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Noyce Foundation
Granny’s Balloon Trip
Take flight with a fun activity focused on graphing data on a coordinate plane. As learners study the data for Granny's hot-air balloon trip, including the time of day and the distance of the balloon from the ground, they practice...
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Geometry Patterns
Fifth graders, using graphic and word processing software, create geometric patterns by performing elementary transformations.
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Net (Triangular Prism)
In this net worksheet, learners use the pattern to create a triangular prism. Students cut out the pattern and fold on the dotted lines and paste it to make the solid figure.
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Learning about Shapes with Tangrams and the Net
Students use tangrams, student literature, and Websites to explore shapes.
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Triangular-prism Net
In this math worksheet, students create a model of a triangular prism by cutting the pattern and folding on the lines. There is no picture of the finished product.
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Our Geometic World
Students walk around the neighborhood and identify various polygons and lines in buildings, nature and other objects. They design a building using various geometric patterns, shapes and lines. Students complete a descriptive writing of...
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Visualizing Multiplication
Upper graders represent multiplication of a two-digit number by a two-digit number as the area of a rectangle with dimensions of the two factors. They find patterns for the number of different base ten blocks in a rectangle representing...
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SuperShapes, Part 1; "Tri"ing Triangles
An outstanding lesson plan on triangles awaits your math scholars. Learners focus on the triangle, which is the strongest of all polygons. They see the role that triangles play in the design of buildings, and learn about triangle...
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Cut, Construct and Think 3
Students identify and create shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify various polygons and try to create new shapes using existing polygons.
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Cut, Construct and Think - 4
Young scholars identify polygons. In this geometric shapes lesson, students identify and describe polygons. Young scholars create new shapes out of the shapes they are given.
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Metallic Mosaic
Students engage in a lesson plan about polygons while creating a mosaic pattern. They concentrate upon creating a pattern that is geometric and has the look of a quilt design. The lesson plan includes steps to complete the project and...
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Net (Open Cylinder)
In this geometric shape activity, students cut out a net pattern. Students tape or paste the net to make an open cylinder. There are no questions.
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Quilt Squared
Students study West Virginia quilts. In this mathematics lesson, students use symmetry, geometric shapes, and patterns to create their own quilt square.
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Cut, Construct and Think
Students complete geometrical shapes construction activities. For this geometrical concepts lesson, students cut shapes from a worksheet to create a geometrical study activity. Students analyze their shapes and complete a table. Students...
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Geometry: Cut, Construct and Think
Students explore polygons. In this geometry skills activity, students complete an activity that requires them to solve geometry problems that involve polygons as they piece together geometric shapes. Students analyze the shapes they...
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Making the Connection: Math and Architecture
Taking a walk around you town center can turn into a lesson about math and architecture.
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Patchwork Math
Learners recognize and identify shapes in their environment. They investigate why objects can be composed of several different shapes. They follow a pattern to recreate designs using various shapes.
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Tessellation Project
Fifth graders will be predicting and describing the results of sliding, flipping, and turning two-dimensional shapes. They will also understand patterns so they can describe, extend, and make generalizations about geometric and numeric...
Improving Measurement and Geometry in Elementary Schools
Rep Tiles
In addition to the catchy title, this lesson plan provides upper graders an opportunity to more closely scrutinize the attributes of plane figures. In particular, they focus on the similarity of different shapes. Both whole-class and...
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Geometric Patterns and Relationships
Fifth graders explore three-dimensional figures. As a class, they discuss the characteristics of various three-dimensional figures. In groups, 5th graders write riddles describing the geometric shape. Partners read each other's...
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Easy and Artistic Printmaking Using Mixed Media Materials
Students explore printmaking which began with the ancient Chinese who carved seals from stone, inked them and used the seals as identification symbols. They produce a print in this lesson.
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Tessellations
Students learn and review basic geometric terms, definitions, and theory, including regular polygons, lines, angles, points, etc. They make a tessellating stamp and create a repeating work of art.
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What a SHAPEly Fit!
Young scholars identify and explore the attributes of polygons. They design and create a quilt square using polygons, and produce a class quilt.
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Early American Quilt Patterns
Learners explore the history and purpose of quilts in early America. They create and name their own unique quilt blocks. Students combine their quilt blocks with other learners in the class to create a class quilt.