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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spherical Geometry: A Global Perspective

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate spherical geometry using a globe and an apple. In this spherical geometry lesson plan, students translate Euclidean geometry terms to spherical geometry terms using a globe. They answer 3 questions about spherical...
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Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Euclidean Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the world of Euclidean geometry by understanding euclidean and non-euclidean geometry, the postulates and axioms, and how to apply them while solving problems. Check-out the solved examples for better understanding and try your...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Egg Math: Spherical Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains an experiment that demonstrates how transporting a tangent vector around a closed path on a sphere will cause it to come back twisted. [Requires Java.]
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Spherical Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, a publicly-maintained encyclopedia, provides an explanation of spherical geometry along with a listing of its most important uses.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Spherical Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site provides a brief explanation of the discipline of Spherical Geometry along with many links to spherical geometry topics.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Torus Math: Spherical Geometry Demo

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A java applet on this site illustrates the principles or spherical geometry.