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Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Polygons and Perimeter

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore different polygons and find their perimeter with this interactive lesson from T.V.411. Students see examples of polygons in everyday life and have immediate feedback to your responses to lesson questions.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Types of Sentences

For Students 3rd - 8th
What is "Logic"? What is a "Mathematical sentence"? This website provides definitions of both of these terms and defines examples of mathematical sentences ("open sentence" and "closed sentence") and provides examples of each. Use the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Patterns in Nature

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment [3:25] from Cyberchase, a plant expert shows Bianca the patterns and symmetry found in nature.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Directions to Hen Rock

For Students 3rd - 9th Standards
The CyberSquad has to deal with angles and distances to locate a treasure chest in this video segment from Cyberchase.
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Other

Worksheet Works: Coordinate Picture Graphing

For Students 2nd - 4th
Generate a worksheet for practice in how to plot coordinate pairs as you copy an image. Choose an image, the type of grid, the number of quadrants, and the layout, then download your worksheet in PDF format.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Cubes Within Cubes

For Students 3rd - 4th
On this one page website sharpen your logic, geometry, spatial thinking, and problem solving skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Shape It Up Activity Plan

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Get your spy glasses ready! For this weeklong adventure, children will explore shapes and their attributes and use this knowledge to decode a secret message. Children will learn about two-dimensional (flat) and three-dimensional (solid)...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Angle Basics

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Determine which angle has a greater measure by looking at the size of the opening between the angle's rays. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Area of Polygons and Circles

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
How would you find the area of a polygon or circle? Explore this concept with engaging activities at this test prep site. Here you will find detailed problem solving strategies with accompanying visuals, a reference table with formulas,...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor: Deaf Interactivate: Tools (With Text and Asl)

For Students 1st - 9th
This collection of computational science resources discusses a variety of topics, from fractions to telling time to conducting scientific experiments. Videos provide narration in ASL. Requires Quicktime.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Adding Triangles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sharpen your logic and geometry skills by finding the area of a triangle. Solution available.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Online Study Tools: Volume of Cylinders

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a great place to practice using the formula for finding the volume of a cylinder. A hint is available as well as the correct answer for each problem.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Diagonal Trace

For Students 3rd - 4th
Develop problem solving skills working with pentagons and then check your results.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Little Squares

For Students 3rd - 8th
What are square numbers? Use tiles at this one page website to discover the pattern of square numbers. See if you can solve the challenge. Once you have your solution you can check the solution given right at the website.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Where Are They?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your logic, polygon properties, and pattern recognition skills working on this challenge. Solution included.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Puzzling Cube

For Students 3rd - 8th
See if you can figure out which symbols are on which cube face at this one page website. The solution is just a click away once you have your solution in mind.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Building Stars

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive activity gives you an opportunity to color in a tessellation that is different from the usual. Read the short introduction to find out more about this tessellation that doesn't repeat.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: All in the Mind

For Students 3rd - 8th
You will have to use visualization to help you solve this challenge. At this one page website, you will be able to check your solution.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Green Cube, Yellow Cube

For Students 3rd - 8th
Think about the surface area of a cube. At this one page website, you use that information to complete the challenge. Solutions are offered right at the website.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Dicey

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you can visualize a cube and turn it around in your mind, then this is the challenge for you. This one page website has the solution available to check your thinking.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Count the Trapeziums (Trapezoids)

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
The challenge at this one page website, is to see how many trapezoids (British-trapeziums) you can find in the figure. When you have your results, you can easily check it right at the website.
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Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Using Formulas 2

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice picking and using the correct formula for finding the solution for each of the examples presented. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Angles Are on a Bat House?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are preparing to build bat houses. They have calculated surface area, identified nail placement, and will now collect data on angle types in this real-world activity.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Designing a Restaurant

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Understanding area and perimeter can help children work on solutions to very important, real world problems.

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