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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Straight Lines in Various Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on determining if there are straight lines in various two dimensional shapes.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Triangles to Tetrahedra

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Given an unlimited number of a specific type of equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles create as many tetrahedra as are possible. Includes printout.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Line Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This site from The Math Forum is a great site if you are looking for activities to engage your students in learning about line symmetry. Peruse this collection of activities for one or two or four that would be right for your students....
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Study Guide
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Area of Polygons and Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A lesson focusing on the area of polygons and the circumference of circles. Engaging, interactive practice worksheet, lesson plan, and related classroom activity complete this lesson.
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Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Polygons and Perimeter

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore different polygons and find their perimeter with this interactive lesson from T.V.411. Students see examples of polygons in everyday life and have immediate feedback to your responses to lesson questions.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Visualizing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is seeing believing? Explore visualizing and spatial reasoning with three dimensional shapes in this challenge from the NCTM Math Challenge for Families collection. Discover why visualization is essential skill in real world situations.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: A Shard or Two

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Archaeologists have just uncovered an ancient plate. They need your help to determine the original size of the plate. Try this challenge where you use concepts of symmetry and estimation to uncover the solution. An activity from the NCTM...
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: I Spy

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
These interactive matching games for elementary age students combine visuals of familiar objects and rhyming riddles to create brain-teasing puzzles.
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Activity
NumberNut

Number Nut: Identifying Traits

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigate the relationship between shapes and identifying traits or characteristics. A concise lesson that explores physical, chemical, and observable traits in the shapes around us. Build on this knowledge by playing the Web Colors...
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Interactive
Other

Bright Productions Web Designs: Shape Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
You will enjoy this shape game. It tells you the name of a shape and all you have to do is click on the correct shape. If you get confused you can have another try.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Geometric Terms Flash Cards

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Do you need practice remembering or learning different geometry vocabulary words and definitions? The flash cards at this web site are for you! There is a link to a list of terms with definitions you can click if you want to see if you...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Geometric Terms Concentration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you need practice remembering or learning different geometry vocabulary words and definitions? This concentration game is the web site for you! There is a link to a list of terms with definitions you can click if you want to see if...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Geometric Terms Word Search

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you need practice remembering or learning different geometry vocabulary words and definitions? This word search is the web site for you! There is a link to a list of terms with definitions you can click if you want to see if you are...
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Christmas Presents

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Improve your logic and net recognition skills with this learning game. Solution included.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Making Boxes

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Have fun and learn by making a box and then find out its maximum volume as well as other problem-solving activities, including making a table of your results and drawing a graph.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Loci

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students learn how to apply geometric properties and relationships to describe, compare, and draw two dimensional shapes.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Fire Hydrant

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Discover how the geometric shape of an object directly relates to its usefullness in this math challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families collection. A one page activity that you can print or download.