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Patterns to the Rescue

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners watch the Cyberchase episode, "The Poddleville Case" and play online games to examine how patterns are sequences that repeat or change in an orderly way. The lesson plan culminates with students creating their own patterns to...
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Describing an Object's Position

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Pupils explore language arts by participating in a shape identification activity. In this geometry shape lesson, students discuss the vocabulary terms used to describe the location of an object. Pupils complete a worksheet based upon...
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Pyro Innovations

Get into Shape

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Shapes are so fun! Little ones explore, identify, and create shapes using tangrams or pattern blocks. The activity is intended to stimulate critical thinking while engaging learners through play and shape identification. Each child will...
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National Gallery of Canada

Tantalizing Tessellations!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Examine repeating and intricate patterns with a study of M.C. Escher and a related art activity. Pupils view and discuss the artwork before creating their own tessellating patterns. Step-by-step instructions for creating a template are...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

College and Career Readiness Mathematics Test B2

For Students 9th - 12th
Use a nine-page evaluation to cover material from algebra, geometry, and algebra II. It incorporates short answer, applied reasoning, and conversion problems. 
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Lesson: Culture & Change

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Can a palace door be art? Can it facilitate an understanding of people and places? It certainly can! Using a palace facade as a lesson catalyst, kids will discuss geometric patterns, the kingdom of Swat, and geopolitical themes. They...
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Willow Tree

Perimeter of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Help learners understand that perimeter and circumference are one in the same. Learners apply their skills to determine the perimeter/circumference of triangles, rectangles, and circles. They then use the same strategy to find the...
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Noyce Foundation

Double Down

For Students K - 12th Standards
Double the dog ears, double the fun. Five problems provide increasing challenges with non-linear growth. Topics include dog ears, family trees and population data, and geometric patterns.  
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Twists and Turns

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students reflect, rotate, translate, and dilate figures in the Cartesian coordinate plane using grid paper and dot paper. They use transformations (i.e., reflections, translations, rotations, and dilations) to describe geometric patterns...
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Our Geometic World

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils walk around the neighborhood and identify various polygons and lines in buildings, nature and other objects. They design a building using various geometric patterns, shapes and lines. Students complete a descriptive writing of...
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Geometric Solids

For Teachers K
Students identify and create simple geometric shapes and describe simple spatial relationships. Through discussion, hands-on activities and show and tell, they identify geometric solids in real life and create graphs of commonly found...
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Discovering Growth Patterns

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain the differences between linear (arithmetic) and exponential (geometric) growth. They use worksheets imbedded in this lesson to help them make predicitions and graph data points.
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Patterns in the Sums of Polygon Angles

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover the patterns of sums of polygon angles. In this math lesson plan, 6th graders study the properties of geometric shapes to solve problems as they participate in hands-on activities.
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Attributes and Patterns with Buttons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work with attribute buttons in order to sort, create, and analyze patterns. Students practice identifying patterns and verbalizing the sorting rules and patterns they used. Sample assessments and rubric are provided.
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Shape Patterns

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this math worksheet, students examine a pattern of geometric shapes. After looking at the sequence of shapes and deciding what the pattern is, students choose the shape that would come next. There are 4 problems.
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Measuring Pattern Block Angles

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify various angles by using pattern blocks. For this measurement lesson, 6th graders find out how many degrees are in each of the different angles of the various pattern blocks.
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Inked Geometric Mandalas

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders gain an appreciation for mandalas in many cultures. Compare and contrast designs from many cultures. They see geometric design in mandalas and become aware of symmetrical balance and radial balance. They create a mandala...
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Falling Into Geometry Through Paper Art

For Teachers K
Students explore geometric shapes.  In this kindergarten geometry lesson, students create a fall quilt consisting of three different paper geometric quilt squares that when assembled form a scarecrow, a pumpkin, and a crow.    
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Geoboard Squares

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create squares of different sizes on a geoboard. They find and describe a pattern. Students use the pattern to determine the number of squares possible on a 10-by-10 geoboard. They create squares with a horizontal base (and...
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Rep Tiles

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use pattern blocks of one shape at a time to try to create a similar shape. They compare the perimeter of the new figure with the perimeter of the original shape and look for a pattern. Students use the pattern to predict...
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Geometry: Helix-a-Graph

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use geometry to create art. In this geometric graphing and patterns instructional activity, students create a helix-a-graph by plotting points on a grid that follow a certain pattern and analyze the drawing they created.
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Trigonometry Practice Series #3

For Students 7th - 12th
In this trigonometry instructional activity, students calculate the sum of the terms in an arithmetic and geometric series.  This two-page instructional activity contains 5 multi-step problems.  Answers are provided at the bottom of the...
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Shapes and Introduction to Geometry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make a quilt. In this geometry lesson, students discuss patchwork quilts and learn some different geometric shapes and patterns that are commonly used. Students explore designs with triangles and squares and then make their own...
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Geoboard Area

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the basic geometric shapes and geometric shape vocabulary through the use of geoboards and virtual geoboards. They create a variety of shapes with a partner, build ten different rectangles on their geoboards, and...

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