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Math4children.com: Math Worksheets for Middle School
Download these math worksheets to assist you in the concept you are covering in your middle school math classroom. Content includes pre-algebra and algebraic equations, decimals, fractions, geometry, graphs and coordinates and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Geometry Polygons
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses plane figures and solid figures. The definitions and lesson sequence are based on Scott Foresman's Grade 4 Math textbook.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Bricks Activity, Teacher Lesson Plan
Builders of brick walls need to be especially aware of fault lines which can easily lead to the collapse of the wall. Students are challenged, here, to use polyminoes to design patterns for brick walls which do not contain fault lines....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Polygon Classification in the Coordinate Plane
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Graph geometric figures given the ordered pairs of vertices.
Math.com
Math.com: Similar Figures
This example provides a clear explanation of how to compare figures to see if they are similar and the formula to determine if the ratios are equal. Interactive practice activities are provided.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Transformations: Rotation
Increase students' skills and knowledge of rotation and transformation at this test prep site. Includes lessons pages, practice questions with interactive answers, and a teacher resource page.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Types of Sentences
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...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Reflections: Line and Point
Lesson and activities focusing on line reflection. Here you will find a detailed explanation of the concept with picture examples, opportunities for interactive practice, and supporting classroom activities in the teacher resource pages.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Pythagorean Theorem
Who was Pythagoras and what is his theorem? Explore this concept and its relationship to the measurement of a right triangle in this test prep lesson plan. The instructional activity includes an interactive worksheet where students...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Circles All Around Us
In this lesson, students will estimate several dimensions of circles in everyday objects. Students will use the metric and customary systems for their estimations. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Pump Up the Volume
In this lesson, students will be required to generate a formula for volume of a rectangular prism. Students working in cooperative groups will use prior knowledge for finding area of a rectangle to determine the "amount of area in a...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Discovering Pi
This lesson allows young scholars to discover the number Pi. By measuring real life objects, students will get to see where the number Pi comes from as well as how the circumference formula is derived.This lesson plan was created as a...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Popcorn Bucket or Box?
In this exploration, students will apply their knowledge of finding volume and surface area of cylinders and rectangular prisms. Students will make recommendations to the local movie theater after determining which package is cost...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cutting the Cheese
The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a triangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a triangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Thinking Outside the "Box"
The middle schoolers will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a rectangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a rectangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Nifty Nets
During this activity, students will create nets for prisms. They will find the volume and surface area of the shapes. They will also use interactive activities to review three-dimensional shapes.This lesson plan was created as a result...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Movin' on Up"
Students will use their knowledge of scale factor to enlarge a picture to scale. They will then use PhotoStory to create a collage of their pictures. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Determine Transformation(s)
Students will use graphing calculators(TI-83 Plus) to find transformations of polygons.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Painting the Pyramids
The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a square pyramid. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a square pyramid. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center Real World Investigation: The Geometry of Quilts [Pdf]
Investigating designs and shapes in quilts around the world is the activity in this internet exploration. Learners will also design their own quilt on paper or on the computer. Acrobat Reader required.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center Real World Investigation: Symmetry Around Us [Pdf]
Use this internet lesson to explore different types of symmetry in nature. Learners examine line symmetry, rotational symmetry, and bilateral symmetry. An integrated math, language art, and art lesson. Acrobat Reader required.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Navigating by the Numbers
In this lesson, young scholars will learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. Ancient land and sea navigators started with the most basic of navigation equations (Speed x Time = Distance). Today, navigational satellites...