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Polygons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to create mobiles with different polygons. They research the polygon and list its characteristics. They may present to the class if they chose to.
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Geometry in the Heavens

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders access a star worksheet and determine properties of polygons.  In this investigative lesson students complete a worksheet and discuss myths. 
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Algebra: Brackets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review and practice negative numbers, rules of signs and of brackets that include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Included in this lesson is polygons and expanding brackets. Mastery of mathematical language...
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Words in the News: Venezuela Plane Crash

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss what can go wrong during a plane flight. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words to their definition. They read an article about a plane crash in Venezuela and answer questions.
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Finding Areas of Polygons- Extra Practice Worksheet

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this geometry worksheet, students practice finding the area of 11 polygons using diagrams which include units in both standard and metric measurement. They solve for the area of 11 polygons using words that describe the polygons that...
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Tessel Your Way to Nagano!: Olympics, Winter Sports, Snowboarding, Graphic Design, Geometry, Math, M.C. Escher, Tessellations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create Post-It note fundamental regions to tesselate. They make tesselations using computer software or websites. They create a jacket design with tesselation and determine the cost of production.
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Perimeter

For Students 6th - 7th
In this finding perimeter worksheet, students find the perimeter of each polygon in the first set of problems. Students then write a formula to find each perimeter and solve the second set. Students finish by finding the perimeter for...
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How Many Regular Polyhedrons Are There In This or Any Universe?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the idea of "regularity" as it pertains to geometry.  In this geometry lesson students complete several assignments that are part of trihedral angles and regular polyhedrons.
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Rap-Tap-Tap

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate incline planes and wedges. They identify a variety of incline planes and wedges that are found all around them. Students record their findings using a worksheet.
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Leveled Problem Solving Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons

For Students 5th - 6th
In this quadrilaterals and polygons worksheet, students solve the problems using quadrilaterals and other polygons. Students solve six problems.
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Flight Home Lesson Plan 3

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine photographs of twentieth-century aircraft from the National Air and Space Museum. They compare aircraft wings, fuselages, and engines to investigate different approaches to aircraft design.
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Around and Around We Go

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover that a polygon is a closed figure formed by line segments, and that the perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the lengths of its sides. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain lots of practice with...
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Creating Tessellations

For Students 10th
In this creating tessellations worksheet, 10th graders solve 2 word problems that include creating various tessellations. First, they explore the various techniques used to form tessellations, including triangles, quadrilaterals,...
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Building Big Ideas in Math With a Frog Theme

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this problem solving worksheet about frogs, students complete two pages of activities. Students figure out how a frog can hop between lily pads following the rules given. Students draw all possible paths.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 12: Jammin

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review definitions of word wall words using songs, movement and sharing.
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Congruent Figures

For Students 4th - 6th
In this congruent figures worksheet, students apply their math skills as they respond to 4 questions that require them to select shapes that are congruent to the 4 given shapes.
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Congruent Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this congruent shapes worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions for which shape is congruent to the one on the left. Students complete 4 problems total.
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Matter and Change

For Students 9th - 11th
In this matter and change worksheet, students answer 24 questions on topics such as elements, compounds, mixtures and chemical reactions. Students answer questions about the properties of matter such as their physical state and shape. In...
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Painting - Cubism - Perspective

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers draw a chair from five different perspectives. After using the shapes from their drawings to create a cubist collage, students paint their collage monochromatically.
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Geography: Lengths, Perimeter, and Area of Similar Objects

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore characteristics of similar objects. Using attribute blocks, they explore the ratios of the perimeter, area and side length in similar shapes. They calculate and compare the area of shapes.
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The Surface Area of a Cylinder

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students measure the circumference of a cylinder. In this cylinder lesson plan, students use round container lids and flexible rectangles to measure the circumference of the cylinder. They put the shapes together to make their own...
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Fish Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students identify the various parts of a fish. They describe the concept of fish morphology and relate shape, form and structure of a fish's parts to function.
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Spatial Relations - Week 9

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this spatial relations worksheet, students identify the number of triangles in a given figure, identify the number of cubes that a plane intersects, and determine the number of line segments in a given cube. This three-page worksheet...
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Drawing Lines of Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the concept of symmetry using geometric shapes, capital letters and various other shapes. They fold shapes to show symmetry, draw lines of symmetry and create symmetrical designs.

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