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Curated OER

Distance Formula

For Teachers 1st - 11th
Students calculate the distance between two points using the distance formula. In this geometry lesson, students derive the distance formula using the Pythagorean Theorem.
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EngageNY

The Distance from a Point to a Line

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is the fastest way to get from point A to line l? A straight perpendicular line! Learners use what they have learned in the previous lessons in this series and develop a formula for finding the shortest distance from a point to a...
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Education Development Center

Points, Slopes, and Lines

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Before graphing and finding distances, learners investigate the coordinate plane and look at patterns related to plotted points. Points are plotted and the goal is to look at the horizontal and vertical distances between coordinates and...
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Curated OER

Distance Formula

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students calculate the distance formula. For this geometry lesson, students find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane. They identify the four different quadrants.
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EngageNY

Distance and Complex Numbers 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Classmates apply midpoint concepts by leapfrogging around the complex plane. The 12th lesson in a 32 segment unit, asks pupils to apply distances and midpoints in relationship to two complex numbers. The class develops a formula to find...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Distance Between Two Points: Biking the Blocks

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Distance estimates would be easy if the world were a grid. Scholars work to determine the distance between two structures using a coordinate plane. As an introduction, the lesson focuses on vertical and horizontal distances.
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Teach Engineering

Using Map Scales to Figure Distances and Areas

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The asteroid is getting closer and the question is whether the state of Alabraska is large enough for the shelter calculated in the previous activity. Teams determine the scale of their project and then use the scale on the map to...
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EngageNY

Distance on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 8th Standards
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to coordinate geometry. Learners find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane by using the Pythagorean Theorem. The vertical and horizontal change creates a right triangle, which allows...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Distance Between Two Points: Taxicab Distance

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Apply geometry to find the distance as the crow flies. An engaging lesson compares the distance a car must drive to the straight line distance between two locations. Scholars must manipulate a simulation, note the change in distances,...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Triangle Area

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
While the lesson focuses on right triangles, this activity offers a great way to practice the area of all triangles through an interactive webpage. The activity begins with the class taking a square paper and cutting in in half; can they...
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Curated OER

One Revolution for Robot

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students calculate the revolution and circumference of circles. In this calculus activity, students derive the formulas for their given shape. They use the d=rt to calculate the distance and rate of travel.
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EngageNY

Perimeter and Area of Polygonal Regions in the Cartesian Plane

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How many sides does that polygon have? Building directly from lesson number eight in this series, learners now find the area and perimeter of any polygon on the coordinate plane. They decompose the polygons into triangles and use Green's...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Distance Between Two Points: Segment Addition

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Examine the segment addition postulate through an online simulation activity. An interactive lesson allows scholars to manipulate points and watch as the lengths of segments change. Through their study, they are able to apply the Segment...
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Curated OER

Quadrilateral Explorations-Grade Nine

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate quadrilaterals.  In this geometry lesson, 9th graders examine and classify quadrilaterals using the slope, midpoint and distance formulas.  Additionally, students create various quadrilaterals given three point...
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EngageNY

Searching a Region in the Plane

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Programming a robot is a mathematical task! The activity asks learners to examine the process of programming a robot to vacuum a room. They use a coordinate plane to model the room, write equations to represent movement, determine the...
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Unit Plan
Radford University

The Puppy’s Empire

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Dogs can't do math ... but people sure can! A set of five lessons has scholars apply math concepts to solve problems related to buying a new dog, such as designing a fence and a dog house, estimating how large the dog will become, and...
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Unit Plan
EngageNY

Complex Numbers and Transformations

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Your learners combine their knowledge of real and imaginary numbers and matrices in an activity containing thirty lessons, two assessments (mid-module and end module), and their corresponding rubrics. Centered on complex numbers and...
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Curated OER

Complex Distance

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Have learners graph complex numbers to gain a visual and mathematical understanding of the distance and the midpoint between two complex numbers. This lesson is short, but to the point, and addresses an important complex number concept....
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EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 8 Mathematics (Module 7)

For Students 8th Standards
It's time to discover what your classes have learned! The final lesson in the 25-part module is an assessment that covers the Pythagorean Theorem. Application of the theorem includes distance between points, the volume of...
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Curated OER

Parabolas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students define a parabola through hands on creation. In this algebra lesson plan, students analyze the directrix and focus of a parabola. They create a paper parabola and identify the vertex with points equal distance apart from the...
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Curated OER

Distance and Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils calculate the distance using the distance formula. In this geometry lesson, students identify the distance a taxi cab travels. They relate distance to functions and relate it to the real world.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Distance Calculations

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the distance between two points. In this geometry instructional activity, students use coordinates and the distance formula to find the distance. They perform an interactive instructional activity to solve the missing...
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Curated OER

Measuring Activities

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils measure using both metric and standard measures. They convert from one standard to the next while measuring distances in their home or classroom.
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Curated OER

Discovering Pi/Welcome to Pi Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore pi. In this circle measurement lesson plan, students define and identify radius, diameter, circumference, and perimeter. Students work in groups to measure several plastic lids and record their findings. Students compare...

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