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Measuring the Area of Polygons

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use pattern blocks to explore areas of polygons. They explain that the answers to the area of the same polygon vary according to the units of measurement used. They visualize how different units of measurement can be used...
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An Introduction to Angles

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify and create angles. In this angle measurement lesson, students use sticks to make models of angles, then measure and name each angle.
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Area and Perimeter

For Students 10th
In this area and perimeter worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 18 various types of geometry problems. First, they find the area of a figure shown with consecutive sides perpendicular. Then, students find the area and perimeter of...
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Congruent Chords, Parallel chords and Perpendicular Chords

For Students 10th - 11th
In this geometry activity, students solve problems about congruent, parallel, and perpendicular chords and bisectors.  There are 9 problems with an answer key.
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Angle Measures

For Students 10th
In this angle measures worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 6 different types of problems. First, they find the coordinates of each angle given. Then, students determine if the angles are complementary or supplementary. They also...
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Challenge: Skills and Applications Lesson 3.3

For Students 9th - 12th
In this angle measures worksheet, students solve 9 short answer problems. Students find values for x and y given two parallel lines cut by a transversal. Students use alternate interior, supplementary, and exterior angles to find x and y.
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Volume and Surface Area

For Students 10th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 10 different word problems that include measuring various solids and cylinders. First, they determine the surface area of a cube and the edge of it. Then,...
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Volume and Surface Area

For Students 10th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 12 different types of problems. First, they find the volume of an isosceles trapezoid. Then, students find the volume and total surface area of a sphere. They...
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Rectangles and Trapezoids in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners determine the missing vertices of quadrilaterals. In this rectangles and trapezoids lesson plan, students examine the characteristics of quadrilaterals. They identify the missing vertices of a quadrilateral on a coordinate plane.
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Area and Perimeter of Compound Shapes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this geometry worksheet, students find the area and perimeter of 6 different compound shapes containing squares, rectangles, triangles, and half circles. 
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Analyzing 3-D Shapes and 2-D Representations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students can analyze 3-D objects better with actual physical models and by also drawing 2-D representations of them.
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Solve for Unknown Angles—Angles in a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Assist your class with each angle of geometry as they use exterior angles to form linear pairs with adjacent interior angles. They cover multiple vocabulary terms and work practice problems, complete with justifications, before...
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How Do Dilations Map Angles?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The key to understanding is making connections. Scholars explore angle dilations using properties of parallel lines. At completion, pupils prove that angles of a dilation preserve their original measure. 
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Similar Triangles in Circle-Secant (or Circle-Secant-Tangent) Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
First angle measures, now segment lengths. High schoolers first measure segments formed by secants that intersect interior to a circle, secants that intersect exterior to a circle, and a secant and a tangent that intersect exterior to a...
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End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 7 Mathematics Module 6

For Students 7th Standards
Determine the level of understanding within your classes using a summative assessment. As the final lesson in a 29-part module, the goal is to assess the topics addressed during the unit. Concepts range from linear angle relationships,...
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Unknown Angle Proofs—Proofs with Constructions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Provide your emerging mathematicians with the tools to learn as they incorporate auxiliary lines to solve unknown angle proofs in this continuing segment. They decipher information from a diagram to uncover the missing pieces and...
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The Inscribed Angle Alternate – A Tangent Angle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You know the Inscribed Angle Theorem and you know about tangent lines; now let's consider them together! Learners first explore angle measures when one of the rays of the angle is a tangent to a circle. They then apply their...
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Triangle Congruency Proofs (part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Can they put it all together? Ninth graders apply what they know about proofs and triangle congruence to complete these proofs. These proofs go beyond the basic triangle congruence proofs and use various properties, theorems, and...
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Making Scale Drawings Using the Ratio Method

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Is that drawn to scale? Capture the artistry of geometry using the ratio method to create dilations. Mathematicians use a center and ratio to create a scaled drawing. They then use a ruler and protractor to verify measurements. 
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Using Trigonometry to Find Side Lengths of an Acute Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Not all triangles are right! Pupils learn to tackle non-right triangles using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines. After using the two laws, they then apply them to word problems. 
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Proving the Area of a Disk

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using a similar process from the first lesson in the series of finding area approximations, a measurement resource develops the proof of the area of a circle. The problem set contains a derivation of the proof of the circumference...
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The Scaling Principle for Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
As they investigate scaling figures and calculate the resulting areas, groups determine the area of similar figures. They continue to investigate the results when the vertical and horizontal scales are not equal. 
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The Greedy Triangle-Intro to Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
 In this geometry lesson, learners read The Greedy Triangle and use geoboards to construct geometric shapes. They identify the number of sides and angles each shape has.
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Prove the Pythagorean Theorem Using Similarity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Amaze your classes with the ability to find side lengths of triangles immediately — they'll all want to know your trick! Learners use the Pythagorean Theorem and special right triangle relationships to find missing side lengths.

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