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Identifying Faces, Edges, and Vertices

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine faces, edges, and vertices. In this geometry lesson, 4th graders participate in classroom activities that require them to compare geometric shapes, figures, and models.
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Congruence, Proof, and Constructions

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
This amazingly extensive unit covers a wealth of geometric ground, ranging from constructions to angle properties, triangle theorems, rigid transformations, and fundamentals of formal proofs.  Each of the almost-forty lessons...
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Getting It Right! An Investigation of the Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners construct a variety of right triangles using a right-angled set square, cutting corners from pieces of paper or cardboard, and using dynamic geometry software. They measure the sides of these various right triangles and record...
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The Fun Polygon

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Junior geometers use hands-on manipulatives to explore and describe the properties and attributes of a fundamental polygon, the triangle. They learn different kinds of angles and their measurements. This well-written lesson plan provides...
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New-tritional Info

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Burning off a Big Mac® doesn't seem like a big feat until you calculate the minutes of exercise necessary to break even. Young mathematicians look at different menu items in relation to different body weights and exercises to calculate...
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Word Problems: Geometry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students solve word problems by using basic geometry. In this geometry instructional activity, students use geometric formulas to find the perimeter, area, and volume of objects. Students complete a worksheet.
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Wallpaper and Tessellations

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners learn about and make tessellations.  In this geometry instructional activity, students watch a video about wallpaper tessellations and use a handout to learn about tessellations. Learners make an irregular...
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Mira, Mira on the Wall: Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate and perform reflections and symmetry. In this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast the relationship between reflections and symmetries.
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Investigating Tessellations in 2 Dimensions

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students analyze tessellations.  In this geometry instructional activity, students discover which shapes can or cannot be used to create a tessellation.  Students watch a video, then create their own tessellations.
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Shapes of Africa

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn the names of geometric shapes and about African cultures. In this geometry and culture instructional activity, 1st graders describe real world objects and learn to name them with geometric terms such as square,...
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Cockroach Slope

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify the slope of linear functions. For this slope lesson, students collect data and graph it. They write equations with no more than two variables and use technology to explain their data.
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Gravity, Angles, and Measurement

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students relate math to real life scenarios. In this geometry lesson, students launch a ball tracking each launch using a graph. They analyze their data for speed, angles and distance, trying to improve on each launch.
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Trajectory Perplexity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate measuring angles correctly through projectiles. In this geometry lesson, students launch a projectile to investigate the importance of how to measure an angle correctly and to explore trajectory. They collect...
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Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders plot points on a coordinate plane. In this geometry lesson plan, 10th graders identify the different quadrants, plots points on a number line and coordinate plane and solve for the midpoint of line segments.
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Geometry of Exploration: Eyes Over Mars

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research how engineers and scientists generate linear and angular measurements with geometry to survey the Earth and Mars. They assess how geometric shapes affect navigation. A surveyor comes to the classroom and explains how he...
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Connecting the Dots? Geometry and Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the connection between geometry and architecture. In this geometry and architecture lesson, students view a video which details a geometry class design project. Students then use the Internet in a scavenger hunt to find...
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Risk Assessment and Geometry

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the concept of risk analysis as it relates to geometry. In this spatial relationship lesson, 10th graders are provided a set of coordinates to analyze a piece of land described. Students write a description that...
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Geometry Review Quiz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct a review that is done right before having a geometry quiz. They cover major topics that are part of the assessment. They use review cards as notes to pass to one another to reinforce the concepts before putting them away...
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Challenge: Skills and Applications Lesson 1.7

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry activity, students find the circumference of a circle. They find the perimeter and area using the correct formula. There are 8 questions.
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Challenge: Skills and Applications Lesson 2.3

For Students 10th
In this geometry instructional activity, 10th graders solve logic puzzles.  The one page instructional activity contains three questions.  Answers are not included. 
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Challenge: Skills and Applications Lesson 3.4

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry learning exercise, students identify the missing angles formed by parallel lines and a transversal. They differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. There are four questions.
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Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Shapes

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes. In this geometry lesson, 1st graders examine the attributes of 2 -dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes. They also create the shapes as they build models. This lesson...
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Review of Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners 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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Shape Lessons That Connect

For Teachers K - 3rd
Shape lessons provide a way for students to learn about art, science, and math.

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