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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Trappings of Trapezoids

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students define trapezoids and their shapes. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the area of a trapezoid and a parallelogram. They use Cabri software to make investigations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadrilateral within Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners investigate the properties of quadrilaterals. In this geometry lesson, students solve problems dealing with construction and designs. They work with quadrilaterals, midpoints and parallelograms.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Got Complements? with Cabri Jr.

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners use the axes and measure angle tool to explore and calculate complementary angles with Cabri Jr. They also identify what happens to the calculation as they drag the endpoint into a different quadrant. Finally, they label each...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Rotations of 180 Degrees

For Students 8th Standards
What happens when rotating an image 180 degrees? The sixth lesson in the series of 18 takes a look at this question. Learners discover the pattern associated with 180-degree rotations. They then use transparency paper to perform the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometric Transformations

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners examine images and preimages of a mapping and identify isometry. They view images by M.C. Escher, observe teacher demonstrations, and create a translation image, a rotation image, and a dilation.
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Snail Pace

For Teachers 6th Standards
Slow and steady wins the race? In the assessment task, scholars calculate the rates at which different snails travel in order to find the fastest snail. Hopefully, your class will move much more quickly in finishing the task!
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CSI Investigation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars solve real life situation using the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the length, midpoint and slope of segments. They solve word problems using properties of square roots.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fractal Fern

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the location of coordinate pairs of an image. In this geometry lesson plan, students perform transformation and identify the image and pre-image point of location. They apply the concept of fractals to complete the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transformations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars draw on graph paper. In this geometry lesson plan, students review types of triangles and quadrilaterals. Young scholars investigate geometric transformations, including translation, rotation and reflection. Students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Phone Button Boggle

For Students 7th - 9th
In this phone button boggle worksheet, students identify the number of math words they can find on a phone keypad according to given directions.  This one-page worksheet contains one problem.  Answers are provided.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fractals and the Chaos Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of fractals. In this fractals lesson, students play the "Chaos Game" via an applet. High schoolers place dots on the screen to recognize that they have created Sierpinski's Triangle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Are you in Golden Shape

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students solve and verify the solution for unknown measures. In this geometry lesson, students identify the properties of circles. They use the arc, angle and segment relationship to find the missing measures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Translations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students perform translations on different polygons. In this geometry instructional activity, students create figures that will be used as an assessment to represent transformation. They perform hands on creation and relate it to the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slope Right Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use triangles to find the length and slope of each side. After connecting the vertices, they add points based on their specific instructions. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Rotational Symmetry of Polygons and Other Figures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore geometry by participating in a shape rotation experiment. In this symmetry lesson plan, students identify the term symmetry and a list of other geometry vocabulary. Learners analyze shapes as they are turned 90 degrees...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diagonals to Quadrilaterals II

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners identify the properties of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students find the slope of a line and calculate the distance between two lines. They differentiate between similar and congruent polygons.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Line, Ray, Segment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define vocabulary words. In this geometry lesson, students identify the graph as a line, ray or segments. They understand the properties of each and calculate the distance on a number line. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Modeling Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners collect data on population growth. In this statistics lesson, students graph their data and make predictions. They find the linear regression and the best fit line.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vectors

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geometry worksheet, students investigate vectors. They add, subtract and identify the magnitude of each vector. There are 4 questions with an answer key.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Transformations

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet students rotate, reflect, and translate geometric shapes. The four page worksheet contains seventeen problems  Solutions are not provided. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hexagon Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students name polygons using the number of sides. They calculate distance and slopes using the correct formula.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Translations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of translations. In this translations lesson, students discuss similarities and differences between images and pre-images. Students apply translations to coordinates of figures. Students use patty paper to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Transfromations

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders solve questions that involve rotations, reflections, and dilations.  The one page worksheet contains ten multiple choice questions.  Answers are not provided. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A Game of Scrabble

For Students 7th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics activity, students determine each word played during a Scrabble game.  They are given a mat clue for each word played and determine the correct placement on the board and the score at the end of the game....