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The Ambiguous Case

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the relationship of triangles with its sides and angles. In this geometry lesson, students create visual on the graphing navigator as they study triangles. They move the sides around to create different angle-side...
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Scenario Challenge

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners create a quilt, using different patterns. In this geometry lesson plan, students apply prior knowledge as they use different patterns to help them create a quilt using transformations and geometric shapes.
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Symmetry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore symmetry. In this geometry lesson, student identify and define bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, pentagonal symmetry, hexagonal symmetry, and cubic symmetry. Students construct examples of these types of symmetry and...
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Koch Snowflake

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate Koch's Snowflake. In this geometry lesson, students identify the properties of creating Koch's snowflake. They solve problems dealing with fractals and patterns.
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Tessellations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners create tessellations. In this geometry lesson, students use polygons to create different patterns by rotation. They identify the reasons for polygons to create the type of tessellation it does.
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Geometric Relations

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students use computers to create a sketch of a geometrical shape that can be extruded to show the shape as a three-dimensional drawing. In this computer assisted drawing lesson, students follow explicit directions which include screen...
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Trajectory Perplexity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars investigate measuring angles correctly through projectiles. In this geometry lesson, students launch a projectile to investigate the importance of how to measure an angle correctly and to explore trajectory. They collect...
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Up, Up and Away

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders experiment with gravity and air pressure. In this geometry activity, 10th graders build their own kits and fly it. They investigate the questions: what keeps a kite in the air and what are some important factors when flying...
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Paper Towel Structure

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate technology and its purpose in the workplace. For this geometry lesson, students design and build a paper towel structure to investigate motion and forces. They are given a restricted weight and asked to build their...
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Blast Off with Model Rockets

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students investigate science and math by building a rocket. In this geometry lesson, students build a rocket using paper towel tubes while investigating questions about launching a rocket. They discuss balance and unique structure as...
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Investigating AAS

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the theorems of ASA, AAS, AAA and ASA. In this geometry lesson, students discuss the theorems of triangles and how it is used to solve for missing sides or angles. They review how two angles are formed by two rays...
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Beads, Balls, and Beakers

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students analyze the amount of space required to pack round objects. In this geometry instructional activity, students practice using space economically by practicing packing spheres into beakers. They then translate this concept to...
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Angles

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students measure angles using a protractor. In this geometry lesson, students solve for the missing angles using equations set to the theorem of triangles. They measure missing angles through construction and identify congruent angles.
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Proving the Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems using the pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students complete proofs using the Pythagorean Theorem. They share their proofs and solutions with their classmates and family members.
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Dimension Review

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students differentiate the pros and cons of different areas. In this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast different sizes based on their area. They put an image to the size of a shape.
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Transformation, Reflections, Rotations and Translations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars create a quilt, using different patterns. In this geometry lesson, students apply prior knowledge as they use different patterns to help them create a quilt using transformations and geometric shapes.
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The Value of Volume

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students measure the perimeter and area of their polygons. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the volume and area using the correct tools. They calculate the time and temperature and the perimeter and side lengths of triangles.
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Triangle Inequality Theorem

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use the inequality theorem to solve triangles and their properties. In this geometry lesson, students are given spaghetti of different lengths and asked to create triangles. They conclude the necessary length needed to make a...
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Hidden Jewels of Geometry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils identify different geometric shapes, and arrange them artistically in original jewelry designs.
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Geometry Digital Blogging Books

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students observe geometric shapes in their everyday lives.  In this middle school/high school mathematics lesson plan, students use their cell phone to record and publish their observations about the geometric shapes they encounter. ...
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GPS Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design their own logo or picture and use a handheld GPS receiver to map it out. They write out a word or graphic on a field or playground, walk the path, and log GPS data. The results display their "art" on their GPS receiver...
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Sketching Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sketch and create nets of different polygons.In this geometry lesson, students differentiate prisms from other three-dimensional shapes. They define the properties of prisms.
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Hickory Dickory Dock

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students follow written directions to construct their own tangram. In this tangram instructional activity, students use their tangram to develop original figures that illustrate characters and/or objects from their favorite nursery...
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"Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" by Deborah Hopkinson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create paper quilts of their own using the isometric grid that tessellates the plane or the fraction quilt square.

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