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Investigating Segments in a Right Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore the concept of right triangles as they construct a right triangle using Cabri Jr. Learners find the midpoint of the hypotenuse and construct a line from the midpoint to the vertex of the right angle. They then...
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Midsegments of a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners analyze midsegments of triangles in this instructional activity. They use Cabri Jr. software to observe the relationships between interior angles and midsegments of triangles. Specific instructions for creating this...
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Exploring the Orthocenter of a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians explore the concept of triangles as they construct altitudes of triangles to find the orthocenter. Learners construct their triangles using Cabri Jr. on their graphing calculators and find that the altitudes of a...
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Triangle Sum Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach your class how to solve problems using the triangle sum theorem. For this geometry lesson, young scholars identify the missing angles in a triangle using the sum theorem. They graph triangles on the TI and moves the sides around to...
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Constructions Triangles

For Teachers 10th Standards
Learners explore the difference between a construction and a drawing. They focus on various ways to construct different types of triangles. The lesson is an application of Cabri Jr. and reinforces the difference between a constructions...
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Area, Perimeter, Volume Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
In this formulas worksheet, students write the area, perimeter, and volume formulas of 17 2D and 3D polygons.  Students list properties of various types of triangles and the metric conversions for metric units.
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Triangles

For Students 10th
For this triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 23 various types of problems. First, they match the triangle description with the most specific name and write the letter on the line provided. Then, students classify the...
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Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses and Kites

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students find the area for trapezoids, rhombuses and kites.
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Ratios in Right Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners calculate the sides of right triangles in this trigonometric ratios lesson. They use Cabri Jr. software and TI-83 or TI-84 calculators to find the side lengths and their ratios to each other for various triangles. The provided...
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Similar Triangles and Proportions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate similar triangles and proportions as they make conjectures about the length of sides of similar triangles. For this lesson, have your class construct similar triangles using Cabri Jr so that they share a common vertex.
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Triangle Inequality Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers investigate the relationship between angle measures and sides of a triangle and the relationships among the three sides of a triangle. The use of technology (Cabri, Jr.) allows learners to make and test conjectures as they...
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Centroid of Triangles

For Students 9th - 11th
For this centroid of triangles worksheet, students use given information to determine the centroid of a triangle. They identify the point through which all medians of the triangle pass. This five-page worksheet contains approximately 20...
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Volume and Surface Area of Polyhedrea

For Students 8th - 11th
In this volume and surface area learning exercise, students use given formulas to determine the volume and area of polyhedrea. This four-page learning exercise contains examples, explanations and 32 problems. Answers are provided on...
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Areas by Dissection

For Students 8th - 10th
In this areas by dissection worksheet, learners find the area of given composite figures. This three-page worksheet contains examples, explanations, and 16 problems. Answers are provided on page three.
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Special Segments of Triangles Jigsaw Activity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the special segments of triangles, the median, angle bisector, altitude, and perpendicular bisectors.
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30-60-90 Right Triangles in Cabri Jr.

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians draw and label right triangles using Cabri Jr. technology. They create other special right triangles and identify the length of the hypotenuse and each leg. Students explore the ratios to determine how the hypotenuse...
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Napolean Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the Napoleon triangle theory. In this polygon lesson, students  differentiate between the boundary points, interior and lattice point of a polygon. They apply concepts of equilateral triangles to solve problems.
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Magnetic Fields and Bermuda Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students map magnetic fields of a magnet using a compass and predict where fields cancel each other to create 'Bermuda Triangles'. In this magnetism lesson, students use a compass to map the magnetic field of a magnet. They explain how...
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Surface Area of Prisms

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students compute surface area and volume of prisms. In this surface area lesson, students find the surface area and volume of rectangular and triangular prisms. Independently, students use their computers to determine the volume,...
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Area and Perimeter of Compound Shapes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this geometry activity, students find the area and perimeter of 6 different compound shapes containing squares, rectangles, triangles, and half circles. 
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Measuring the Area of Polygons

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use pattern blocks to explore areas of polygons. They explain that the answers to the area of the same polygon vary according to the units of measurement used. They visualize how different units of measurement can be used...
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Finding Area of Similar Figures

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars explore the concept of finding area of similar figures. In this finding area of similar figures lesson, students use pattern blocks to construct similar figures. Young scholars trace their construction and find the area....
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Area of 2D Shapes Homework

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geometry worksheet, students solve the area of 2D shapes starting with squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, rhombi, trapezoids, circles, and ending with area of shaded regions. There are 20 questions.
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Complex Area Problems

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students find the area of complex polygons. They solve word problems using rates and distances.

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