TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Lego Introduction to Graphing
Students use a LEGO ball shooter to demonstrate and analyze the motion of a projectile through use of a line graph. This activity involves using a method of data organization and trend observation with respect to dynamic experimentation...
Learning Wave Communications
Learning Wave: Algebra, Section 2
The basic concepts of graphing are covered on this site, including points, slopes, equations of lines, and y-intercept. A quick discussion on the Pythagorean Theorem is also concluded. Several practice and application problems are...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Perpendicularity
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart looks at perpendicularity. There are two student activities, one with constructing perpendicular lines (student worksheet attached) and the other is the coordinate plane.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Introduction to Geometry
These LearningCheck documents review basic geometric vocabulary, including transformations. It includes questions about the relationship between points lines and planes.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Geometry Vocabulary Resources
A list of geometry definitions and a matching activity.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Plano Cartesino
Interactive activities that will help you plot points on the Cartesian Coordinate Plane.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Basic Geometric Definitions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students identify points, rays, lines, and line segments. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Midpoint Formula
Find the midpoint of a segment on the coordinate plane, or find the endpoint of a segment given one point and the midpoint. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Gpe, G Srt Finding Triangle Coordinates
Given a picture of a triangle on a coordinate grid, young scholars are asked to find the coordinates of points which divide line segments in a given ratio. Aligns with G-GPE.B.6 and G-SRT.B.5.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Transmographer 2
Build your own polygon and transform it in the Cartesian coordinate system. Experiment with reflections across any line, rotations about any point, and translations in any direction.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Geometry: Measure and Classify an Angle
Explains the terms and symbols used to discuss line angles, what an angle is, and the types of angles. Includes short video lesson demonstrating how to use a protractor to measure an angle. [0:57]
University of South Florida
Fcat: Reflection: Teacher Notes
Students use the coordinate plane to investigate how reflections affect geometric shapes. Can be used by the student, but is also a great lesson plan idea for teachers.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Isosceles Triangles
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given an Isosceles triangle and are asked to move the point on the line segment to explore how the angle measure changes. Click learn more to watch a video demonstration and click challenge...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Graphing Activities
Eighteen different graphing activities will teach students how to plot points, draw lines, compare graphs, and problem solve.
Math.com
Math.com: Coordinate Geometry
The lesson investigates coordinate geometry. Definitions, examples, and a worksheet are available.
BBC
Bb Ci: Exponential Graphs (Higher)
Exponential graphs increase rapidly in the Y direction and will never fall below the X -axis, thus forming a curve.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Geometry Fundamental Statements
Provides examples and a video lesson that introduce fundamental statements of geometry.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Analytic Geometry: Polar Coordinates
This site from The Math Forum provides great information on polar coordinates. You can access this information either by clicking on the coordinates link or just scrolling down, it is the first one listed on the page. Includes several...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Basic Geometry Vocabulary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to geometry vocabulary and elementary geometric figures. Activities ask students to match vocabulary and definitions and label figures. Assessment questions follow.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Make an Alien Mask Using Ordered Pairs
This website gives you the ordered pairs you need to make an Alien mask using graph paper.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Make a Dinosaur Using Ordered Pairs
This website gives you the ordered pairs you need to make a Diplodocus dinosaur using graph paper.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Make a T Rex Dinosaur Using Ordered Pairs
This math tutorial on ordered pairs has students make a T-Rex dinosaur using graph paper.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Can You Resist This?
This lab demonstrates Ohm's law as students set up simple circuits each composed of a battery, lamp and resistor. Students calculate the current flowing through the circuits they create by solving linear equations. After solving for the...