other Figures
Students explore geometry by participating in a shape rotation experiment. In this symmetry lesson, students identify the term symmetry and a list of other geometry vocabulary. Students analyze shapes as they are turned 90 degrees and...
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How the Amount of Solar Energy Absorbed by the Earth is Dependent Upon the Earth's Position
Students investigate the angle of light and how it faces the earth. They conduct a series of investigations with the following two objectives. Students determine if the angle of light is a factor in the absorption of heat. They correlate...
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Squirrel Challenge
Students utilize The Nature Park Adventure educational software program to Introduce Modelling, Including the Estimation of Angles.
Illustrative Mathematics
Calculations with Sine and Cosine
Practice makes perfect and perfecting those trigonometric functions are vital in trigonometry. The task requires evaluating cosine and sine values at common degree measures before looking at the results. Is there a pattern when the...
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Angular Diameter of the Sun
Starting with a paragraph of information presenting the different ways we can observe planetary objects, pupils work through these instructions to see how they can observe and measure angles. Your class will discover how these...
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The Sun, Earth's Angles, and the Seasons
Students determine if the angle of light bombardment is a factor in heat absorption. They correlate these findings to the tilt of the Earth and the seasons. Students fold a pice of black construction paper in half, lengthwise. They tape...
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Astrolabe Activity
Students study how to use an astrolabe, define terms and understand the relationship between angle and altitude. In this astrolabe lesson students complete an activity, record their measurements and complete a handout.
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Triangle Puzzler
Students are introduced to some basic concepts of geometry. They explain that the definition of a triangle is a figure with three sides, three angles, and three points. Triangles can be named by using three points in their correct sequence.
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Got Complements? with Cabri Jr.
Learners use the axes and measure angle tool to explore and calculate complementary angles with Cabri Jr. They also identify what happens to the calculation as they drag the endpoint into a different quadrant. Finally, they label each...
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Flips, Slides, and Turns
Fifth graders manipulate and draw shapes to demonstrate the concept of flips, slides, and turns using letters and arrows on graph paper.
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Artistic Angles
Fifth graders explore angles by using protractors. They recognize, describe and determine the surface area and volume of three-dimensional shapes. Students recognize the right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle and vertex. They identify...
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All About Quadrilaterals
In this all about quadrilaterals worksheet, students interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions about quadrilaterals, then click to check their answers.
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My Test Book: Geometry
In this online interactive math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding geometry skills. Students may view the correct answers.
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Identify triangles
Students explore triangles. In this geometry instructional activity, students will create note cards with pictorial depictions of right, acute,obtuse, scalene, isosceles, equilateral and equiangular triangles. Students will verbally...
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Word Problems
In this geometry instructional activity, learners read a scenario and translate it using geometric concepts to find their answers. There are 15 questions with an answer key.
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Rotational Symmetry
In this rotational symmetry worksheet, 5th graders determine if the two figures have rotational symmetry. This worksheet explains and provides examples of rotational symmetry.
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Mathematics in Art?
Fifth graders view prints of M.C. Escher's work. They look at examples of geometric figures and polygons and discuss places they have seen them. Students create their own tessellations. They write a report about the process they used in...
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Tricky Triangle
In this triangle instructional activity, learners solve 1 word problem about the lengths of a triangle. Students determine the length of the longest side given the ratio of the angle measures.