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Perpendicular Segments in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore the concept of circles as they construct a circle using a program such as Cabri Jr. Learners construct a chord and a diameter that are perpendicular, then measure the bisected chord and notice that both sides of...
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Perpendicular Bisector of a Line Segment

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High Schoolers investigate the perpendicular bisector of a line segment. They use Cabri Jr. to construct the perpendicular bisector of a segment. The dynamics capabilities of Cabri Jr. allow your learners to observe the lengths of the...
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Investigating the Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers investigate parallel and perpendicular lines. They use Cabri Jr. to construct and explore the relationships between the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. The drawing and measurement tools available with Cabri Jr....
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Measuring Angles in a Quadrilateral

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore quadrilaterals in this geometry lesson. They will draw a quadrilateral, measure the angles, and find the sum of the measures of the interior angles using Cabri Jr. The interactive capabilities of Cabri Jr. allow...
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Investigating Segments in a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate segments in a triangle by constructing a triangle using Cabri Jr. They construct segments within the triangle that lie on the midpoints of the triangle's sides. Learners then compare the slope of base of the triangle...
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Investigating Segments in a Right Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore the concept of right triangles as they construct a right triangle using Cabri Jr. Learners find the midpoint of the hypotenuse and construct a line from the midpoint to the vertex of the right angle. They then...
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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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Measuring Angles in a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers investigate the sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle. They draw a triangle and measure the interior angles. Using Cabri Jr., learners find the sum of the measures of the interior angles. The instructional...
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Biology: Understanding Cellular Organelles

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students distinguish the differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells. Using microscopes, they examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Working in groups, they draw and label plant and animal cells and show the mathematical...
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Design a Parachute

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a discussion about what a parachute is and how it works. They create a parachute using different materials that they think will work best. The students test their designs, which will be followed by a class discussion...
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Modeling Mania

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students describe techniques helpful in solving spatial problems which utilize the notion that a model is a simplified version of something complicated. They utilize methods such as sketching or drawing possible solutions to a problem.
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Does the Area of the Quadrilateral Change?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study area and quadrilaterals. In this multiplication and area lesson plan, students use Polystrip models to change rectangles to form different parallelograms. Students find the area of the models use a Geometer Sketchpad to...
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Measurements

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders solve word problems involving real world situation. In this geometry lesson, 7th graders solve problems related to volume. They apply the formulas taught in geometry.
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Finding the Area of a Parallelogram with Translations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners calculate the area of a parallelogram. In this geometry lesson, students perform translation using a coordinate plane and coordinate pairs. They perform translation on other polygons.
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Finding the Area of a Parallelogram with Translations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the area of parallelograms. In this geometry lesson, students identify properties of parallelograms and use to to solve problems. They create polygons using Cabri software.
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Circle, Secants

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars identify the secant segment of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students investigate secant lines formed outside the circle. They use Cabri software to create drawings and explore circles and secants.
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Exploring Chords: Products of Chord Segments

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students identify the properties of chords. In this geometry lesson plan, students multiply chord segments to find the solution to their problem. They construct two chords that cross on  a circles.
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Product of Chord Segments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students creating chords intersection using circles. For this geometry lesson, students create visuals of chords ad their properties using Cabri technology. They measure the chords and explore the relationship among chords.
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Investigating Area and Perimeter of Polygons.

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Student sinvestigate the area and perimeter of polygons. They differentiate between similar and congruent polygons.. They identify the ratio and proportions of the sides and angles of polygons.
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Triangle Side Lengths and Angles Measures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify missing sides and angles. In this geometry lesson, students use triangular theorems to identify the missing sides. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the different ratios of each side.
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Median of a Trapezoid

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students find the median of trapezoids and other polygons. In this geometry lesson, students identify important properties of trapezoids. They create trapezoids and polygons using Cabri software.
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Investigating Pythagorean Triples

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils investigate and solve Pythagorean triples. In this geometry lesson, students find the missing sides and angles of a right triangle. They graph right triangles and move the sides around to create different angles.
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Investigating the Pythagorean Triples

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners investigate the Pythagorean triples. In this geometry lesson plan, students solve for different parts of a right triangle. They identify the missing side or angle using the pythagorean theorem.
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The Minimal Distance Point from the Vertices of a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the distance from the vertex of a triangle to the center. In this geometry lesson, students find the shortest distance between a point and the vertex of a triangle. They relate this concept of distance to the real world.