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Illustrative Mathematics

A Midpoint Miracle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young geometers develop one of the fundamental properties of quadrilaterals (connecting side midpoints gives a parallelogram) in this short but thought-provoking exercise. Using a combination of hands-on techniques and abstract algebraic...
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Curated OER

Right Triangles

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners classify triangles and make connections regarding angle measurements and attributes of acute, right, and obtuse triangles. They listen to teacher define and explain triangles. Everyone imagines a place where a broken wing for a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Finding Unknown Angles

For Students 10th
In this finding unknown angles worksheet, 10th graders find each numbered angle's measure for 20 different angles shown in the diagrams. They calculate the size of an angle when the other two angles are known to equal 180 degrees. Then,...
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Curated OER

Forty Mental Math Angle Problems

For Students 10th - 11th
In this angle learning exercise, students answer forty mental math questions divided into four problem sets.  These problems require students to remember angle facts and so simple calculations mentally.
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Curated OER

Lines, Rays, and Angles

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read "Pigs on the Ball" by Amy Axelrod and discuss the geometry concepts presented in the book. They use Twizzler sticks and pipe cleaners to represent lines, rays and angles.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of a Parallelogram

For Students 10th
In this area of a parallelogram worksheet, 10th graders determine the measurement of 10 different parallelograms illustrated. First, they multiply the base of the parallelogram times its height to determine the area. Then, students...
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Curated OER

Geometry Angles

For Students 10th
In this geometry angles worksheet, 10th graders find and solve 22 problems related to determining the measure of various angles. First, they determine the measure of each angle in the first figure if lines p and q are parallel. Then,...
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Mt. San Antonio Collage

Properties of a Parallelogram

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
More than just a worksheet, the resource provides a thorough guide to navigate through the land of parallelograms. Filled with definitions and theorems, the resource supports learners through problems such as proofs and finding missing...
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Curated OER

Transversals

For Students 7th - 8th
In this transversal instructional activity, students identify the transversal in given diagrams. This one-page instructional activity contains ten identification problems.
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Curated OER

Contructions and Conjectures

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students make constructions and conjectures. In this geometry instructional activity, students construct right, acute and obtuse angles using a straight edge and a protractor. They investigate parallel lines and the angles formed by the...
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Curated OER

PRE ALGEBRA

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders find missing angles of triangles, quadrilaterals and angles formed by parallel lines cut by a transversal. They use area formulas to find the area of a figure; find the complement and supplement of a given angle; and know...
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Key Curriculum Press

Properties of Special Parallelograms

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Rhombuses, rectangles and squares are have special properties. In this lesson, young geometers investigate and make conjectures about diagonals, angles, and parallel lines of parallelograms. 
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Curated OER

Tessellations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn and review basic geometric terms, definitions, and theory, including regular polygons, lines, angles, points, etc. They make a tessellating stamp and create a repeating work of art.
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Curated OER

Measurement

For Students 7th - 9th
In this measurement worksheet, students find the value of complementary and supplementary angles. They identify angles, parallel lines, and find the angle measurement of missing angles in a triangle. This one-page worksheet contains 10...
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Curated OER

Corresponding Sides and Angles of Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students differentiate between corresponding sides ad angles of two triangles. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the differences as well as the similarities between two triangles. They differentiate between similar and...
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Curated OER

Challenge: Skills and Applications Lesson 3.4

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, learners identify the missing angles formed by parallel lines and a transversal. They differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. There are four questions.
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Curated OER

Review of Geometry I

For Students 7th - 10th
In this review learning exercise, students identify the characteristics of intersecting and parallel lines  They explore vertical, supplementary, alternate interior, alternate exterior  and corresponding angles.  This...
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Curated OER

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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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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Inside Mathematics

Circles in Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Challenge the class with inscribed circles in triangles. The assessment task requests class members use their knowledge of circles and right triangles to prove two triangles are congruent. They go on to utilize their knowledge of...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Connecting Algebra and Geometry Through Coordinates

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This unit on connecting algebra and geometry covers a number of topics including worksheets on the distance formula, finding the perimeter and area of polynomials, the slope formula, parallel and perpendicular lines, parallelograms,...
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Curated OER

Quick Graphs of Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Graph equations of lines using the slope-intercept method or by plotting both x and y intercepts. Determine if two lines are parallel or perpendicular by comparing their slopes. This handout includes step-by-step directions and four...
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Illustrative Mathematics

What Shape Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Sharpen your pencil and grab a ruler, it's time to draw some quadrilaterals! Given the definition of a parallelogram, rectangle, and rhombus, learners draw examples and nonexamples of each figure. The three definitions are...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Investigating Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Let your use of the resource be in proportion to its usefulness. Pupils investigate similar triangles by measuring side lengths and considering given angle measures. The results of the investigation help develop generalizations about...