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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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Strut Your Stuff

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students begin the lesson by identifying what a polygon is and hypothesizing how many struts (diagonals) it would take to make a polygon rigid. They watch a "Magic School Bus" episode then experiment with various shapes to make a...
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Computing Perimeters of Rectangles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math learning exercise, students compute the perimeters of rectangles, regular polygons, and irregular polygons. Students also compute the circumferences of four circles, given the radius.
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Perimeter

For Students 4th - 5th
For this math instructional activity, learners find the perimeter of each polygon after reading the definition and examples. They also draw three polygons and find the perimeters.
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Polygon Angle Partners

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, learners analyze 6 geometric figures. Students label each polygon with its name and measure each inside angle. Learners are instructed to compare their measurements with those of a partner.
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2D and 3D figures

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this 2D and 3D figure learning exercise, students name different shapes and decide if they are polygons or not. Students complete 8 problems.
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polygon-pattern-copy

For Teachers 5th
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Leveled Problem Solving Similar and Congruent Polygons

For Students 5th - 6th
For this similar and congruent polygons worksheet, students learn to solve problems using similar and congruent polygons. Students solve six problems.
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Proving the Area of a Disk

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using a similar process from the first lesson in the series of finding area approximations, a measurement resource develops the proof of the area of a circle. The problem set contains a derivation of the proof of the circumference...
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CK-12 Foundation

Properties of Congruence: Polygon Party

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
Don't let congruent figures drag you down. Young mathematicians use an interactive to drag figures onto one another to determine if the figures are congruent.
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Where has Polly Gone?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore polygons and their uses in careers. They also discover polygons shapes in manmade objects and nature. They use their acquired knowledge to construct a strong structure using polygon shapes.
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Inequalities

For Students 10th
For this inequalities worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 23 various types of problems. First, they find the area of an inscribed square in a circle shown. Then, students find the total area of the inscribed polygon and deduce...
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Tessellations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify and construct figures that tessellate. They investigate which regular polygons tessellate and how to modify them to make other tessellating figures. Students explore how naturally occurring tessellations have been...
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Geometry: Cut, Construct, Think

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the properties of polygons. In this geometry lesson, students cut out shapes try to construct polygons. Students analyze the shapes and fill out a table of characteristics.
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NUMB3RS Activity: Regular Ploygon Centroids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate geo-profiling.  For this secondary mathematics lesson, students use geo-profiling to determine the most probable location of a criminal.  Students find the centroid of a polygon where the vertices represent...
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Rhombi, Kites, and Trapezoids

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars identify the number of diagonals for each polygon. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the polygons based on their diagonals and the way it intersect. They create visuals using the navigator to see the changes...
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Rotational Symmetry of Polygons and Other Figures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore geometry by participating in a shape rotation experiment. In this symmetry lesson, students identify the term symmetry and a list of other geometry vocabulary. Students analyze shapes as they are turned 90 degrees and...
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Learning by Logic - Total Surface Area

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Geometers calculate the area of plane surfaces using the formulas for the area of a square, rectangle, and triangle. They develop the formula for calculating the total surface area of two geometric solids: the cube and rectangular prism.
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Coordinates and Perimeters

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Here is a lesson containing a great activity based on coordinates, and the perimeters of shapes created using a given set of coordinates. After youngsters creat a shape on a grid based on some coordinate pairs, they must identify which...
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Exploring Transformations with Matrices

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A page right out of the Holt Geometry book. Use a graphing calculator and graph paper to explore transformations with matrices.  
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Independent Practice 2: Recognizing Similar and Congruent

For Students 7th - 8th
Learners examine given figures and determine if they are similar and congruent or similar and not congruent. Afterward, they match congruent figures drawn in a table. This one-page instructional activity contains 12 problems.
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Connecting With Coordinates

For Teachers K - 2nd
Play a coordinates game to encourage collaborative learning and grid use! Learners plot points on grids and play a game that challenges them to locate a specific point on a coordinate grid by using horizontal and vertical movements.
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Length, Perimeter, and Area

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the concepts of length, perimeter, and area. In this math lesson, students use Shape Explorer to practice finding length, perimeter, and area.
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Symmetry of Road Signs

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars identify symmetry in road signs. In this geometry lesson, students explore objects in the real world for symmetry. They perform translation, rotation and reflection.

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