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Adding Trigonometric Functions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify trigonometric functions. In this trigonometry lesson, students add and subtract trigonometric functions. They add sine and cosine waves and relate it to the real world.
Worksheet
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Downtown Landmarks: geometry on Firstside

For Students 5th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students look at a picture of downtown landmarks and identify different shapes, lines, and more. Students identify 18 items.
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Understanding Rational Numbers and Proportions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore parts of a whole. In this fraction lesson, students determine what makes a fair share. Working with manipulatives, students solve mathematical problems containing fractions.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Rotational Symmetry of Polygons and Other Figures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore geometry by participating in a shape rotation experiment. In this symmetry instructional activity, students identify the term symmetry and a list of other geometry vocabulary. Students analyze shapes as they are turned...
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Fashion Day

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice using basic measurements to solve word problems.They also investigate finding the perimeter of different polygons and define the characteristics to classify the shape as a polygon.
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Tangram Perimeters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to make figures out of tangram squares. In groups, they calculate the measurements they need and apply the Pythagorean Theorem. They complete a worksheet solving equations using the theorem and review their answers.
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To The Right or Left?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this right or left activity, students study a graph with colored shapes on it, then choose either right or left to tell where each shape is located.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Trapezoids: What's Equal or Right About Them?

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Pupils explore the concept of trapezoids.  In this trapezoids instructional activity, learners identify legs and bases of a trapezoid.  Pupils discuss the similarities and differences between isosceles trapezoids and right...
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Plain Figures And Measuring Figures

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the mathematical concept of a sector. They apply the concept to an example problem and then move into a more complex application. They find the area of the side of a cone. This is done as students calculate...
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Graphing Fun

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze objects and make a graphing picture to analyze the data. In this graphing lesson, 1st graders complete an object graph assessment, a picture graph assessment, and a bar graph assessment to analyze their given objects.
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Slope Between Two Points

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students, in groups, plot points on the coordinate plane.
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Shapes

For Teachers All
Pupils identify five basic shapes. They participate in a hands-on activity in which they work with the different shapes. They name the characteristics that accompany each shape.
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Ship Shape

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with, identify, and follow teacher-directed instruction toward understanding two-dimensional geometric shapes found within the environment. Groups of students utilize geoboards to help them explain geometric shapes.
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Polygons All Around Us!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars 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. Young scholars identify different geometric...
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Pythagorean Theorem Proof

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the Pythagorean Theorem. Then they type up a formal paragraph proof of a proof of their choice.
Worksheet
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Patterns

For Students Higher Ed
In this college level algebra worksheet, students examine patterns, formulas that describe the pattern and determine the sum of an infinite pattern.  The one page worksheet contains five questions.  Answers...
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Houses

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use a number of problem solving strategies in this unit of lessons. They determine how to draw and model three-dimensional objects, use co-ordinate systems, determine probability of events, and identify paths of simple...
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Interior Designer for a Day

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders organize a 20 x 17 room with a given set of furniture pieces. Arrangement is to be based on maximum comfort and practicality. This lesson is a good way to teach and reinforce the mathematical concept of area.
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Measuring Angles

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders describe an amount of turn from a particular position to another using the 'circular' benchmarks of 0, ++, ++, ++, and full turn. Estimation language such as 'just about', 'between', 'not quite', 'just over', and similar...
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Tessellations: An Application of Simple Regular Polygons

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify homogeneous tessellations. In this model-based lesson, 10th graders make and identify homogeneous tessellations, both regular and semi-regular.
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"How Many Snails?" by Robert Wells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers represent algebraic patterns in various ways.
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Geo Jammin By Design: The Important Thing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners brainstorm what they know about geometric terms and patterns. They identify symmetry, shapes and congruency. They create a book of symmetry.
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Make-and-Take: Staff Development

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners complete activities to learn a phenomenological approach to polygons. In this polygons lesson plan, students use the materials in the directions to make demonstration models. Learners use a wooden wagon model and liquid to learn...
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Team Puzzles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in co-operative teams of four to complete a puzzle. Each student initially works independently, and then the team jointly puts together the four shapes they have individually made, to complete the puzzle.