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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Angular Measure 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for an easier way to do angular measurements? This page introduces you to a trick by using skinny triangles with small angles. The skinny triangles lets the astronomer assume right triangles and then they can use trigonometry to...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Relation of Polygon Sides to Angles and Diagonals

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find interior angle measures of polygons by drawing diagonals to create triangles.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Equilateral Triangle Interior Angles Practice Problems: Lesson 5

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide practice problems that involve solving for unknown angle and side measures of equilateral triangles. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Equilateral Triangle Interior Angles Practice Problems."
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Pre Assessment

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students solve for missing angle measures by applying what they have learned about types of angles and the angle measures of polygons. Students do a pre-assessment at the end of the lesson.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Looking for Mr. Right Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Navigator Activity: This is a review of the right triangle in the coordinate plane. Given two lines (2 really nice ones) the students write the equation of the 3rd line to create a right triangle. They find the vertices of the triangle...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Isosceles Triangles

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given an Isosceles triangle and are asked to move the point on the line segment to explore how the angle measure changes. Click learn more to watch a video demonstration and click challenge...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Triangles and Angles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Classify angles by their side and angles. Find angles and measure in triangles.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Classifying Triangles

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson covers methods of classifying triangles, both according to the length of their sides and by the measure of their interior angle.
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Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Finding the Third Angle of a Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Finding the third angle of a triangle becomes easier by the explanation and examples presented.
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Trig Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate the cosine, sine, and tangent ratios of trigonometry using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will use these ratios to determine a right triangle's unknown side or angle. Be sure to follow the link to the...
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Activity
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Constructions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about drawing shapes using only a compass and straight edge or ruler with out measuring any lengths or angles.
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Squaring the Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about how the Pythagorean Theorem works through investigating the standard geometric proof.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Collecting Data in Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed for students to make conjectures about triangles. Students will create three lists to represent the measures of the angles of the triangle. The entire class list will then be sent to each student for analysis,...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Cabri Geometry Tour

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students use the Cabri software to mark points, draw lines, construct parallel and perpendicular lines, angles, bisectors, and triangles. They learn how to use the tool to measure angles.
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Activity
Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Tangents and Slopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what "tangent" is and its role in the right triangle. Slope of a line is investigated and tangent for special common angles is given. Angle of elevation and angle of depression are also covered here.
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Lesson Plan
OER Commons

Oer Commons: Exploring Polygons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this instructional activity, students explore different polygons by drawing them, measuring angles, and manipulating interactive sketches to find the angle sum for any polygon. Students also explore the angle measures in regular...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.3 the Unit Circle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Activities in this lesson explore how to identify the coordinates where special right triangles intersect with the unit circle in all four quadrants, use both degrees and radians to identify angles, and explore angles of different sizes...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Linear Pair and Vertical Angle Discoveries

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Flipchart, students explore linear pairs and vertical angles. Students determine the measure of interior and exterior angles.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Trigonometry via Mobile Device

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the relationships between angles and side lengths in right triangles with the help of materials found in the classroom and a mobile device.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Handheld Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In addition to understanding the concept of similar right triangles and how they apply to trigonometric ratios, students explore a clinometer app, and discover how it can be used to test the mathematics underpinning trigonometry.
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Activity
Math2

Math2.org: Trigonometry Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete look at trig functions. From an "overview," page giving general definitions and important vocab words, to a listing of the 12 trig functions, to an explanation of the three modes used in trigonometry, to the procedures of how...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 7.7 Law of Cosines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how the Law of Cosines uses the measure of angle C to provide an equation that relates the three sides of the triangle with angle C.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 4.g Are These Right?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to measure angles and decide whether the triangles are right or not. Aligns with 4.G.A.2.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today When a Ruler Isn't Enough

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity illustrates a real-life problem that uses trigonometry to solve for an unknown. students can use trigonometric ratios and inverse trigonometric relationships to determine the side of a triangle and the measure of the...