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Curated OER

Tile Patterns II: Hexagons

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
After learning that the sum of interior angles for triangles is 108 degrees, take it further to show that the sum of angles in any polygon is the same! Using hexagons, pupils practice finding the measure of the six congruent angles. Make...
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Curated OER

Inscribing a Square in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Inscribing a square in a circle brings up a number of interesting geometry topics including triangle congruence and how to prove a quadrilateral is a square. This activity is followed up by finding the area of the square and determining...
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Curated OER

Task: Miniature Golf

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
"Fore!" All right, no one really yells this out in miniature golf, but this well-defined activity will have your charges using lots of numbers in their unique design of a miniature golf hole. Included in the activity criteria is the...
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Constructions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about drawing shapes using only a compass and straight edge or ruler with out measuring any lengths or angles.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice: Polygons and Area of Plane Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for measuring and constructing polygons and other plane figures. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Logo Programming Overlapping Polygons

For Students 3rd - 8th
Using this Logo Program you can experiment with different values for N in the procedure and see the changes in the results.