Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Triangles Side by Side
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.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 2 Triangles
Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of a variety of triangle topics. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page...
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
University of Saskatchewan: Trigonometric Identities
The University of Saskatchewan provides an explanation of trigonometric identities, including the reciprocal identities, the addition and subtraction formulas with sine and cosine, and the double angle formulas. There are links to...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: You've Got Triangles!
Students learn about trigonometry, geometry and measurements while participating in a hands-on interaction with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT technology. First they review fundamental geometrical and trigonometric concepts. Then, they estimate the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Launch Into Learning: Catapults!
Students learn about catapults, including the science and math concepts behind them, as they prepare for the associated activity in which they design, build and test their own catapults. They learn about force, accuracy, precision and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Triangles & Trusses
Students learn about the fundamental strength of different shapes, illustrating why structural engineers continue to use the triangle as the structural shape of choice. Examples from everyday life are introduced to show how this shape is...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Using the Pythagorean Theorem
The student will use triangle relationships to prove the Pythagorean Theorem and solve problems.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
This interactive site offers students resource for learning about composers, their works, the logistics of orchestra seating, the functions of different instruments, and the like.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Shape Stretch
This module features a lesson plan for shapes. Teachers of thie lesson will engage their students in a game that requires the use of balance, movement, and "shape" mathematical concepts.
Crayola
Crayola: Exploring Triangles.
Here's a great geometry activity to display students' knowledge of the different types of triangles. Provides resources and adaptations to supplement this lesson plan. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com....
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Shapes
This resource provides a practice geometry quiz for students to use.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Triangles
This site provides detailed overviews of many of the concepts and theorems associated with triangles. Content focuses on general triangles, cevians, triangle centers, triangle circles, and triangle lines.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Triangle Formulas
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.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Know and Learn: Spot the Shapes
A book about the shapes around us. Includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Making Patterns
Explore the literature connections, online activity, pencil and paper activity, and the manipulative investigation of patterns and geometric shapes on this page!
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Recommended Investigations of the Triangle
Investigate the qualities of a triangle with these seventeen word problems. Many include ways to extend the lesson.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Music: 2 D Shapes
Kyan is an African villager. Can you help him name and define different parts of shapes?
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Group of Pyramids: 2 D Shapes
Abeni works at the pyramids. Visit her and find out more about circles and triangles.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Triangles
Get independent practice working with triangles. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Government of Alberta
Learn alberta.ca: Mathematics Glossary: Altitude(s) of a Triangle
Get a visual and animated definition of the altitude(s) of a triangle from LearnAlberta.ca's Mathematics Glossary. [Requires Java.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Count the Number of Different 2 D Shapes in a Composite Figure
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video defines a composite figure and describes how to determine how many triangles are within the given composite shape. The video is followed by practice problems.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Pascal's Triangle
This site from MathWorld provides great information on Pascal's Triangle. Links are provided throughout for additional information, along with several helpful charts and formulas. This is a good site to check out on the subject.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Triangle Explorer
Students explore the nature of triangles and their area. An applet and instructor resources are included. [Requires Java.]
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Constructing Triangles
This activity focuses on the various ways to construct the different types of triangles such as isosceles, equilateral, right, and right isosceles triangles. Students will begin by constructing triangles based on a minimal definition of...