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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Who was Pythagoras and what is his theorem? Explore this concept and its relationship to the measurement of a right triangle in this test prep lesson plan. The instructional activity includes an interactive worksheet where students...
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Triangle Altitudes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here at the Math Forum, Dr. Math proves the concurrency of the altitudes of a triangle. Links are provided for associated topics.
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Other

Antonio Gutierrez: Geometry From the Land of the Incas

For Students 9th - 10th
Discovering the properties of constructions, seeing proofs in action, and viewing problems come to life here with this wonderful use of technology in the classroom. Single steps are explained and illustrated one at a time so that the...
Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Concurrence

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find resources for class instruction on concurrence: a lesson on concurrence of medians, altitudes, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors complete with definitions and example diagrams; a six-question practice quiz; and...
Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Theorems and Postulates for Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a partial list of theorems, postulates, and properties.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete reference guide to types of triangles and triangle perimeter and area. It provides definitions and interactive animated activities that enhance further explanation.
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Working With Sets and Venn Diagrams

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
A collection of activities that help students understand number relationships by using Venn diagrams to solve math problems. Practice problem solving skills in the interactive practice. Then, follow up with a classroom activity using the...
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Other

University of Evansville: Encyclopedia Triangle Centers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a comprehensive study of triangle centers. Seems more for an advanced level. Provides a list of six links to 1114 centers.
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US Navy

Naval Historical Center: Exorcizing the Devil's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
Howard L. Rosenberg writes this article about the area known as "The Devil's Triangle" or "The Bermuda Triangle." Besides discussing famous lost ships and airplanes, Rosenberg gives detailed information about the geography of the sea...
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Reference Angles and Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th
The mathematics session investigates reference angles and triangles. The tutorial consists of class notes, examples, and practice problems with solutions. The teacher resource includes a worksheet on the construction of skateboarding ramps.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress Link: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Working on a Rescue Team Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Your students are part of the Yellowstone National Park rescue team which has just been dispatched to help located a downed plane. How can they effectively use the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines to assist them in finding the plane?...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Orthocenter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from MathWorld provides a diagram of a triangle with its orthocenter labeled. The site details how to find the orthocenter with links to the key terms. The site details many other interesting properties of the triangle...
Interactive
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Veintiocho Cerillas

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Remove four matches to the center of the square then repositions the other matches in such a way that the sum of them on each side is 11.
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Other

Ctte: Geometer's Sketch Pad Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site offers numerous activities for middle school and high school students to explore using Geometer's Sketch Pad.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Geometric Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn how to translate a figure. They examine guided notes, review examples, watch instructional videos, and try practice problems.
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PBS

Pbs: Mathline: Tessellations Wow! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An integrated geometry lesson on spatial sense in which students identify and use different shapes to create a tessellation. "Through a variety of modalities such as writing, music, art, poetry, and literature, students are introduced to...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Circumcenter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld diagrams a triangle with its circumcenter labeled and details how to find the circumcenter with links to the key terms.