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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an understanding of the many types of geometry.
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Geometry Slice Special Test

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A succinct test for assessing geometry concepts. Assessment is scored online giving immediate feedback. An excellent assessment tool.
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Unit Plan
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Solid Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The learning resource examines solid geometry. Students learn about the concept through definitions, images, and examples.
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Activity
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Saskatchewan's Department of Mathematics and Statistics provides high school students with online tutorials and exercises on what they deem some of the most important topics in geometry: Triangles, and Circles and Other...
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Geometry: Parallelogram, Triangles Etc

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource examines the area of geometric solids through examples and a video lesson. [0:39]
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Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Manipulatives for the Upper Elementary (Gr. 4 6)

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Many teachers find it more challenging to incorporate the use of manipulatives into their mathematics programs at the upper elementary or middle school grades. Activities using manipulatives are provided for grades four, five, and six...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solid Geometry Word Problems

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
In this exercise, students practice volume word problems with cones, cylinders, and spheres. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to watch a video, get hints, or try questions repeatedly.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solid Geometry Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Solve problems concerning real-world situations with the volumes of cones, cylinders, and spheres. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solid Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find volumes and surface areas of boxes, cylinders, and triangular prisms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: 3 D Geometry Ii [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This worksheet provides a variety of 3D geometry questions requiring higher order thinking skills. Questions include; finding the surface area of a prism, surface area of pyramid, surface area of a sphere, and platonic solids.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Solid Slice Special Test

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A ten-question test for assessing geometry concepts with solid figures. This assessment is scored online providing students with immediate feedback. Great for use as an assessment tool.
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...
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Lesson Plan
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Mqed: Geometry in Art and Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn about art and mathematics. Topics include the golden ratio, platonic solids, and number symbolism. The learning resource includes a description, requirements, syllabus, and bibliography.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Platonic Solids: Why Five?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use Euler's Formula and properties of known platonic solids' faces, edges, and vertices to determine why only five platonic solids exist.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Practice With Applied Solids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A seven-question quiz will help you practice answering questions dealing with the volume and area of solids.
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Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Platonic Solids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A "three star geometry problem" requiring knowledge of how to complete geometric proofs to prove that there are no more than five regular convex polyhedra.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Geometry in Space

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-four problems covering a variety of solid figure topics: dimensions, volume, surface and base areas. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click...
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Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Spider Fly Distance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A "three star geometry problem" requiring knowledge of how to complete geometric proofs and some prior math skills to figure the shortest distance between the opposite corners of a cuboid.
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Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Geometry Turned On

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Math Forum site contains many mathematical and geometric explanations and proofs of many different topics that have been done using a geometry software called Geometer's Sketchpad. The explanations are very detailed and clear;...
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Study Guide
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Platonic Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that the five regular platonic solids (tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron, cube, and dodecahedron) were thought to represent earth, air, fire, water, and the universe? This chart shows an image and provides a description...
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Interactive
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Animated Polyhedron Models

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this tool to see animated models of over 100 different types of polyhedra. There are five options for how they appear, and you can also see the net, 'explode' the solid so that the faces are separated, or drag it to rotate it...
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Geometry Groove [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, middle schoolers use movement and the creation of human structures to help them understand angles, plane shapes, and geometric solids.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Practice With Solids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Quiz your knowledge of three-dimensional figures, specifically volume and surface area, with this sixteen-question practice exercise.