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Tessellations: Identify Common Shapes That Tessellate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore tessellations. They are shown a selection of shapes. Students identify shapes that tessellate and justify their answer. Students create their own tessellation.
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Tessellations: Use Right Angles To Explain The Tessellation of Objects

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine a selection of shapes and identify which shapes tessellate and why. They design and make a pattern which involves translation, reflection, or rotation. Students describe the features of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional...
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Tessellations: Use Angles To Show That Shapes Will or WIll Not Tessellate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe a selection of shapes. They identify which shapes will tessellate and justify their answer. Students apply the symmetry and angle properties of polygons to create tessellations.
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Which Image Matches the Word?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math instructional activity, students read the name of a geometric figure and analyze the drawings next to it. Students color the image that matches the word.
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Geometry: 3D Objects

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students examine 4 pictures of 3D objects and write the name of each. Students then study 3 pictures and figure the number of faces, edges and vertices on each.
Worksheet
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Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons

For Students 6th - 7th
In this quadrilaterals and other polygons worksheet, students name various polygons and then decide if each polygon is a quadrilateral. Students also decide is certain polygons regular or irregular.
Worksheet
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Hands On: Explore Perimeter

For Students 5th - 6th
In this perimeter word problems worksheet, students enhance their understanding of perimeter by solve the six word problems.
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Tessellations: An Application of Simple Regular Polygons

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify homogeneous tessellations. In this model-based lesson, 10th graders make and identify homogeneous tessellations, both regular and semi-regular.
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Finding the Missing Letters and Sequencing

For Teachers K
Pupils discover missing letters of the alphabet. In this letter recognition lesson, students identify the missing letters in a short alphabet sequence. Pupils complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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Compare Shapes

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comparing shapes worksheet, students use a word box to help fill in blanks in sentences, comparing and contrasting various shapes.
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How Many?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this measurement worksheet, students complete a 12 question multiple choice online interactive assessment about standard modern and ancient measurement.
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Meet the Polygon Family

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate regular polygons. In this regular polygon lesson, 4th graders explore the attributes of different polygons. Students work in groups to complete a KWL chart regarding polygons.
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Polygons Defined

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore polygons. In this polygon lesson, 4th graders sort polygons according to their properties. Students discover the connection between polygons and the Greek language.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Octagon

For Students 9th - 10th
A complex look at the octagon, which is an eight-sided polygon, from Mathworld.com.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Octagon (8 Gon)

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete reference guide to octagons. It provides a definition, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Building a Tile Pattern by Reflecting Octagons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task applies reflections to a regular octagon to construct a pattern of four octagons enclosing a quadrilateral. The focus of the task is on using the properties of reflections to deduce that the quadrilateral is actually a square....
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Origami Regular Octagon

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After successive folds of a piece of origami paper, a student must explain why the shape made is a regular octagon. Aligns with G-CO.A.3 and G-CO.D.12.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Tile Patterns I: Octagons and Squares

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders are presented with a tile pattern showing an apparent square surrounded by four octagons. They are asked to answer a question about congruency and angle measurements, as well as prove that the interior shape is really a...
Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Octagon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives the general definition of a octagon with examples of regular convex and irregular concave octagons. The site has links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check...
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Other

Ic Teachers: Shapes: Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th
The properties of the four different types of polygons--pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, and octagons--are discussed here. Some practice questions are also given to test your knowledge.
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TES Global

Tes: Maths and Islamic Art & Design

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of design and shape templates from the Maths and Islamic Art & Design sections of the Victoria and Albert Museum. It provides the following templates: Islamic circular grid,...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Octagon

For Students 9th - 10th
This picture shows a simple outline of an octagon, a shape featuring eight sides.
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Eternal Egypt: Octagonal Box

For Students 9th - 10th
An octagonal box that was used to hold various materials, most probably those that could easily evaporate, for the lid can be closed tightly. The box, which has a lid, has four handles; one on each of four alternate sides of the octagon.
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A View on Cities: San Francisco: Octagon House

For Students 9th - 10th
Octagon House (San Francisco)

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