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Curated OER

Eye From the Sky

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept of aerial perspective and scale. Students will use satellite technology to view their neighborhoods and sketch the area surrounding their schools. They will take part in a neighborhood walk to view...
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Curated OER

Pass It On

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in a class activity that helps them learn some geometric terms along with their definitions. They describe relationships between two and three-dimensional shapes and analyze attributes and properties of...
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Curated OER

Measuring The Earth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use their geometry and trigonometry skills to determine the distance between their school and another school.
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Curated OER

N Equal Parts by Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers experiment with straight edges and compasses to divide lengths into equal parts. They identify different fractions of the total length.
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Curated OER

Investigating the Idea of Tan

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use tan to solve problems involving right-angled triangles. They solve equations of the form tan(8) =a, for a between 180 degrees and 360 degrees. They state the value of tan (8) in special cases.
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Curated OER

Define Geometry Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The Common Core is intended to help all children meet high academic standards. Here is a Common Core designed lesson that is intended for learners with communication or language difficulties. The lesson is written in a narrative style...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Coordinate Geometry

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Where do the coordinates lead? As children brainstorm ways to find the location of different buildings, they learn about coordinate points and how to use them to locate areas on a grid or map. They practice using ordered pairs by playing...
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Curated OER

Exploring Indiana's Natural Resources

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a variety of activities as they study the European exploration of the Midwest, focusing on Indiana. They map the path explorers took, comparing the British with the French. They research why the explorers stopped...
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Curated OER

Positive Perspectives Posters

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a poster using one-point visual perspective. After exploring several examples of one-point perspective, 6th graders create a drawing around the theme of school community. Posters are illustrated and installed...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lines and Angles: Targeted Math Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify and apply the properties of lines and angles and understand the concept of parallel, perpendicular, complementary and supplementary angles, vertical angles, and parallel lines...
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Other

Nearpod: An Introduction to Angles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will learn important definitions about angles relationships an use those facts to solve equations.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Perspective Drawing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students use line segments, angles, and parallel and perpendicular lines in order to create a one point perspective drawing.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Srt Joining Two Midpoints of Sides of a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students must prove that angles and triangles are congruent and that a parallel line passes through the midpoints of two sides of the larger triangle. Aligns with G-SRT.B.4.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe.5 Triangles Inscribed in Circle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students use ideas about linear functions to determine when certain angles are right angles. They use the fact that two lines (if not vertical or horizontal) are perpendicular when their slopes are inverse reciprocals, as...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe a Midpoint Miracle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students are asked to draw a quadrilateral so that no two sides are congruent, no two angles are congruent, and no two sides are parallel. The task gives students the opportunity to prove that if we join the midpoints of a...