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The Giant Barrel Sponge
Students study barrel sponges. For this science and art lesson, students discuss what sponges are, create their own sponge, and share what they created with the rest of the class.
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Shapes Graphing
In this graphing data worksheet, students examine the 11 shapes pictured and use that information to finish an incomplete bar graph.
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Fall Triangle Tree
Students create leaves for a fall bulletin board. In this shapes lesson, students use triangular construction paper shapes to make leaves for a classroom bulletin board.
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Cut Outs: Shapes and Symbols
Students create collages based on Juan Quick-to-See Smith's "Ode to Chief Seattle." In this shapes, symbols and Native American instructional activity, students examine the "Ode to Chief Seattle" and Henri Matisse's cutout work. Students...
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Investigating Different Rock Types
Students analyze a rock using their eyes and then a hand lens. In this science lesson, students determine and discuss how hard or how easy it was to find and classify the assigned rock. Students record their observations on an index...
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Similarity
In this similarity learning exercise, students identify similar shapes. They determine the scale factor of the similar shapes and find their volume and area. Students enlarge shapes according to the given scale factor. ...
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Say It With Shapes
Students create patterns with shapes and words. In this patterns and shapes lesson, students recieve an envelope with shapes with words on them. Students make patterns with the shapes that also create a poem. Students can add to the poem...
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The Pentagram Problem
In this pentagram worksheet, students examine a pentagram and number the intersection of lines. They number the crosspoints in such a way that the sum of the numbers on each line are equal. This one-page worksheet contains 1...
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Six Squares
Students create different shapes on grid paper. In this two-dimensional geometry lesson, students take turns outlining a shape made of six squares on the graph paper. They identify all shapes they see once everyone has had a...
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Using Geometric Shapes in Architecture
Third graders identify two and three dimensional shapes used in architectural designs by viewing images on the Internet. In this geometry lesson, 3rd graders create their own building designs and identify the geometric shapes that...
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A Shapely Activity
Fifth graders explore polygons in various shape activities. In this polygons lesson plan, 5th graders discuss and identify polygons by their number of sides. Students sort ceramic tiles by the number of sides on each piece. Students...
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I Spy Shapes
Students play a game in which they name geometric shapes. In this geometric shape lesson, students ask "yes and no" questions to determine which shape one of their classmates has chosen. They ask questions that lead them to the name of...
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Tangrams
In this tangram worksheet, middle schoolers form a square using tangrams. Afterwards, they form additional shapes with tangrams. This one-page worksheet contains 180 tangram shapes for students to create by placing...
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Math All Around Us!
Students walk around their neighborhood and school to find objects that remind them of a math concept or vocabulary term. In this real world math lesson, students find math concepts in various familiar locations and take pictures of...
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All About Quadrilaterals
In this all about quadrilaterals worksheet, students interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions about quadrilaterals, then click to check their answers.
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Shape Search
Second graders draw a model using correctly formed geometric shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson, 2nd graders notice geometric shapes in the world around them and accurately draw these shapes.
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Artful Boomerangs
Students create and decorate a boomerang. In this boomerang lesson, students research the history of the boomerang and the three different types. They create their own boomerang and decorate it with a collage of pictures.
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Elephant Names
In this clues activity, students follow the clues to find the elephants names based on their positions and the shapes they are tagged with. Students find 5 animals names.
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Exploring Patterns
Third graders state the rule and next shape or number in the patterns. In this patterns lesson plan, 3rd graders recognize different patterns and continue them.
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Identifying One Quarter of a Shape
In this identifying one quarter of a shape activity, students look at 6 geometric shapes and color one quarter of the area, some shapes are divided into more than 4 sections.
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Piet Mondrian Art
Students study Piet Mondrian's artwork. In this visual arts lesson, students analyze the use of lines and colors by Mondrian in his art. Students create their artwork in the style of Mondrian.
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Identify the shape of paper
In this paper worksheet, students identify the shape of paper. Students answer 1 question and choose between a rectangle, a circle, and a cone.
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Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes
Students identify geometric solids. In this geometric shapes lesson, students listen to the teacher read Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy. Students then visit a web site where they identify types of...
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Properties of Polyhedra
For this properties of polyhedra worksheet, students complete short answer questions about properties of polyhedra shapes. Students complete 6 questions.