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Illustrative Mathematics

Lines of Symmetry for Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore how lines of symmetry help define different categories of quadrilaterals. Looking at a square, rectangle, trapezoid, and parallelogram, young mathematicians discover that each shape has its own, unique symmetry. Encourage your...
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Curated OER

Discovering Art - Scott Gallery: Line

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners study how line is used in art. They identify horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines in artwork. They view the painting, The Western Brothers, and identify the line the dog makes and the position of the boy's arm. They discuss...
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Curated OER

Line and Pattern

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate lines and patterns. In this line and pattern lesson plan, students discuss types of lines and work on grids. They draw a picture very lightly before filling it in with the pattern they made in the grid.
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Mathematics Vision Project

Module 3: Geometric Figures

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's just not enough to know that something is true. Part of a MVP Geometry unit teaches young mathematicians how to write flow proofs and two-column proofs for conjectures involving lines, angles, and triangles.
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Curated OER

Interior Design: Poster Board Lines

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Observe different types of lines and apply skills to create posters demonstrating line directions. Discern the four different types of lines and the ambience each creates in a room. In groups, explain each line poster.
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Curated OER

Earthquakes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the causes of earthquakes and the various types of fault lines through a variety of hands-on demonstrations using prepared cakes. They record their observations in their science journals.
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Curated OER

Linking Lines to Landscape

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students evaluate art to enhance their core knowledge of fiction, American folk heroes, and the water cycle. In this art lesson, students complete a unit of activities to use art to study various topics of literature, history, and...
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Curated OER

MONET'S GARDEN BY THE SEA

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students establish their own design utilizing a similar composition to Monet's, integrate their drawing skills in creating a "garden by the sea."
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Curated OER

Q-tip® Pointillism

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners create paintings in the style of art known as pointillism.
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Virginia Department of Education

Properties of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
What type of quadrilateral is that? Discover the difference between the types of quadrilaterals. Small groups investigate types of quadrilaterals using geometry software to find their properties. To keep track of the different...
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Curated OER

Looking at Ritual and Ceremony

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore Edward Curtis' photos of a Native American ritual and practice documenting their own religious rituals. In this photography analysis lesson, students analyze an Native American ritual in Curtis' photo. Students discuss...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Is This a Parallelogram?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent, is the quadrilateral a parallelogram? This task asks learners to determine the answer and to support their answer with a proof. The resource includes a commentary for...
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Curated OER

LEAF (Learning Exercises and Activities in the Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars observe populations and determine the functions (e.g., decomposers, producers, consumers) they serve in an ecosystem. They investigate the energy flow ecosystems. Students investigate factors (.g., Resources, light, water)...

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