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The Value of Volume

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students measure the perimeter and area of their polygons. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the volume and area using the correct tools. They calculate the time and temperature and the perimeter and side lengths of triangles.
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Introduction to Polyhedra

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate Euler's Formula. In this geometry lesson, students perform an inductive activity of Euler's Formula using nets to identify a variety of prism, pyramids, cylinders, and cones.
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Geogebra Basics

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify basic geometric shapes using Geogebra. In this geometry instructional activity, students work on a laptop as they explore different geometric shapes. They calculate the area and perimeter of triangles.
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Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses and Kites

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students find the area for trapezoids, rhombuses and kites.
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Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning. For this geometry lesson, students identify congruent figures and examine logos for congruency.
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Scale Drawing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use ratio and proportions to solve problems. In this geometry lesson, students apply ratio and proportions to real life scenarios.
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Shape Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore geometry by analyzing different shapes. In this shape identification lesson, students discuss the characteristics that make certain shapes unique and the same characteristics that cause shapes to look the same. Students...
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Triangle Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the altitude of triangles.  In the web based lesson, students explore the interior distance from a given point in a polygon to its side.  They compute the sum of these lengths. Students read life...
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Triangle Inequality Theorem

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use the inequality theorem to solve triangles and their properties. In this geometry instructional activity, students are given spaghetti of different lengths and asked to create triangles. They conclude the necessary length...
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3-D Attributes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore geometric solids. In this geometry instructional activity, students listen to the book The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns, then work in groups to sort geometric solids into various categories. Students define geometric...
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Is it a Polygon?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate polygons. In this geometry lesson, 2nd graders practice identifying characteristics of polygons on the overhead using a T-45 calculator display. Students play the game "Guess My Rule" to identify what polygons...
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Volume of Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the volume of different polygons. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the relationship between base and height. They calculate the area of each prism and cylinder.
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Daily Upkeep 7

For Teachers 4th
In this geometry worksheet, 4th graders complete a quick set of math activities where they first identify which portion of a model is shaded in fraction form. Then, they select which angle best describes a given angle. Finally, students...
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Mass Measurement

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers explore geometry by completing a physics activity on-line. In this mass measurement lesson, pupils define the terms mass, volume, and density and identify their relationship with each other. They complete an on-line...
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Properties of Parallelograms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Everyone knows that opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent, but can you prove it? Challenge pupils to use triangle congruence to prove properties of quadrilaterals. Learners complete formal two-column proofs before moving on to...
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How Do 3D Printers Work?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
If we stack up all the cross sections of a figure, does it create the figure? Pupils make the connection between the complete set of cross sections and the solid. They then view videos in order to see how 3D printers use Cavalerie's...
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Rectangles Inscribed in Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Putting a rectangular object into a circular one—didn't the astronauts on Apollo 13 have to do something like this? Learners first construct the center of a circle using perpendiculars. They then discover how to inscribe a rectangle in a...
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Properties of Tangents

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You know about the tangent function, but what are tangent lines to a circle? Learners investigate properties of tangents through constructions. They determine that tangents are perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency,...
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Similar Triangles in Circle-Secant (or Circle-Secant-Tangent) Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
First angle measures, now segment lengths. High schoolers first measure segments formed by secants that intersect interior to a circle, secants that intersect exterior to a circle, and a secant and a tangent that intersect exterior to a...
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Writing the Equation for a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Circles aren't functions, so how is it possible to write the equation for a circle? Pupils first develop the equation of a circle through application of the Pythagorean Theorem. The lesson then provides an exercise set for learners to...
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Points of Concurrencies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
You say that perpendicular bisectors intersect at a point? I concur! Learners investigate points of concurrencies, specifically, circumcenters and incenters, by constructing perpendicular and angle bisectors of various triangles.
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Triangle Congruency Proofs (part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Can they put it all together? Ninth graders apply what they know about proofs and triangle congruence to complete these proofs. These proofs go beyond the basic triangle congruence proofs and use various properties, theorems, and...
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Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn through constructions! Learners examine a translation using constructions and define the translation using a vector. Pupils then construct parallel lines to determine the location of a translated image and use the vector as a guide.
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Unknown Angle Proofs—Proofs of Known Facts

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lead the class in a Greek history lesson with a geometric twist. Pupils relate a short video about geometric properties to modern-day methods of solving for unknown angles. They discuss parallel line theorems and complete...

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