Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Geometric Constructions
Learn all about the basic geometric constructions in this test prep lesson. You will explore line segments and points, and understand key terms like the terms parallel and perpendicular. Construction activities and interactive online...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Angle Bisection and Midpoints of Line Segments
This task provides a construction of the angle bisector of an angle by reducing it to the bisection of an angle to finding the midpoint of a line segment. Aligns with G-CO.D.12.
Other
Advogato: Trigonometry by Geometric Construction
This site from Advogato is all about angles. It contains information starting with what an angle is and what it looks like, all the way up to bisecting angles and theorems about angles. This is very good information for students just...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Copy a Line Segment and an Angle
This site provides a step-by-step method to construct congruent segments and angles with a straight edge and compass.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 5.3 Parallel and Perpendicular Line Constructions
Understand the step-by-step processes used to create accurate geometric figures.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Construction of Perpendicular Bisector
A and B are two distinct points in the plane and line AB is the segment joining them. The goal of this problem is to construct the perpendicular bisector of segment AB. Aligns with G-CO.D.12.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Geoboard Activities
Math Forum provides a set of links to sites that are related to geoboard activities. There are several great links to lessons using geoboards. The links provide insight into how to use them, including how to perform various measurements...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Points Equidistant From Two Points in the Plane
In this task, students are shown a line segment that is bisected at a right angle by a second line. They are asked to prove statements about this geometric construction. Includes a GeoGebra worksheet that can be used by the instructor to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Reflected Triangles
In this task, students must use a straightedge and compass to construct the line across which one triangle was reflected onto another. Aligns with G-CO.A.5 and G-CO.D.12.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Origami Equilateral Triangle
The purpose of this task is to explore reflections in the context of paper folding. Each fold is associated with a line of reflection and understanding each step in the construction requires careful analysis of angles and of the...
Other
Antonio Gutierrez: Geometry From the Land of the Incas
Discovering the properties of constructions, seeing proofs in action, and viewing problems come to life here with this wonderful use of technology in the classroom. Single steps are explained and illustrated one at a time so that the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Cabri Geometry Tour
In this activity, students use the Cabri software to mark points, draw lines, construct parallel and perpendicular lines, angles, bisectors, and triangles. They learn how to use the tool to measure angles.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Triangle Formulas
Investigate the geometric definitions of triangles, focusing upon equilateral, isosceles, right, and scalene with detailed drawings and appropriate formulas for each. This site has links to more information on triangles.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Geometry
This MathWorld tutorial provides detailed overviews of the concepts and theorems associated with geometry. Most of the Math World sites are extensive and some require higher math knowledge to understand, links to terms and topics are...
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Red Escolar: Un Triangulo Sorprendente
In Spanish. Different activities which involve the following concepts: right triangles, perpendicular lines, classification of triangles, area of a square and Pythagorean theorem.
Other
Ctte: Geometer's Sketch Pad Activities
This site offers numerous activities for middle school and high school students to explore using Geometer's Sketch Pad.