Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Concept Maps to Design 3D Spheres

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create three dimensional shapes using concept maps. For this geometry lesson, students investigate the impact of mental schemas on humans. They collect data on this topic and plot their data on a coordinate plane.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Squares to Compare

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate how to draw and classify two and three dimensional figures (squares, triangles, rectangles.)
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shape Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners investigate measurement through the use of literature through this series of lessons.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Copy Cat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine a Webmath page, and demonstrate how to copy and paste. They create a computer-generated template page presenting the attributes of two- and three- dimensional shapes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Plane! The Plane!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work with polygons.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scale Me Down

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create scale drawings, and ultimately scale models, of real-world objects in this Math lesson about ratios, proportion, scaling factors, and cross products. The lesson includes ideas for cross-curricular extensions and is...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurements

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders solve word problems involving real world situation. In this geometry lesson, 7th graders solve problems related to volume. They apply the formulas taught in geometry.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Are you in Golden Shape

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students solve and verify the solution for unknown measures. For this geometry lesson, students identify the properties of circles. They use the arc, angle and segment relationship to find the missing measures.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry Jeopardy

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify the pattern in a problem. In this geometry lesson, students make predictions, collect and analyze data. They apply the idea of scales and measurements to the real world.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

More Prisms/Nets

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the volume and surface are of three-dimensional shapes. In this geometry lesson, students use the nets to prove their calculations of shapes. They identify the different parts of a solid using the nets.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sketching Cylinders

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create nets of cylinders. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the surface area of cylinders and other solids. They show their understanding of three-dimensional shapes by solving problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sketching Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sketch and create nets of different polygons.In this geometry instructional activity, students differentiate prisms from other three-dimensional shapes. They define the properties of prisms.
Interactive
Curated OER

Online Interactive Math: Upper Elementary: Mixed Skills

For Students 6th - 7th
In this online math learning exercise, students complete a 20 problem multiple choice online interactive learning exercise with mixed skills including geometry, rounding, and three digit multiplication.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Symbols and Signs

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students draw lines and symbols to express emotions much like the work of Keith Haring. In this drawing lesson plan, students use markers, boards, newsprint, scissors, and more.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Listen to a Shape

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle) and describes the attributes of each. They use magazines to find examples of each shape, and then make a collage.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circles and Clocks, Shapes and Time

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in groups to research clocks and practice telling time. In this telling time lesson, students use the computer program ProQuest to study circles, including radius and diameter, and practice drawing circles using a compass....
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Curated OER

Tiling the Plane

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use pattern blocks and triangular grid paper to review shape names, be introduced to the concept of a tiling of the plane, and determine which pattern blocks tile the plane. They are asked: "Have you ever seen a floor or a wall...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 5: Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars, in groups, use song lyrics and math to descrie two and three dimensional shapes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geo Jammin' - Day 3, Lesson 9: Attribute Attitude

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read poetry and build their vocabulary through use of the puppet Geo George.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Solids

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders engage in a lesson that is about the discovery of solids. They identify using shapes like cones, spheres, cylinders, and cubes in various different situations. Students explore the classroom in order to find examples of...
Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Building a Pyramid

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This Math Forum lesson plan gives instructions on how to build a paper pyramid. Bonuses included finding the surface area and volume of the pyramid.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Who Built the Pyramids

For Students 9th - 10th
Who built the pyramids? The colossal geometric monuments found at Giza and elsewhere in Egypt are some of Earth's most impressive constructions.
eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids, Prisms, Cylinders, and Cones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explanation of surface area and the volume of pyramids, prisms, cylinders, and cones through examples and a video lesson. [1:44]
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Volume of Pyramids: Collinear Constellations

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore basic geometric definitions by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about the...