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Properties of Special Parallelograms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify properties of trapezoids. In this geometry lesson, students are put into groups and use computer programs to analyze polygons. They drag and move the shapes around as they make predictions.
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Properties of Special Parallelograms

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify properties of parallelograms. For this geometry lesson, students label polygons as parallelogram or not. They define and label the properties of a kite.
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Similar Triangles on the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars investigate triangles and their properties. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between similar and congruent triangles. They use the SSS theorem to help identify the triangles that are similar or congruent.
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Downtown Landmarks: geometry on Firstside

For Students 5th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students look at a picture of downtown landmarks and identify different shapes, lines, and more. Students identify 18 items.
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The Ocean Floor

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Learners explore the ocean in this earth science lesson. They use the Internet to gather information on parts of the ocean including the beach, ocean floor, continental shelf, trenches, and the animals that inhabit these parts.
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My Peanut Butter is Better Than Yours!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of statistical data. In this statistical data lesson, students read an article about the dangers of peanut butter to those who are allergic. Students perform a taste test of two different brands of peanut...
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The State Capital of Stem and Leaf

For Teachers 5th - 10th Standards
Students explore the concept of stem and leaf plots.  In this stem and leaf plots lesson, students plot the 50 US states' capitals on a stem and leaf plot according to the first letter of each state.  Students compare...
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Graphing Stations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers explore the concept of graphing stations.  In this graphing stations lesson, students head to various teacher set-up stations involving slope, point-slope, standard form, parallel lines, etc.  High schoolers work...
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It's Around There Somewhere! Perimeter, and Circumference

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Explore the concept of building equations for perimeter and circumference. Learners use rulers to measure the perimeter of half a sheet of paper.  Then fold the sheet of paper numerous times, each time measuring perimeter. ...
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SAT Grid Ins Practice Test 04

For Students 10th - 11th
In this SAT Practice Test, students solve a variety of problems that range from solving for a variable, rate, probability, and area.
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Junkyard Wars: Mechanical Monsters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine slope and build a Lego car that can take a steep slope. In this mechanics lesson students build a car and demonstrate them in class and describe what they did.
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Teaching the Bell Tetrahedral Kite

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete readings on kite making and kite flying. They analyze how the parts of a system interconnect and influence each other. Students identifies and uses color and form in a 3D artwork.
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Geometry and Shapes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are asked to name different shapes.Four to five students to share their answers with the class. The teacher leads the discussion in geometry about the properties associated with shapes.
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Tangent Properties

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore properties of tangent lines.  In this properties of tangent lines lesson, students discuss the perpendicular relationship between a tangent line on a circle and the circle's radius.  Young scholars use...
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Can You Make a Hole in One?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners relate miniature golf to reflection of an image. In this algebra lesson, students collect and graph data as they study linear equations. They apply properties of graphing to solve real life scenarios.
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Similarity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concept of similarity. This takes higher order thinking skills and being able to separate into categories. Specifically in this lesson plan they are introduced to the scale and...
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Let's Explore the World of Triangles and Quadrilaterals!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the features of triangles and quadrilaterals. In this instructional activity on triangles and quadrilaterals, 2nd graders rotate with their group to five different activities all exploring a different aspect of...
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Landslides!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover soil and Earth movement by experimenting in class.  In this Earth Science lesson, students utilize a stream table, soil, graduated cylinder and water to create a re-enactment of a landslide.  Middle...
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Individual Sundial (Cloud/Rain Activity)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students make a simple sundial to examine the changes in shadows over time. In this sundial and shadow lesson plan, students make a simple sundial out of a manila folder and pencil. They observe how shadows change over time, and relate...
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Completing Sculptures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students express aspects of their identity in their artwork, use subject matter or symbols to express meaning, organize mass and space with attention to multiple viewpoints and write titles for their work.
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Dividing Line Segments into n Congruent Parts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify lines, and line segments. In this geometry lesson, students divide line segments into equal congruent parts. They complete a laboratory activity dealing with lines and segments.
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Exploring Arrangements of 2, 3, 4, and 5 Cubes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use problem solving skills to create various models of tricubes, tetracubes, and pentacubes. They classify the cubes into various groupings and identify them as mirror images, regular arrangements, and irregular arrangements....
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Weather Tools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Earth science by participating in a weather identification activity. In this scientific instrument lesson plan, students identify several weather related tools such as the weather vane, thermometer and rain gauge....
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Making a Pinhole Camera #2

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make a pinhole camera and see the effects that light travelling in straight lines have on images.