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Curated OER

What Is Hyperbolic Geometry?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ninth graders discuss the concept of hyperbolic geometry. They complete Internet geometry activities and write essays comparing and contrasting hyperbolic geometry to Euclidean geometry.
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Curated OER

Geometry In Space

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How can we identify shapes in the Universe? High schoolers will compare and contrast elliptic and hyperbolic geometry. They will also explore one possible way to measure the curvature of the Universe, namely, by measuring the sum of the...
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Curated OER

Basic Geometry ... A Pathway to Angles

For Teachers 9th
Help 9th graders identify lines, points, rays, and planes in geometry. They  practice identifying, measuring, and drawing angles of different degrees. This is a fundamental lesson to help students learn the building blocks of geometry.
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Exploratorium

Geometry Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 4th
One of the nice things about geometry is that it's all around us. The lesson presented here has elementary schoolers go out to the playground to identify and name a variety of geometric shapes. They perform a "geometric scavenger hunt"...
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Curated OER

Symmetrical Geometry Paintings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a clever, cross-curricular lesson that combines art and geometry. Learners design a painting that uses geometrical shapes and is symmetrical. Sponge-shaped geometrical figures are used to design half a page and fold them to...
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Curated OER

Marshmallow Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this three-dimensional shapes geometry instructional activity, learners identify geometric solids and name their properties. They define "face," "edge," and "vertex," and construct geometric solids using marshmallows as vertices and...
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Curated OER

Geometry and Shapes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss and identify polygons and lines. In this geometry lesson, learners review liner, square and cubic units so they can incorporate it into the lesson on measurement and creating packing that are cost effective.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Stitching Quilts into Coordinate Geometry

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Who knew quilting would be so mathematical? Introduce linear equations and graphing while working with the lines of pre-designed quilts. Use the parts of the design to calculate the slope of the linear segments. The project comes with...
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Curated OER

Exploring Geometry on the Sphere

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students define important vocabulary dealing with circles. They measure cricles to the nearest degree. There are 11 word problems to be solved.
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EngageNY

Examples of Functions from Geometry

For Teachers 8th Standards
Connect functions to geometry. In the ninth installment of a 12-part module, young mathematicians create functions by investigating situations in geometry. They look at both area and volume of figures to complete a well-rounded lesson.
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NTTI

Transform Your Geometry into a Work of Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Mathematicians utilize artwork to help illustrate the major ideas of transformations and tessellations. They visually identify transformations including reflections, rotations, and translations. They discuss how artists have used...
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PBS

Geometry: Hide and Seek

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
A geometry game that resembles Battleship is the foundation for hide and seek where "hiders" draw shapes on coordinate planes and "seekers" must guess the shape and its location based on questions and clues. Reproducible, paper-sized...
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Curated OER

Time Dilation and Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars solve problems of dilation and velocity. In this geometry instructional activity, students apply the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems and relate it to time and velocity.
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Illustrative Mathematics

The Geometry of Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Use the alphabet as a tool for teaching your class about geometric figures. Break apart capital letters into line segments and arcs. Classify angles as right, acute, or obtuse. Identify parallel and perpendicular lines. An excellent...
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Curated OER

Spherical Geometry: A Global Perspective

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate spherical geometry using a globe and an apple. In this spherical geometry lesson plan, students translate Euclidean geometry terms to spherical geometry terms using a globe. They answer 3 questions about spherical...
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Curated OER

Conics in Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers analyze characteristics and properties of two and three-dimensional shapes in this geometry activity. They follow detailed directions to use the Cabri Geometry II Application on their TI-89 calculator to construct a...
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Curated OER

Motion Geometry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders experiment with slides, flips and turns to understand motion geometry.  In this motion geometry instructional activity, 2nd graders navigate interactive motion geometry sites. Students  illustrate the results of motion...
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Curated OER

Geometry: Helix-a-Graph

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use geometry to create art. In this geometric graphing and patterns instructional activity, students create a helix-a-graph by plotting points on a grid that follow a certain pattern and analyze the drawing they created.
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Curated OER

Geometry and Spatial Sense

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate geometric shapes in 2 and 3 dimensions.  In this geometry lesson, students create a model chocolate factory working in groups and using an actual cake.  Students take a quiz about measurement equations dealing with...
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EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task - Geometry (module 1)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Have you hit a wall when trying to create performance task questions? Several open-ended response questions require a deep level of thinking. Topics include triangle congruence, quadrilaterals, special segments, constructions, and...
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Captain Planet Foundation

Frog Garden Party! Toads and Triangles in the Math Garden

For Teachers 4th Standards
It's frog party time! With frog banners, frog juice, and a triangle hunt, your garden party is sure to be both entertaining and educational. The lesson plan connects geometry, earth science, and delicious snacks to teach kids about...
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EngageNY

Tangent Lines and the Tangent Function

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Construct tangent lines and make the connection to tangent functions. An informative lesson reviews the geometry origins of the tangent function. Pupils use that information to determine how to construct a tangent to a circle from a...
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EngageNY

Perimeter and Area of Polygonal Regions Defined by Systems of Inequalities

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When algebra and geometry get together, good things happen! Given a system of inequalities that create a quadrilateral, learners graph and find vertices. They then use the vertices and Green's Theorem to find the area and perimeter of...
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EngageNY

Designing a Search Robot to Find a Beacon

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Build right angles using coordinate geometry! Pupils explore the concept of slope related to perpendicular lines by examining 90-degree rotations of right triangles. Learners determine the slope of the hypotenuse becomes the opposite...

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