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Geometry Review

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore basic geometric definitions involving angles, area, and circumference. To reinforce basic geometric concepts, they play a "lightning Flash" card game. Students discuss chores or jobs that require the use of...
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Review of Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students define angles and sides of right triangles. They calculate the area and surface area using formulas derived by the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Triangles Word Search

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word search worksheet, students locate 7 types of triangles. Triangles include isosceles, acute, equilateral, right, and obtuse.
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Exploring Altitudes in Math

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students draw and calculate altitudes. They draw the altitude of acute, right and obtuse triangles and calculate the altitude of a triangle using the Pythagorean theorem.
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Identify Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this triangle worksheet, learners identify triangles as either, right, acute, obtuse, equilateral, scalene or isosceles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Identifying Triangles

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangle worksheet, students label triangles as acute, right, obtuse, scalene, equilateral or isosceles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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"Alphabet City and City by Number" by Stephen T. Johnson; "Shapes, Shapes, Shapes" by Tana Hoban

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the definition of angles by identifying those in the classroom and putting them on a graphic organizer.
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Identify Triangles #

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangle activity, students identify triangles as scalene, equilateral, right, obtuse, acute or isosceles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Identify Triangles #3

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this triangle worksheet, learners identify triangles as obtuse, right, or acute, checking the correct answer. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Identify Triangles #2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this triangle learning exercise, students identify a set of triangles as either acute, right or obtuse, checking the appropriate box beneath each. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Identify Triangles

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangles learning exercise, learners identify triangles as either Acute, right or obtuse. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Identifying Types of Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
For this triangle worksheet, students check the appropriate label for triangles: right, acute, obtuse, scalene, isosceles or equilateral. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Identify Triangles

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangle worksheet, students check the correct answer, identifying triangles as either right, obtuse, acute, scalene, isosceles or equilateral. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Start with a Circle...

For Students K - 12th
The Golden Ratio. The Divine Proportion. Yup. It's math and art blended into one colorful activity. Young artists combine colored tissue paper circles and parts of circles to create geometric patterns. As a bonus, kids get to figure out...
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Geometry and Measurement Pre-Test

For Students 6th - 10th
Use this comprehensive pre-instruction assessment tool to focus your teaching where your class needs it most. Multiple choice questions assess your budding geometers' conceptual and vocabulary knowledge, but they do not solve any...
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Our Geometic World

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students walk around the neighborhood and identify various polygons and lines in buildings, nature and other objects. They design a building using various geometric patterns, shapes and lines. Students complete a descriptive writing of...
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Vocabulary Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students choose which multiple choice answer best defines twenty-five mathematical terms. Students place their answers on the lines provided.
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Geometry

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this geometry review game instructional activity, students use the provided game cards and calling cards to play a Bingo-like game. Students learn geometric terms while playing a group game.
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Human Geometry Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students read the book The Greedy Triangle and define the shapes mentioned in the book. Learners make the shapes by using their bodies.
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7th Grade CCSS Math Vocabulary Word List

For Teachers 7th
Address key vocabulary in the seventh grade Common Core Math Standards with this comprehensive list. A series of word cards is also provided that supports each term with images and examples, making this an excellent tool for teaching the...
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Classifying Triangles

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Building on young mathematicians' prior knowledge of three-sided shapes, this lesson series explores the defining characteristics of different types of triangles. Starting with a shared reading of the children's book The Greedy...
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Points, Lines, Planes, and Space

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this points, lines, planes, and space worksheet, high schoolers solve word problems dealing with points, lines, planes, and space. Students complete 20 individual problems and 20 group problems.
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Pythagorean Theorem by Graphic Manipulation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
There are many different ways to show a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.  Here is a nice hands-on paper cutting activity that shows a graphic representation. You can even challenge your young Pythagoreans to come up with their own...
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Point Comparisons

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Young geometers investigate two-dimensional figures using coordinate grids. They identify polygons and draw examples of their reflection, rotation, and translation on a coordinate grid. And they complete a worksheet practicing examples...