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Drawing Figures

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders draw shapes that are congruent. In this congruency lesson, 3rd graders use grid paper to draw letters and figures and their congruent partners. They complete a worksheet while working in a whole class setting with the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometric Twins

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate congruent shapes using dot paper to visualize, draw, and duplicate different congruent shapes.
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Worksheet
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Quiz: Geometric Constructions-Congruence

For Students Higher Ed
In this congruent figures worksheet, students answer ten true or false questions. A sample question reads: "Two triangles are congruent when their shape and size will be the same."
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Congruent Boxes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students decorate the congruent faces and edges of boxes in exactly the same way. They teach the terms "congruent," "faces," and "edges" to their parents.
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Proving Triangles Congruent

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine Triangle Congruency. In this measurement comparison lesson, students use inductive, deductive and analytical thinking skills to prove triangle congruency. Students analyze and record their findings on activity worksheets.
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Futures Channel

Folding Circles

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Students investigate properties of circles. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between similarity and congruence as they observe polygons. They investigate properties of two and three dimensional shape.
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Shapes from Shapes

For Teachers K
Geometric shapes are really cool. Examine triangles, quadrilaterals, trapezoids, rhombuses, parallelograms, pentagons, and hexagons with your class. They draw large shapes and small shapes then compare them to understand their shapely...
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Polygons All Around Us!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of polygon properties. In this polygon properties lesson, students draw polygons with different numbers of sides such as pentagons, octagons, hexagons, etc. Students identify different geometric shapes in the...
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Geometric Transformations

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners examine images and preimages of a mapping and identify isometry. They view images by M.C. Escher, observe teacher demonstrations, and create a translation image, a rotation image, and a dilation.
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Medieval Mathematicians and Whimsical Windows

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate their mathematical knowledge of symmetry and reflection using congruent geometric shapes while working as an artist and mathematician looking at a medieval-styled stained glass window.
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Handout
El Paso Community College

Geometry Definitions

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Geometry is full of shapes, figures, and corresponding things here and there. The guide shares all of the key pieces of geometric information in a nicely color-coded and labeled sheet. 
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Investigating Polygons

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, pupils read information about 6 types of polygons and their sides and angles. Students then answer 5 questions about the geometric figures.
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Worksheet
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Similar and Congruent Shapes

For Students 5th - 6th
In this similar-congruent worksheet, students determine measures of unknown angles, draw congruent shapes and determine whether shapes are congruent. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Worksheet
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Shape and Figure descriptions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this shape and figure descriptions worksheet, students name the shape described and draw it. Students complete this for 2 shapes.
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Lesson Plan
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Identify Polygons: Algebra/Geometry Institute

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders classify geometric figures.  In this polygon lesson, 8th graders identify given geometric figures.  They compare and contrast different polygons.  Students name line segments, identify parallel lines, and interesections. ...
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CSI Investigation of Congruence and Similarity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students differentiate between similarity and congruence using polygons. In this geometry lesson, students label triangles based on their properties. They find missing sides and angles using the interior sum theorem.
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Lesson Plan
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Area of Complex Figures

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use formulas for calculating areas of squares and rectangles to find area of complex figure, compare their own ideas with their classmates' ideas, and recognize that there are multiple methods for finding area of complex...
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Unit Plan
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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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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Constructions

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Pupils learn the steps for basic constructions using a straightedge, a compass, and a pencil. Pairs develop the skills to copy a segment and an angle, bisect a segment and an angle, and construct parallel and perpendicular lines.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

What Lies Behind “Same Shape”?

For Teachers 8th Standards
Develop a more precise definition of similar. The lesson begins with an informal definition of similar figures and develops the need to be more precise. The class learns about dilations and uses that knowledge to arrive at a mathematical...
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Geometry Practice: Classifying Solids #2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
For this solids worksheet, students identify the characteristics of solids. They name solids and determine the number of faces. This three-page worksheet contains seventeen problems. Answers are listed on the last page.
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Building Congruent Triangles

For Teachers K - 12th
Students differentiate between congruent and similar triangles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the lengths and angle measures of triangles. They use postulates to prove their answers.
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Lesson Plan
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Why can't We Use SSA to Prove Triangles Congruent?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate triangles and congruences. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning. They differentiate between similar and congruent triangles.
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Worksheet
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Classifying Triangles

For Students 10th
In this classifying triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve 9 various problems that classify triangles into categories. First, they refer to the figure shown of an isosceles triangle with two line parallel. Then, students name the sides,...