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Curated OER

Nature's Polyhedrons

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the characteristics of polyhedra. Through hands-on activities and interactive videos, students investigate and retrieve information on polyhedra and crystal structures. Students study angles and symmetry. They...
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Curated OER

Number Prefixes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students recognize the number prefixes used throughout the English language. They identify the shapes and the prefixes that are associated with them.
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Curated OER

A World of Symmetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify lines of symmetry.  In this symmetry instructional activity, students create objects and identify their lines of symmetry.  They answer questions about lines of symmetry.  Students cut shapes out of cookie dough and...
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City Streets: A Fold-up of a Street Lined with Buildings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After walking in a nearby neighborhood, have your class create this amazing city street pop-up. They study the facades of the buildings they see, focusing on geometric line, shape, and architecture. They then draw, cut, and create a city...
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Curated OER

Modeling the Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars build a scaled model of the solar system. For this space science lesson, students arrange them according to their distances from the sun. They analyze each planet's unique features such as density and relative gravity.
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Curated OER

Three-Dimensional Objects

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders view and identify three-dimensional figures. They analyze and discuss various figures, build three-dimensional figures, and complete various worksheets and worksheet discussion questions.
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Curated OER

Classify Prisms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students classify prisms according to their attributes. For this classifying prisms lesson, students explore different prisms. Students generate observations of the attributes and classify the prism correctly.
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Curated OER

Polygons and Plane Figures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students choose a polygon to define and describe, and use Power Point and the Internet to present their polygon.
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Curated OER

Volume, Surface Area for Rectangular & Triangular Prisms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of rectangular and triangular prisms. In this rectangular and triangular prism lesson, 7th graders identify various prisms as triangular or rectangular. Students discuss the various shapes of bases...
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Shapes And Colors

For Teachers K
Students distinguish between circles, squares, and rectangles and various colors in which they utilize the KidPix program on the computer to create them. They alternate; allowing each student to have a turn constructing and coloring in...
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Curated OER

Volume of a Cylinder

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Middle and high schoolers calculate the volume of cylinders. They measure the height, radius and diameter of cylinders. Following given formulas, students calculate the area and volume of the cylinder. They compare cylinders and predict...
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Curated OER

Pattern Using Unit Cells

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the pattern of the unit cell. In this science activity, students color the unit cells on a worksheet and create a pattern using unit cells.
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Curated OER

Jin Soo Kim

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine and discuss a sculpture by the artist Jin Soo Kim. They explore and identify basic sculpture techniques, and create a sculpture using found objects, plaster, and cardboard.
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Curated OER

Classifying Pyramids

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students study pyramids. In this prisms lesson, students explore the attributes of pyramids. Students will explore the lateral surface area of pyramids and be able to distinguish pyramids from other space shapes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Composite Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept covers what a composite solid is and how to find its volume and surface area. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...