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The Represented World: Communication—Packaging

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Challenge your classes to design and market a new product. Collaborative groups use geometry skills to create packaging for their products. Finally, they plan a marketing strategy to present to a marketing specialist.
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Elements and Polarity

For Students 9th - 12th
Take a look at some molecules that are so cool, they're polar! Scholars examine the effect polarity has on a molecule's shape and charge. Change up the view and choose between an opaque or transparent molecular surface, complete with...
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Circles 1, 2, 3, 4

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here is a way to help your charges identify circles and spheres. In this shapes geometry and technology lesson, students identify and draw circles and explain the related attributes. They recognize circles and spheres while exploring...
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Spacemobiles

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Aspiring astronauts construct a space vehicle using cylinders, cones, spheres, and rectangular prisms. This is an engaging method of learning about three-dimensional shapes. Note that the word cylinder is constantly misspelled in the...
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Classifying Geometric Figures

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize and classify geometric figures. For this geometry lesson, 4th graders read the books Shape Up and The Greedy Triangle and prepare a short report on the shapes mentioned in the text. Students compare the...
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A Cone and Its Net

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Create and investigate nets for solid shapes with your class. They identify the different parts and faces of each polygon and solid then calculate the surface area and volume of cones. They use circle sectors of varying sizes to build...
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3-D Figures Part 1

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers explore 3-D shapes. They transition from thinking of shapes as only 2-D. Pupils read Cinderella as a launching activity for their upcoming adventure, and explore a new world of 3-D shapes in this introductory lesson.
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Area and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use this geometry review worksheet to have learners complete nine problems involving transformations, area, volume, and unit conversions. They answer one multiple choice question on estimating lengths.
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Measure: Bearings and Scale Drawings

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils practice drawing geometric figures. In this geometry lesson, learners complete an activity that requires them to draw angles and shapes to the nearest degree.
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World's Fair Quilt Pattern

For Students 7th
In this quilt patterns worksheet, 7th graders identify and complete 6 different problems that include various patterns using shapes. First, they fill the square with the polygons listed on the left as stated. Then, students use...
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Complexity Madness

For Teachers 5th
After introducing the concept and formula for finding the area of a square, try this instructional activity. Fifth graders will use their prior knowledge to break apart various shapes in order to determine area. This instructional...
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Shapes...the Beginning of Geometry

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify and name basic shapes and points. In this elementary geometry lesson plan, students use printable cut outs to name circles, triangles, and squares before playing a game with them. They play a game of "Pin the Tail on...
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Plotting Coordinates

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geometry skills instructional activity, students plot the listed coordinates on the provided graphs in order to identify the appropriate shapes.
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Side Lengths of Similar Shapes

For Students 7th - 10th
In this geometry skills worksheet, students examine 4 pairs of similar shapes and use their problem solving skills and the information provided to calculate the length of segments.
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Identify Different Types of Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this geometry worksheet, students identify different kinds of triangles. Students are given four triangles with their measurements and are to determine which triangle it is by choosing from six different kinds.
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Congruent Figures

For Students 4th
In this problem solving learning exercise, 4th graders study 4 lines of shapes. Students determine which multiple choice shape on the right is congruent to the one on the left of the straight line.
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Identifying Three-Dimensional Figures (5)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this shape recognition worksheet, students study the various 3 dimensional figures and identify each one. Students label the 10 figures.
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Fractal and the Dragon Curve

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore Fractal designs. In this geometry lesson, students observe the different polygons created in nature and relate it to math. They define polygons on planes and rotate polygons about a point.
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Left-Middle-Right

For Students K - 2nd
In this shape recognition worksheet, students respond to 3 questions that require them to record the name of the shapes located on the right, the left, and in the middle.
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How to Classify Quadrilaterals

For Students 3rd
In this how to classify quadrilaterals worksheet, 3rd graders choose words to describe 3 quadrilaterals and to complete 3 sentences about the shapes.
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Similar and Congruent

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this shapes learning exercise, students decide if the given shapes are similar, congruent, or neither. Students complete 4 problems.
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Parts of a Circle

For Students 7th - 9th
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students respond to questions that require them to identify chords, radii, diameters and centers of 4 circles.
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Angles and Lines: Calculate What Is Missing

For Students 6th
For this angles and lines:  calculate what is missing worksheet, 6th graders look at four geometric shapes with some information given about angles and lines and calculate the measurements that are missing.
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Reflections (4)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this reflections activity, middle schoolers reflect three sided and four sided shapes across a graph. Students complete 6 reflection problems.

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