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EngageNY

Prove the Pythagorean Theorem Using Similarity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Amaze your classes with the ability to find side lengths of triangles immediately — they'll all want to know your trick! Learners use the Pythagorean Theorem and special right triangle relationships to find missing side lengths.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Defining Equation of a Line

For Teachers 8th Standards
They appear to be different, yet they are the same line. Part 24 out of 33 lessons provides a theorem about the relationships of coefficients of equivalent linear equations. Pupils use the theorem to determine whether two equations are...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Volume of Prisms and Cylinders and Cavalieri’s Principle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young mathematicians examine area of different figures with the same cross-sectional lengths and work up to volumes of 3D figures with the same cross-sectional areas. The instruction and the exercises stress that the two...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Arcs and Chords

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
You've investigated relationships between chords, radii, and diameters—now it's time for arcs. Learners investigate relationships between arcs and chords. Learners then prove that congruent chords have congruent arcs, congruent arcs have...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Solve for Unknown Angles—Angles and Lines at a Point

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How do you solve for an unknown angle? In this sixth installment of a 36-part series, young mathematicians use concepts learned in middle school geometry to set up and solve linear equations to find angle measures.
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Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What figure is formed by connecting the midpoints of the sides of a quadrilateral? The geometry assessment task has class members work through the process of determining the figure inscribed in a quadrilateral. Pupils use geometric...
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Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Rhombuses

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Just what does it take to show two rhombuses are similar? The assessment task asks pupils to develop an argument to show that given quadrilaterals are rhombuses. Class members also use their knowledge of similar triangles to show two...
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Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Connecting Algebra and Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Connect algebra and geometry on the coordinate plane. The eighth unit in a nine-part integrated course has pupils develop the distance formula from the Pythagorean Theorem. Scholars prove geometric theorems using coordinates...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

Why Variances Add - And Why It Matters

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Why is adding variance important? A lesson outline defines a variance theorem and how it affects the data statistics. The instruction shows scholars the importance of considering the variance of data and why it requires independence.
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Flipped Math

Unit 6 Review: Similar Figures

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
After a short review of the material from the Similar Figures Unit, pupils work through 18 problems to further practice the skills from the unit. Scholars apply those skills in the application problems at the end of the review.
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Unit Plan
Radford University

Parallel Lines Cut By a Transversal

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Perhaps planning a city isn't so difficult after all. Scholars first perform geometric constructions and investigate how parallel lines are useful in real-world situations. They then work on a city design project, drawing street maps,...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Scale Factors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Is it bigger, or is it smaller—or maybe it's the same size? Individuals learn to describe enlargements and reductions and quantify the result. Lesson five in the series connects the creation of a dilated image to the result. Pupils...
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Worksheet
Mt. San Antonio Collage

Elementary Geometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Your class may believe that geometry is a trial, but they don't know how right they are. A thorough math lesson combines the laws of logic with the laws of geometry. As high schoolers review the work of historical mathematicians and...
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Square

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Don't be a square! Young mathematicians determine the slope and length of a line segment. They then prove whether four given coordinate points form a square.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Power of Algebra—Finding Pythagorean Triples

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
The Pythagorean Theorem makes an appearance yet again in this lesson on polynomial identities. Learners prove a method for finding Pythagorean triples by applying the difference of squares identity. 
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EngageNY

Graphing Systems of Equations

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Expand on learners' understanding of quadratic-linear systems. Building on the graphic understanding developed in the previous lesson, pupils learn algebraic methods of solving the systems. 
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Some Potential Dangers When Solving Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Need a less abstract approach to introducing extraneous solutions? This is it! Young mathematicians explore properties used to solve equations and determine which operations maintain the same solutions. They...
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Law of Sines

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Laws are meant to be broken, right? Learners derive the Law of Sines by dropping a perpendicular from one vertex to its opposite side. Using the Law of Sines, mathematicians solve for various parts of triangles.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Review of the Assumptions (part 2)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Is the amount of information getting overwhelming for your geometry classes? Use this strategy as a way to organize information. The resource provides a handout of information studied in relation to triangle congruence. It includes a...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Looking More Carefully at Parallel Lines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Can you prove it? Making assumptions in geometry is commonplace. This resource requires mathematicians to prove the parallel line postulate through constructions. Learners construct parallel lines with a 180-degree rotation and then...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Angle Sum of a Triangle

For Students 8th Standards
Prove the Angle Sum Theorem of a triangle using parallel line and transversal angle relationships. Pupils create a triangle from parallel lines and transversals. They find angle measures to show that the angles of a triangle must total...
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Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 8 Mathematics (Module 7)

For Students 8th Standards
It's time to discover what your classes have learned! The final lesson in the 25-part module is an assessment that covers the Pythagorean Theorem. Application of the theorem includes distance between points, the volume of...
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Activity
Noyce Foundation

The Shape of Things

For Students K - 12th Standards
Investigate the attributes of polygons. A thorough set of lessons presents problem scenarios for elementary through high school classes. The first lessons focus on basic characteristics of polygons, including the line of symmetry. As the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Video on Integration and Quiz on Induction

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners investigate proofs through practice and example. In this calculus lesson, students watch a video on integration, discuss induction and take a quiz. They prove their understanding of a proof by induction.

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