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Side Splitter Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate the side splitter theorem. In this geometry instructional activity, students estimate and solve problems dealing with ratios and proportions. They identify angles created by lines that are parallel.
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Corresponding Sides and Angles of Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars differentiate between corresponding sides ad angles of two triangles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the differences as well as the similarities between two triangles. They differentiate between similar and...
Worksheet
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Lengths, Areas and Shapes - Week 9

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this lengths, areas and shapes worksheet, students explore overlapping and non-overlapping patterns. They identify the number of objects in a pattern, determine how the pattern may be folded to create additional patterns, and...
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Integers on a Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Boogie fever! Explore the concept of integers on coordinate plane. For this integers on a coordinate plane lesson, students graph rational numbers on the coordinate plane and identify coordinates of a point. Students perform a line dance...
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Larva and Adult Antlion Body Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the major body segments of antlions. Through the use of diagram worksheets, students label the various body parts of the antlion. They review the life cycle of antlions from the larva stage to adult. Several activities...
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Magellan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the route of Magellan's voyage. In this map skills lesson, students use a globe to identify various coordinates where Magellan traveled.
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Power of a Point

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems by finding the radius or diameter. In this geometry lesson, students identify the tangent line of a circle and use properties of circles to find the radius. They relate circles to the real world.
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Polygons

For Students 10th
For this polygons worksheet, 10th graders identify and define both a polygon and a convex polygon and then, they apply two theorems that involve the interior and exterior angles of a convex polygon. First, they find the sum of the...
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Distance and Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners calculate the distance using the distance formula. In this geometry lesson, students identify the distance a taxi cab travels. They relate distance to functions and relate it to the real world.
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N Equal Parts by Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with straight edges and compasses to divide lengths into equal parts. They identify different fractions of the total length.
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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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Investigating the properties of a circle

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students use wax paper to look at different properties of circles such as chords, tangent lines, inscribed angles, and inscribed angles in a semi-circle, as well as finding the center of the circle, and use GSP to investigate cyclic...
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Spatial Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the geometry concept of spatial relationships. They draw a replica of a cube. Students list the planes on the cube and go into further depth with identifying the parallel line in segments of the cube. The...
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Vocabulary Review and Map Skills

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, when given the name of a community, identify a food, a craft, a custom, language and music, unique to that community 100% of the time. They find similarities and differences between this community and their own in four...
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Intro to Geometry

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify a polygon and classify them using congruent sides and number of edges and vertices. Students transform two dimensional objects into three dimensional objects.
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Our Tangible World is Full of Dimensions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore characteristics of two and three-dimensional figures. They observe the teacher demonstrate the faces, edges, vertices and names of specific figures. In groups, 6th graders examine and describe given figures. ...
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Geometric Glossary

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use drawing and paint tools to identify, draw and state several geometric terms.
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Visual Arts: Using Imagery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students extend the colors, shapes, textures and lines of an unknown composition to create perspective in their drawings. Using oil pastels, they work in pairs to create a long continuous artwork of imagery inspired by sailing vessels...
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Math: A Geometric Neighborhood

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, as a final project, draw a picture of their ideal neighborhood on a sunny day. In addition to the sun, their drawings include homes, trees, streets, and selected objects. Each object in their drawing has a written description...
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SuperShapes, Part 1; "Tri"ing Triangles

For Teachers 5th - 6th
An outstanding lesson on triangles awaits your math scholars. Learners focus on the triangle, which is the strongest of all polygons. They see the role that triangles play in the design of buildings, and learn about triangle...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 6: Congruence, Construction, and Proof

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Trace the links between a variety of math concepts in this far-reaching unit. Ideas that seem very different on the outset (like the distance formula and rigid transformations) come together in very natural and logical ways. This...
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Circles, Chords, Diameters, and Their Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A diameter is the longest chord possible, but that's not the only relationship between chords and diameters! Young geometry pupils construct perpendicular bisectors of chords to develop a conjecture about the relationships between chords...
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Slope, Vectors, and Wind Pressure

For Teachers 9th - 11th
A hands-on lesson using the TI-CBR Motion Detector to provide information to graph and analyze. The class uses this information to calculate the slope of motion graphs and differentiate scalar and vector quantities. There is a real-world...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 2: Congruence, Construction and Proof

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Construct yourself a winning geometry unit. A set of lessons introduces geometry scholars to constructions and proofs with compasses and straightedges. It also covers triangle congruence through transformations. This is the second of...