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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles and Related

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars classify angles. In this angles lesson, students explore the characteristics of angles, triangles, quadrilaterals and circles. They identify polygons and sing a classifying angles song. Young scholars participate in a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Truth About Triangles And Proofs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson plan that is about the classification of triangles and the mathematical proofs involved in working with them. They work on a variety of problems that are created by the teacher with the focus upon the...
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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Geometry could be called the study of figures. An overview of the figures found in a typical geometry course contains a study of different triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

2-Dimensional Shapes: Drawing Shapes

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Some of the best practice with shape identification comes from drawing the figures first-hand. Young geometers draw nine two-dimensional shapes: rectangle, circle, square, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, triangle with three equal sides,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scalene Triangles

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and classify scalene, equilateral, and isosceles triangles. In this triangle lesson, 5th graders define the different attributes of 3 types of triangles and sort them by descriptions and comparisons. Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Greedy Triangle-Intro to Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
 In this geometry lesson, learners read The Greedy Triangle and use geoboards to construct geometric shapes. They identify the number of sides and angles each shape has.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Triangle Attributes and Measures

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of triangles. In this triangles instructional activity, 7th graders sort triangles according to various attributes such as acute, obtuse, isosceles, or equilateral. Students find the area and perimeter...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Triangle Exercises

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students determine the name for each triangle according to its classification. Then they create a truss construction model.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Equilateral Triangles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the attribute of equilateral triangles. In this equilateral triangle lesson, students examine a number of paper triangles to determine how they are classified. They determine how triangles are depicted in Navajo rugs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

2-D polygons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A hands-on activity uses the Zome modeling system, and helps young geometers either learn or review their knowledge of polygons. Students build as many different 2-dimensional polygons as possible: triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identifying Triangles

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangle activity, students label triangles as acute, right, obtuse, scalene, equilateral or isosceles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Review of Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry instructional activity, students define angles and sides of right triangles. They calculate the area and surface area using formulas derived by the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Three Rubber Bands

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Stretch your mind about triangles. Given a triangle, scholars consider a smaller triangle formed when they stretch three rubber bands from each vertex to the opposite side. They determine the ratios of the areas and perimeters of the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identify Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this triangle worksheet, students identify triangles as either, right, acute, obtuse, equilateral, scalene or isosceles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Twenty-Five Measures of the Angles of a Triangle Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this triangle worksheet, students calculate the measures of the angles or the sums of the measures of the angles in twenty-five triangle problems and hands-on activities.  The solutions are provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identify Triangles #

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangle learning exercise, students identify triangles as scalene, equilateral, right, obtuse, acute or isosceles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identify Triangles #2

For Students 5th - 6th
For this triangle worksheet, students identify a set of 4 triangles as either equilateral, isosceles or scalene. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identify Triangles

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangle worksheet, students identify a set of triangles, labeling as equilateral, scalene or isosceles. A reference web site is given for additional activities. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identify Types of Triangles

For Students 4th - 6th
In this triangle worksheet, students identify triangles as either equilateral, scalene or isosceles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Triangle Classification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students classify different types of triangles. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify and use properties of triangles. They differentiate between isosceles and equilateral triangles.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Angles in Triangles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders translate word problems using mathematical ideas. In this geometry lesson, 8th graders identify angles of triangles using equations and the triangle sum theorem. They create angles with a protractor and straight edge.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shape Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore differents types of triangles and quadriaterals. In this polygon lesson, students  model identify and compare two and three dimensional geometric figures. Students create tangrams and discover the difference between...
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Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 5: Modeling with Geometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Solids come in many shapes and sizes. Using geometry, scholars create two-dimensional cross-sections of various three-dimensional objects. They develop the lesson further by finding the volume of solids. The module then shifts to finding...