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Constructing Midsegments of Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students construct midsegments. In this geometry lesson, students make conjectures and apply properties of triangles to solve problems. They complete an activity on the computer.
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Inscribing a Hexagon in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
This activity is a follow-on activity to inscribing a square in a circle. The overall problem is more complex. It deals with geometric constructions, properties of triangles, and regular hexagons. The final part of the activity...
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Parallelogram

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Parallelograms are pairs of triangles all the way around. Pupils measure to determine the area and perimeter of a parallelogram. They then find the area of the tirangles formed by drawing a diagonal of the parallelogram and compare their...
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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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Similar Triangles on the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students 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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Corresponding Sides and Angles of Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students differentiate between corresponding sides ad angles of two triangles. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify the differences as well as the similarities between two triangles. They differentiate between...
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Why can't We Use SSA to Prove Triangles Congruent?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners investigate triangles and congruences. In this geometry activity, students differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning. They differentiate between similar and congruent triangles.
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Investigating the Sierpinski Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve and analyze the sierpinski's triangle. In this geometry lesson, students identify properties and theorem of triangles. They solve problems involving angles and sides of triangles.
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Triangles with Collinear Circumcenters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the circumcenter of a triangle. For this geometry lesson, students construct a perpendicular bisector using a straight edge and a compass. They differentiate between triangles and collinear points.
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Pythagorean Theorem: Triangles and Their Sides

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate triangles and their relationship to each other. In this geometry lesson, students solve right triangles using the properties of the Pythagorean Theorem. They differentiate between right, acute, straight and...
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Fall Triangle Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students create leaves for a fall bulletin board. In this shapes lesson, students use triangular construction paper shapes to make leaves for a classroom bulletin board.
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Incenter of a Triangle

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders find the incenter of a triangle. In this geometry lesson plan, 10th graders define the way to create an incenter with an angle bisector. They differentiate between incenter and incircle.
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Pedal Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the properties and theorems of triangles. In this geometry lesson, students construct angle bisectors using a compass and straight edge. They identify triangular similarity and congruency.
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The Minimal Distance Point from the Vertices of a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars calculate the distance from the vertex of a triangle to the center. In this geometry lesson, students find the shortest distance between a point and the vertex of a triangle. They relate this concept of distance to the...
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Inscribed Right Triangles

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students calculate the measurements of the inscribed angles of a triangle. In this geometry lesson, students relate the hypotenuse of a right triangle and the diameter of a circle to each other. They calculate the diameter of a circle as...
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Orthocenter Of a Triangle

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners find the orthocenter of a triangle. In this geometry lesson, students identify where the altitudes meet in a triangle. They use Cabri software to explore acute, obtuse and right triangles.
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What's the Trig?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners determine the trigonometric relationships within a triangle as they construct a right triangle on the Ti-89. They find the sine, cosine, and tangent of various angles of their triangle construction.
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Perpendicular Bisector Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers construct perpendicular bisectors using Cabri Jr. on their graphing calculator. They then construct conditional statements about perpendicular bisectors along with their converse, inverse, and contrapositive.
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Three- and Two- Dimensional Geometry

For Students 7th
In this three- and two- dimensional geometry worksheet, 7th graders solve 12 various problems related to geometric shapes and measurement. They first use paper and a pencil to sketch the front, side, back, top and bottom views of each...
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Trigonometric Triangles

For Students 9th - 11th
In this trigonometry worksheet, students find the missing angle and sides given the 6 trigonometric values. There are 6 questions with an answer key.
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Shape Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore differents types of triangles and quadriaterals. In this polygon lesson, students  model identify and compare two and three dimensional geometric figures. Students create tangrams and discover the difference between...
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Shapes and Introduction to Geometry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make a quilt. In this geometry lesson, students discuss patchwork quilts and learn some different geometric shapes and patterns that are commonly used. Students explore designs with triangles and squares and then make their own...
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Flip's Flag

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders apply the symmetry and angle properties of polygons and use fractions to express the relationships between the areas of rectangles, squares, and triangles. They analyze various country flags and develop mathematical...
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What is Fire?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students conduct an experiment.  In this fire lesson, students view an experiment where they learn the conditions needed to keep a fire burning.  Students discuss the experiment and learn about the fire triangle.

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