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Length, Perimeter, and Area
Students explore the concepts of length, perimeter, and area. In this math lesson, students use Shape Explorer to practice finding length, perimeter, and area.
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Revise Identifying 2-D Shapes pg 1
The identification of 2-D shapes is the focus of this geometry learning exercise. Students compare figures and match them to their shape name. Students identify eight different shapes.
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Plane Figures
Fifth graders create polygons requested by their teacher. For this polygons lesson, 5th graders watch a video and listen to a song about polygons. Then, students take turns labeling various polygons and practice making polygons.
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Geometry Skills: Solid and Plane Figures
In this geometry skills activity, students respond to 4 questions that require them to examine geometric figures and change them to solid figures and plane figures.
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Fifth graders complete activities to investigate parallel and perpendicular lines. In this plane geometry lesson, 5th graders watch a movie about parallel and perpendicular lines. Students work in pairs to describe and draw the lines in...
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Shape Matching Worksheet
In this geometry worksheet, students draw a line from each geometric shape shown on the left to the matching shape on the right side of the page. They work with plane figures such as a diamond, a square, a circle, and a triangle.
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Shape Matching Worksheet - In Color
In this geometry instructional activity, students draw a line from each of four shape on the left to the matching shape on the right. They match colors and shapes which include a diamond, a circle, a triangle and a square.
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Shape Matching Worksheet - Black and White
In this geometry worksheet, learners draw a line from each geometric shape shown on the left to the matching shape on the right side of the page. They work with plane figures such as a triangle, an oval, a rectangle, and a hexagon.
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Professor Panda's Puzzle of Shapes
In this number puzzle worksheet, 5th graders use multiplication and division to fill in the missing numbers. They examine a key and fill in the shapes with the numbers that make each puzzle true.
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Plane Figures
In this plane figure worksheet, students solve a total of 6 riddle problems related to identifying polygons using given information.
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Sort Plane Figures
In this sorting plane figures worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to identify the figures that follow the sorting rule in 6 problems.
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Shape Identification Worksheet
In this shape identification worksheet, students mark the correct answer to each of 4 multiple choice questions while working on-line. They choose from 4 choices as they identify a square, triangle, circle, and rectangle. They print the...
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Recognize Squares
In this observation of squares worksheet, students identify the square figures. In this coloring worksheet, students identify six squares.
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Match the Shapes To the Names
In this matching shapes to names instructional activity, students identify names of plane figures. In this matching instructional activity, students solve eight problems.
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Finding Areas of Plane Figures
Students compute areas of squares, rectangles, and so on and summarize the formulas for computing areas and explain how the formulas are derived and understand the reasoning behind them.
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Geo-Mat
Students review plane figures by playing a game that resembles "Twister." They listen to directions to locate a large example of the figure which is placed on the floor.
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Geometry: Plane Figures
In this plane figure worksheet, students complete 4 multiple choice questions, determining which solid figure can be traced to make a given plane figure. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Sort Solid Figures
In this solid figures worksheet, students read the word problems about the solid figures and find the figure that follows the rule.
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Plane Figures
In this plane figures worksheet, students answer questions about the plane figures and their sides and corners. Students draw pictures to help them answer the six problems.
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Castles
Students create a scale model to a castle using the dimensions they were given. They calculate the surface areas and volumes of each section of their castle.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Pythagorean Theorem
Use triangles and worksheets to guide the learning of triangles to the discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem.
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Quilt Making [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of the concept of two dimensional shapes and their properties.
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Inside Mathematics: Sorting Shapes [Pdf]
This task challenges a students knowledge of 2-dimensional geometrical shapes to sort shapes and to design a shape that has a given set of attributes.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Mirror, Mirror Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Determine which regular polygons tessellate by using mirrors. Printable lesson.