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The Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct a sketch of the planets in our solar system using concentric circles and angles. In this solar system lesson plan, students plot the position of each planet on concentric circles using graph paper. The sun is included...
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Data Analysis and Probability

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students make their own puzzle grid that illustrates the number of sit-ups students in a gym class did in one minute, then they make a histogram for this same data. Then they title their graph and label the scales and axes and graph the...
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Geometry Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students hunt for hidden geometric shapes and compare the properties of various shapes. In this geometry lesson, students play a game of finding squares, circles, rectangles, and ovals that have been hidden around the classroom. Students...
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Looking at Circumference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars understand where the number for pi comes from. They understand and use the formula for circumference. Students measure the circles given out and the diameters of those circles and record the results on their worksheet.
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Geometry Module 5: Mid-Module Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can you formally assess understanding of circle concepts? Pupils take a mid-module assessment containing five questions, each with multiple parts.
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Tangent Segments

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What's so special about tangents? Learners first explore how if a circle is tangent to both rays of an angle, then its center is on the angle bisector. They then complete a set of exercises designed to explore further properties and...
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Transformations in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your learners connect the new concepts of transformations in the coordinate plane to their previous knowledge using the solid vocabulary development in this unit. Like a foreign language, mathematics has its own set of vocabulary terms...
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Making a Six-pointed Star

For Students 7th - 8th
In this polygon worksheet, students identify and create a six-pointed star by completing 6 steps. First, they use a compass to trace a circle with a given radius. Then, students draw a point on circumference of the circle and place the...
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Discovering Relationships Between Side Length and Area

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Consider the relationship between side length and area as an input-output function. Scholars create input-output tables for the area of squares to determine an equation in the first installment of a three-part unit. Ditto for the area of...
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Modeling Motion: Rolling Cups

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Connect the size of a rolling cup to the size of circle it makes. Pupils view videos of cups of different sizes rolling in a circle. Using the videos and additional data, they attempt to determine a relationship between cup...
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Constructing a Dichotomous Key

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students construct a dichotomous key using 10 shoes from students in the classroom. For this dichotomous key lesson plan, students use the chalk board and their pile of 10 shoes to create a dichotomous key. They divide the shoes into 2...
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Cabri Jr. Inscribed Angles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars construct inscribed angles using Cabri Jr. They draw a circle on their graphing calculator, then construct an inscribed angle and measure its angle measures. Learners drag the inscribed angle around the circle. They make...
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Basic Compass and Ruler Construction: Line Segment

For Students 8th - 11th
In this construction activity, learners utilize a compass and a ruler to reconstruct a line segment and to combine two line segments together in 2 questions.
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Refraction Through a Circular Disk

For Students 9th - 12th
In this refraction through a circular disk worksheet, students are given a diagram of a circular disk of leaded glass with light striking it. Students use the diagram to find the angle of incidence of the light, the angle of refraction,...
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Cabri Jr. Perpendicular Bisector of a Chord

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your learners will construct the perpendicular bisector of a chord. They use Cabri Jr. to construct a circle and a perpendicular bisector of a chord. They then measure lengths of the chords and perpendicular bisectors. Learners use...
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A Different Proof of the Law of Cosines

For Students 9th - 12th
In this proofs worksheet, students construct 1 proof of the law of cosines.  Students construct a right triangle within a circle to  prove the law of cosines.
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Constructions and Loci

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students construct polygons and calculate the different angles formed by each shape. They construct circles, trapezoids, and rectangles and answer 20 questions.
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Exploring Tangents

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore the concept of tangent lines. In this tangent line lesson plan, learners graph a circle and two lines on their graphing calculator using Cabri Jr. Students construct the lines so that they both intersect at a given point and are...
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3 Kinds of Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students construct three different graphs-a line graph, a bar graph, and a circle graph.  In this graphing lesson, students use different graphs to display various data that they collect. 
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What is an Adjective?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this adjectives learning exercise, students circle the adjectives in 5 sentences. Students then brainstorm some adjectives and write them in the box. Students write sentences with these words.
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Tangent Properties

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders solve problems based on the properties of lines tangent to one or more circles. Constructions are included. The one page worksheet contains eight questions. Answers are...
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Determining the Uniqueness of a Circle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use this lesson to determine how circles are different from other shapes. In groups, they determine the accuracy of three theorems based on the uniqueness of circles. They use a software program to hypothesize about the...
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Constructing Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In 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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Building a House Using Circles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners study circles and problem solving. In this critical thinking lesson, students build a house using all of the circles given to them gluing them onto paper.