National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Using Geoboards in the Classroom
A thorough look at the extensive uses of geoboards in the classroom. Links are listed which give introductory information on geoboards - for teachers new to using them. Then, lesson plans are provided for using geoboards in teaching...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Virtual Geoboard
Use this virtual geoboard to explore the attributes of various polygons. This would work well on an interactive whiteboard.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Isosceles Triangles on the Geoboard [Pdf]
Students will learn about isosceles triangles. Materials needed include circular geoboards, rubber bands, circular geoboard paper and rulers.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: How to Use the Geoboard
Four worksheets are linked which deal with area and perimeter of shapes constructed on the Geoboard. Additionally, a link is given to an online Geoboard so students may play with the model on their own.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Geoboard and Area
In this activity, students find areas of figures which are displayed on a grid. They also use the Geoboard application to find areas of figures they draw.
Rice University
Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Hidden Irrationals (Geoboard Lesson)
This site provides a lesson on finding possible irrational numbers using a geoboard.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Geoboard App
Students use the Geoboard App to measure arcs, line segments, area, and perimeter, as well as rotate, reflect, and translate objects.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Symmetry on the Geoboard [Pdf]
An activity for students to work with symmetry on a geoboard. Materials needed: geoboards, rubber bands, and geoboard recording paper.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Geoboard Line Segments [Pdf]
Students are to find different ways to make two line segments that touch seven pins. Materials needed include geoboards, rubber bands, geoboard paper and rulers.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Equal Parts on the Geoboard [Pdf]
An activity for a geoboard. You will need the following materials: geoboards, rubberbands, geoboard paper and rulers.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Right Triangles on the Geoboard [Pdf]
Students are to work with right triangles on a geoboard. Materials needed: geoboards, rubber bands, geoboardpaper and rulers
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Coordinate Grid Geoboards [Pdf]
An activity dealing with making a polygon and getting their coordinates. Materials needed: geoboards, rubber bands, coordinate grid paper and rulers.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Making Shapes on Geoboard
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the lines (rubber bands) to make a shape modeled by the teacher using a Geoboard.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Geoboards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Geoboards bring challenge into the classroom as the student uses methods to measure length, area, and perimeters of polygons.
Cut the Knot
Cut the Knot! Pick's Theorem
This site explains Pick's Theorem and contains an interactive geoboard and activity to help understand the theorem.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Walking the Fence Line
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the perimeter of polygons. They learn to picture square roots visually as the side length of a square.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Quadrilateral Criteria [Pdf]
Students are to make quadrilateral on a geoboard that meet a given criteria.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Transformations on a Pegboard
This one page website can expand your logic, Motion Geometry and pattern recognition knowledge. The solution is available to double check your answers.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Manipulatives for the Upper Elementary (Gr. 4 6)
Many teachers find it more challenging to incorporate the use of manipulatives into their mathematics programs at the upper elementary or middle school grades. Activities using manipulatives are provided for grades four, five, and six...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson introduces middle schoolers to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Cross Fencing Pastures
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the areas of polygons by dissecting them into parts that are squares, rectangles, and triangles.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Get to the Point! Coordinate Geometry!
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the area of any polygon using coordinates.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Move Along Little Vertex
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the area of triangles having the same base and same height.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Pick and Choose! Using Pick's Theorem!
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the area of any polygon using Pick's Theorem.
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