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Anza and Font in Search of Latitude

For Teachers 7th
This is an integrated lesson that incorporates Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. In Social Studies, 7th graders complete an online interview and complete an online worksheet about latitude of sites on the Anza trail. In Science...
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Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons: Practice

For Students 5th - 6th
For this polygons worksheet, students classify each polygon in as many was possible. Students then write polygon or not a polygon to classify each figure. Students find the measure of the missing angles and complete two test prep...
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Trapezoids and Kites Multiple Choice

For Students 9th - 12th
In this trapezoids instructional activity, students solve 6 multiple choice problems. Students find the lengths of the bases of a trapezoid given a ratio and median length. Students find unknown angle measures of kites and trapezoids...
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Easy Worksheet: Types of Triangles

For Students 9th - 12th
For this types of triangles worksheet, learners solve 6 short answer problems. Students identify the type of triangle being described according to side length or angle measure.
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Tests for Parallelograms

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders state the theorem used to determine if the given quadrilateral is a parallelogram and find the indicated missing angle measures and side lengths.  The two page worksheet fifteen questions....
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Mid-Segment of a Triangle

For Students 10th - 11th
In this triangle worksheet, learners examine triangle diagrams. They determine the perimeter, length of a line, midpoint of a line, and angle measurement from given information. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study parallel and perpendicular lines. In this parallel and perpendicular lesson, pupils explore 2-D shapes and determine if the sides are parallel or perpendicular.
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See What You Can Find

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders search for and locate examples of acute, right, straight and obtuse angles in the classroom. They record their findings by writing the exact location of each angle found and organize them into angle categories.
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Spiders' Wheel

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students engage in a lesson which reinforces the concepts of clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation, while developing an understanding that angles are measured in degrees. They utilize a mathematics educational program to gain practice.
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Basic Geometric Constructions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of basic geometric constructions using the Triman Safety Compass. Using the compass, they draw circles, bisect a line segment, construct an angle, bisect an angle, copy an angle, and create...
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Geometry in Tessellations

For Teachers All
Students examine tessellations and their geometric properties. Students also develop a better understanding of lines, planes, angles, and polygons.
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Precalculus Worksheet 8.3

For Students 10th - 12th
In the precalculus instructional activity, students compute vectors and angle directions from given equations. They read and interpret information from three word problems to determine direction, speed, and the velocity vector in...
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Va Va Va Zoooommm

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, measure a variety of physical components to several activities. They use both standard and non-standard forms of measurement and then develop conclusions about the use of units in measurement.
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Constructing and Visualizing Topographic Profiles

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Militaries throughout history have used topography information to plan strategies, yet many pupils today don't understand it. Scholars use Legos and a contour gauge to understand how to construct and visualize topographic profiles. This...
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The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Learners identify the stages of the water cycle. They listen to the book "Magic School Bus: Wet All Over," examine the Build Your Own Water Cycle website, predict and measure the amount of water in a jar for a week, and read a short play...
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Exploring Geometry on the Sphere

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students define important vocabulary dealing with circles. They measure cricles to the nearest degree. There are 11 word problems to be solved.
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Construct, Bisect, Duplicate: Geometry Practice with Compass and Straight Edge

For Students 9th - 12th
Geometers employ a straight edge and compass to duplicate and bisect segments and angles, construct perpendiculars, parallel lines, figures, and circles with points of concurrency. Ample practice with 65 questions across 8 worksheets. No...
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Orienting a Photovoltaic Cell

For Teachers 9th - 12th
By mounting a light bulb on a stand and a PV cell on another, physics apprentices experiment with the angle of incidence. Their goal is to determine the optimum angle for collecting solar energy. The use of a scientific calculator...
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Odyssey of the Mind

Odyssey of the Mind Curriculum Activity: Up to Speed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here are three great group project ideas to reinforce the concepts of velocity, transportation, and energy. In small groups, learners construct adjustable ramps, predict, and then test to determine the affects of altering velocity, ramp...
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Geometry In Space

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How can we identify shapes in the Universe? High schoolers will compare and contrast elliptic and hyperbolic geometry. They will also explore one possible way to measure the curvature of the Universe, namely, by measuring the sum of the...
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Mirror, Mirror

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Geometry students use hinged mirrors to discover that the regular polygons are composed of triangles tessellating around a center point. They sketch triangles on paper models of the regular polygons having 3 to 10 sides and compute the...
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True North, Magnetic North

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explain why compass angles need to be corrected for regional magnetic variation. They observe the difference between magnetic and true north. Each student measures the angle of variation for a town in a different state.
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Mathematics Within: Slope and Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Learners discover a method for determining the slope of a line by creating and comparing similar triangles. They fold coordinate grids to make three similar triangles then measure the sides to compare the relationships between the...
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Exploring Geometric Figures

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore mathematics by participating in hands-on daily activities. Learners identify a list of different shapes and classify them by shape, size, sides and vertices. They utilize tangrams and geometric pieces to gain...

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