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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Triangles Side by Side

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This comprehensive web lesson describes how to classify triangles by their angle and side measurements. It provides real-world examples and exercises for students to practice the skill.
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Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Leaning Ladders

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use your right triangle solving skills to solve this ladders in a hole problem.
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Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Right Triangle Equal Parts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A geometry proof problem involving a right triangle and finding angles of equal measure.
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Activity
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Saskatchewan's Department of Mathematics and Statistics provides high school students with online tutorials and exercises on what they deem some of the most important topics in geometry: Triangles, and Circles and Other...
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Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Right Angle Reasoning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A geometry problem for students to use their mathematical reasoning skills to explain a right triangle property.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes the Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students answer multiple choice questions about the Pythagorean Theorem. The questions questions are self-checking and hints are provided.
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Proof Without Words: Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Students use this computer applet to visualize the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Right Triangles and Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-five problems cover the topic of right triangles and trigonometry in different settings. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Trigonometry via Mobile Device

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the relationships between angles and side lengths in right triangles with the help of materials found in the classroom and a mobile device.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Handheld Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In addition to understanding the concept of similar right triangles and how they apply to trigonometric ratios, students explore a clinometer app, and discover how it can be used to test the mathematics underpinning trigonometry.
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Lesson Plan
Crayola

Crayola: Exploring Triangles.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here's a great geometry activity to display students' knowledge of the different types of triangles. Provides resources and adaptations to supplement this lesson. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com....
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Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Triangle Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the geometric definitions of triangles, focusing upon equilateral, isosceles, right, and scalene with detailed drawings and appropriate formulas for each. This site has links to more information on triangles.
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Lesson Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Angles and Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
On this site a viewer can learn about the different types of triangles, and categorized by either angles or sides. Tutorials are also included for interior and exterior angles of triangles. A teacher resource page includes a lesson plan...
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Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Special Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of lessons, practice activities, and a teacher resource that will aid your exploration and understanding of special right triangles.
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Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Geometry Vocabulary Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of geometry definitions and a matching activity.
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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Geometry: Triangles and Trigonometry: Properties of Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the properties of triangles, a closed shape that has three sides, three vertices, and and three internal angles. There are different types of triangles such as a right triangle, obtuse, and acute based on the...
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Unit Plan
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Recommended Investigations of the Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the qualities of a triangle with these seventeen word problems. Many include ways to extend the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Geoboard Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Math Forum provides a set of links to sites that are related to geoboard activities. There are several great links to lessons using geoboards. The links provide insight into how to use them, including how to perform various measurements...
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Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Right Angled Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore and learn about the features and properties of a right triangle in this lesson. Includes examples and practice questions.
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Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Altitude of a Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the world of the altitude of a triangle in this mini-lesson including its definition, altitudes in different types of triangles, formulae, some solved examples, and a few interactive questions for you to test your understanding.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Zona Land: Trigonometry, Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information on sine, cosine, and tangent. Lengths of the sides are discussed and many diagrams/tables are shown.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Zona Land: Right Triangle Solver 1

For Students 9th - 10th
A java applet that will solve a right triangle when you provide information for angle D and its opposite side d.
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Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Types of Triangles Based on Angles

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Students can practice classifying triangles based on angle measurements through a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
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Activity
Rice University

Rice University: Geometry Online: Impossible Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has an activity that displays several impossible triangles. The rules for triangles are also displayed. The student has to determine which rule has been violated for each impossible triangle.