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Babylonian Square Roots

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students are introduced to a method for finding square roots used by the Babylonian people of Mesopotamia. The method involves dividing and averaging, over and over, to find a more accurate solution with each repeat of the process.
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T-Angling with Words

For Students 10th
In this geometry roots worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 22 various types of problems. First, they match the geometry word roots on the left with their meanings found on the right side. Then, students list as many other geometry...
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Ancient American Art and Geometry

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the relationship between geometry and ancient American art. They see how to recognize geometric properties in specific works and explain how these properties contribute to their meaning and artistic merit.
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Cryptography and Cryptanalysis

For Students 8th
In this cryptography and cryptanalysis worksheet, 8th graders read the explanation and example for codes and ciphers, then answer 2 questions and decipher 2 messages.
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Calculator Tricks: The Golden Prediction

For Teachers 6th
Excite the class with a mathematical trick, a calculator, and a good number sense. They use the directions provided on each slide to make a list of numbers, use their calculator to divide, and find the golden mean. A little history on...
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Mt. San Antonio Collage

Elementary Geometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Your class may believe that geometry is a trial, but they don't know how right they are. A thorough math lesson combines the laws of logic with the laws of geometry. As high schoolers review the work of historical mathematicians and...
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Flying with Pythagoras

For Teachers 7th - 10th
A lengthy narrative about Pythagoras and his students precedes an activity in which your young mathematicians practice using the Pythagorean theorem to solve three problems about flight and distance. Answers are provided. 
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You Can't Go Wrong with a Right Triangle 1

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Fourth and fifth graders study the Pythagorean Theorem and apply it to find the missing side of a right triangle.
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Some Facts about Pi

For Students 10th
In this Pi handout, 10th graders are provided with a brief history of Pi as well as mnemonics they can use to remember the digits of Pi. There are additional links on this page that provide access to more interesting facts about Pi
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Pyrotechnics

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discuss pyrotechnics and what they have noticed about their height and speed. They think about the path which fireworks follow which is a parabola. They follow multiplication patterns to determine the Zero Product Property and...
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Completing the Square Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the origin of the quadratic function. In this algebra lesson, students analyze solving an equation by completing the square. They compare the early methods as compared to our method for solving quadratics.
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University of Virginia

Basic Ideas in Greek Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses some of the mathematical problems addressed by some famous Greek mathematicians, including Zeno, Archimedes, and Eudoxus.
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Platonic Realms: Conic Sections

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A proof to show that the square root of two is an irrational number, followed by a shorter and even more beautiful proof.

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