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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Painting a Barn

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
When painting a barn you have to calculate surface area, and that is exactly what this resource is about. Not only will your future home owners calculate the surface area, but also the cost. It is a real-life problem that every that...
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Activity
101 Questions

Square Partitions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Challenge your classes while developing their problem-solving skills. A square is divided neatly into four equal triangles by its diagonals until one diagonal is moved from a vertex to the midpoint of one side. Now, scholars must devise...
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Teach Engineering

Stay in Shape

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Using their knowledge of right triangles, pupils find out how far a ship is from a light house. Class members determine how far around the world a ship would be sailing at a constant speed.
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Curated OER

Shapes!

For Teachers K
Explore five basic shapes- square, rectangle, triangle, circle, and stars with youngsters. They will participate in hands-on activities, draw each shape, name each shape. They also get to eat things that are in the shapes they have just...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning Unit: The Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Middle and high schoolers research the life of Pythagoras and the Pythagorean theorem. They write a short biography of Pythagoras and learn to apply the theorem in their study of right triangles.
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Worksheet
CPM

Cones and Spheres

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Geometry whizzes solve and complete 24 different problems that include determining the volume and surface area of spheres and cones. First, they use the given information to determine the volume of a cone. Then, pupils use the given...
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Discovery Education

Discovering Math: Exploring Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Apply geometric properties and formulae for surface area and volume by constructing a three-dimensional model of a city. Learners use similar and congruent figures and transformations to create a city of at least 10 buildings. They trade...
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Alaska Department of Education

Mathematics Reference Sheet

For Teachers 5th - 10th Standards
Triangles and prisms don't stand a chance when your learners use this handout full of the formulas they need to know about the different shapes. Area, volume, and surface formulas are all covered along with the standard measurement and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area and Perimeter-Triangles [A]

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students find the area/perimeter for a set of 4 triangles. An answer key is included on page 2.
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Three Rubber Bands

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Stretch your mind about triangles. Given a triangle, scholars consider a smaller triangle formed when they stretch three rubber bands from each vertex to the opposite side. They determine the ratios of the areas and perimeters of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fish Tanks: Volume and Surface Area

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Given a very realistic challenge, your young geometers design residential fish tanks in rectangular and triangular prism shapes. They compute the volume of water each will hold. They also determine the size of plastic covers for each...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area of Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this geometry worksheet, students solve for the area of a triangles given the base and the height. There are 6 questions with an answer key.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Surface Area of Prism

For Students 10th
Tenth graders are provided instructions, including a video, on calculating the surface area of a prism. The one-page interactive worksheet contains two worked questions. Answers are included. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area of Triangle using the Semi-Perimeter and Radius

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners investigate the properties of circles. In this geometry activity, students calculate the area and perimeter of a triangle. They identify the perimeter and radius length of a circle.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Triangle Problems - Find the Height given the Area

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math activity, students find the height of 5 triangles given their area. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific teaching tool!
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Triangle Exploration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to The Geometer's Sketchpad software while in the computer lab. They focus on triangles, horizontal lines, vertex and top parallel lines. Each student utilizes geometry to complete basic geometric constructions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Perimeter and Area

For Students 4th - 6th
In this perimeter and area worksheet, students find area and perimeter for a set of 9 triangles. A website reference is given for additional resources. 
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Assessment
Balanced Assessment

Refiguring Pythagoras

For Students 6th - 8th
Why was Pythagoras so obsessed with squares? The assessment task posits the question of whether the geometric interpretation of the Pythagorean Theorem holds for figures other than squares. Scholars first consider the case of semicircles...
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Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 7 Mathematics Module 6

For Students 7th Standards
Determine the level of understanding within your classes using a summative assessment. As the final lesson in a 29-part module, the goal is to assess the topics addressed during the unit. Concepts range from linear angle relationships,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Number Sense and Numeration: Square Roots

For Students 8th
In this square roots worksheet, 8th graders solve 14 different types of problems to include determining the square root of a number of problems, determining the area of a rectangle and the length of a side of a square with the same...
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Activity
Bethel School District

Health Triangle Self Assessment

For Students 7th - 12th
Measure health as a triangle, with each side representing different aspects of health: physical, emotional/mental, and social. High schoolers complete a self-assessment of their health in all three areas before scoring their progress and...
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Curated OER

Areas of Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians calculate the area of polygons in this algebra lesson. They find the determinant as they calculate the areas for triangles and quadrilaterals. They also use scalar multiplication to find the determinant.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your pupils to calculate the area of different polygons. Learners create formulas to solve their problems. They use the TI navigator to graph their shapes and observe the change in area.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Lengths of Segments in a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils explore the midsegment of a triangle in the geometry lesson. They draw and measure the segment joining the midpoints of the two sides of a triangle and compare its length to the length of the third side of the triangle. The...

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