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Incenter of a Triangle
Tenth graders find the incenter of a triangle. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders define the way to create an incenter with an angle bisector. They differentiate between incenter and incircle.
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Orthocenter Of a Triangle
Students find the orthocenter of a triangle. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify where the altitudes meet in a triangle. They use Cabri software to explore acute, obtuse and right triangles.
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SAS Similarity Theorem
Learners identify and use the similarity theorem. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between congruent and similar triangles. They solve problems using the computer modifying shapes by dragging.
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Similar Triangles on the Coordinate Plane
Students investigate triangles and their properties. For this geometry lesson, students differentiate between similar and congruent triangles. They use the SSS theorem to help identify the triangles that are similar or congruent.
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Tessellations
Students create tessellations. In this geometry lesson, students use polygons to create different patterns by rotation. They identify the reasons for polygons to create the type of tessellation it does.
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Dream Bedroom Floor Plan
Pupils build and apply concepts of geometry. In this geometry lesson, students create a building using proportions and scale drawings. They use Cabri technology to create a virtual drawing first.
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Exploring Angle Pair Relationships
Young scholars investigate the relationship between angles of triangles. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify properties of right and non-right triangles. They differentiate between vertical and supplementary angles.
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Exploring Angle/Pair Relationships
Students find missing angles and sides of triangles. In this geometry lesson, students create intersecting lines to measure angles. They use Cabri Software to create virtual angles.
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Investigating Trigonometric Ratios Through Similar Right Triangles.
49Students investigate the properties of right triangles. For this geometry lesson, students differentiate between similar and congruent triangles. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing angles and sides.
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Investigating Trigonometric Ratios Through Similar Right Triangles
Pupils identify similar and congruent right triangles. In this geometry lesson, students use trigonometric ratios to identify missing sides and angles of a triangle. They differentiate similar and congruent triangles.
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Creature Design
Fifth graders create mathematical creatures. In this geometry lesson, 5th graders create a creature from regular and irregular geometric shapes. Students review vocabulary and construct an original creature based on a rubric.
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Heron's Formula
Students use Heron's formula to calculate the area of a triangle. In this geometry lesson, students use three different methods to solve the area of a triangle. They find and construct the incentor and angle bisector of a triangle.
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Constructing Perpendiculars
Students construct perpendicular lines. In this geometry lesson, students use a compass and straight edge to do construction. They start from a point to a line.
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Constructing Parallel Lines
Students construct parallel lines using a protractor and a straightedge. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify the properties of parallel lines. They use Cabri to graph and observe the lines.
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Why can't We Use SSA to Prove Triangles Congruent?
Pupils investigate triangles and congruences. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning. They differentiate between similar and congruent triangles.
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Interior and Exterior Angles of Polygons
Students identify interior and exterior angles of polygons. In this geometry instructional activity, students add interior and exterior angles of polygons. They use angle theorems to solve the problems.
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Isosceles Triangles
Students identify the properties of an isosceles triangle. In this geometry instructional activity, students find the midpoint, median and angle bisector of a triangle. They construct angle bisectors and measure missing angles.
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Constructing Midsegments of Triangles
Students construct midsegments. In this geometry lesson plan, students make conjectures and apply properties of triangles to solve problems. They complete an activity on the computer.
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The Minimal Distance Point from the Vertices of a Triangle
Students calculate the distance from the vertex of a triangle to the center. In this geometry activity, students find the shortest distance between a point and the vertex of a triangle. They relate this concept of distance to the real...
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Exploring the Hinge Theorem
Students explore the application of Hinge Theorem. In this geometry lesson plan, students write inequalities, given two sides of a triangle. They solve problems with triangular inequalities using the proper theorem.
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Triangle Side Lengths and Angles Measures
Students identify missing sides and angles. In this geometry lesson, students use triangular theorems to identify the missing sides. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the different ratios of each side.
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Median of a Trapezoid
Students find the median of trapezoids and other polygons. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify important properties of trapezoids. They create trapezoids and polygons using Cabri software.
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Quadrilateral within Quadrilaterals
Students investigate the properties of quadrilaterals. In this geometry instructional activity, students solve problems dealing with construction and designs. They work with quadrilaterals, midpoints and parallelograms.
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Areas of Polygons
Pupils calculate the are of regular polygons. In this geometry lesson, students create polygons on the computer and move it around to create different shapes. They explore the area of different polygons and how they inter-relate.