Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Basic Geometric Definitions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students identify points, rays, lines, and line segments. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Lines, Rays, Line Segments, & Planes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This robust lesson plan for upper elementary and middle school grades introduces the concepts for lines, rays, line segments, and planes. Resources are linked to it and ready for your use.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Basic Geometry Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to geometry vocabulary and elementary geometric figures. Activities ask students to match vocabulary and definitions and label figures. Assessment questions follow.
Handout
The Math League

The Math League: Basic Terms: Parallel Lines

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This tutorial provides an explanation and example of parallel lines.
Lesson Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Intuitive Symmetry: Point, Line, Plane, Rotational

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Investigate the concept of symmetry at this test prep site. See detailed definitions and picture examples, answer the questions in the interactive practice pages, and do the classroom activity where students use a digital camera to...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Finding the Intersection

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this Cyberchase video, Inez and Digit identify the location of the transformatron using their knowledge of parallel and intersecting lines.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Traveling Shapes Motion Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students describe how to move a shape from one place to another in a plane. They learn about translations, rotations, and line reflections. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Lesson Plan
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson plan introduces students to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two moves...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Two Sightings, Different Information

For Students 5th - 7th
Jackie and Matt are looking at the same object along two different lines, in this video segment from Cyberchase.