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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometry: Quadrilateral, Triangle, Parallelogram

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this geometry activity, students decide which characteristic, quadrilateral, triangle, or parallelogram make sets of shapes fall under that same category.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

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.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Creating Tessellations

For Students 10th
In this creating tessellations worksheet, 10th graders solve 2 word problems that include creating various tessellations. First, they explore the various techniques used to form tessellations, including triangles, quadrilaterals,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tri this Angle!

For Teachers 1st
First graders draw and describe various types of polygons. they investigate their own environments for examples of polygons. After reading the book, The Greedy Triangle, they discuss everyday objects that are polygons. They create shape...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 2 Quadrilaterals

For Students 6th - 8th
Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of quadrilaterals. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check...
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Quadrilateral Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-four problems cover the topic of working with quadrilaterals 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
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Cutting Corners

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students will use their knowledge of plane figure attributes to create and view shapes by cutting and rotating shapes to stimulate discussions on names and attributes of various shapes they do not regularly encounter.
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Unit Plan
Math.com

Math.com: Quadrilaterals

For Students 4th - 9th Standards
The lesson investigates types of quadrilaterals. Definitions, examples, and a worksheet are available.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Skateboarding

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca injures her ankle while skateboarding and is confined to her bed. She has trouble reaching a few objects from her bed until her friend gives her a device made up of collapsible...
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Squares

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld provides multiple definitions and formulas for the mathematical term, square.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Investigating Segments in a Quadrilateral

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students use the tools of Cabri Jr to test their knowledge of geometry. They investigate the properties of the shape formed by connecting the midpoints of adjacent sides of a quadrilateral.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Cyclic Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students construct cyclic quadrilaterals and investigate their properties. They determine which quadrilaterals from the quadrilateral hierarchy are cyclic.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Measuring Angles in a Quadrilateral

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, use an interactive, and investigative approach to determining the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral. They use Cabri Jr. to draw, measure, and calculate the characteristics of the angles of quadrilaterals.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Investigating Properties of Kites

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students construct kites and investigate their properties. They also relate the properties to squares and rhombi.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Classifying Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will be sent ordered pairs through lists using the TI-Navigator. These pairs will then be graphed as a line graph and students will classify the shape of the quadrilateral and justify their choice.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Investigating Properties of the Diagonals of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will explore the properties of the diagonals of various quadrilaterals. They will use a quadrilateral hierarchy chart to examine the relationship between the quadrilaterals.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Midsegments of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students will extend their understanding of midsegments by investigating the midsegments of a quadrilateral and the midsegment quadrilateral. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What Quadrilateral Is It?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will algebraically determine what type of quadrilateral that is pictured in the activity center.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Discovering the Quadrilateral Properties

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity will use Cabri Jr. to allow students' the ability to discover all of the properties of each quadrilateral, rather than simply copying them out of a textbook.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Discovering Properties of Parallelograms, Kites & Trapazoids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity allows the teacher to cover the properties of a parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square, kite, and trapezoid in two days (90 min. block scheduling) Using a group setting students discover these properties using the Cabri...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Angle Bisectors and Medians of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students will construct angle bisectors and medians in quadrilaterals and explore the properties that appear to be true for four-sided figures. They may find it necessary to review the definitions and properties of...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Properties of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity focuses on the properties of special quadrilaterals. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring Quadrilaterals With Cabri Jr.

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students can use Cabri Jr. software on their TI-83/84 calculator to connect consecutive midpoints of different quadrilaterals and analyze and determine characteristics of the new quadrilateral formed.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Investigating Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will create a variety of quadrilaterals using the GEOBOARD APP and identify critical attributes.