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Identify triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore triangles. In this geometry lesson, students will create note cards with pictorial depictions of right, acute,obtuse, scalene, isosceles, equilateral and equiangular triangles. Students will verbally describe each type...
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Identifying Triangles

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify and define a variety of triangles. In this identification of triangles lesson plan, 6th graders draw examples of each triangle on a whiteboard, then complete a worksheet.
Organizer
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Types of Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th
As a reference sheet for types of triangles, this worksheet would be good for students to keep in their binder or to take notes about; however, it would need to accompany an existing lesson as there is no activity beyond basic...
Worksheet
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Classifying Triangles

For Students 10th
For this classifying triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve 6 different problems related to the classification of triangles either by their angles or by their sides. First, they use a protractor and a ruler to draw triangles using the...
Worksheet
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Easy Worksheet: Types of Triangles

For Students 9th - 12th
In this types of triangles learning exercise, high schoolers solve 6 short answer problems. Students identify the type of triangle being described according to side length or angle measure.
Worksheet
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Classifying Triangles

For Students 10th
In this classifying triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve 12 different problems that include classifying various types of triangles. They classify and then identify each of the given triangles as isosceles, scalene, or equilateral....
Lesson Plan
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Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles and Related

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students classify angles. In this angles lesson, students explore the characteristics of angles, triangles, quadrilaterals and circles. They identify polygons and sing a classifying angles song. Students participate in a manipulative...
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The Truth About Triangles And Proofs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in a lesson that is about the classification of triangles and the mathematical proofs involved in working with them. They work on a variety of problems that are created by the teacher with the focus upon the importance of...
Worksheet
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Identify Triangles #2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this triangle worksheet, students identify a set of 4 triangles as either equilateral, isosceles or scalene. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Lesson Plan
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Scalene Triangles

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and classify scalene, equilateral, and isosceles triangles. In this triangle instructional activity, 5th graders define the different attributes of 3 types of triangles and sort them by descriptions and...
Lesson Plan
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Triangle Inequality Theorem

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use the inequality theorem to solve triangles and their properties. In this geometry lesson, students are given spaghetti of different lengths and asked to create triangles. They conclude the necessary length needed to make a...
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Willow Tree

Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Geometry could be called the study of figures. An overview of the figures found in a typical geometry course contains a study of different triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons. 
Unit Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Classifying Angles

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Don't be obtuse, this geometry unit is the just the right resource for educating the acute young minds in your class. From classifying and measuring angles, to determining the congruence of shapes, this...
Lesson Plan
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The Greedy Triangle-Intro to Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
 For this geometry lesson, learners read The Greedy Triangle and use geoboards to construct geometric shapes. They identify the number of sides and angles each shape has.
Worksheet
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Triangles

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this triangles worksheet, students identify 3 triangles by the length of their sides and 3 triangles according to their internal angles.
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Equilateral Triangles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the attribute of equilateral triangles. In this equilateral triangle lesson, students examine a number of paper triangles to determine how they are classified. They determine how triangles are depicted in Navajo rugs.
Worksheet
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Triangle Exercises

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students determine the name for each triangle according to its classification. Then they create a truss construction model.
Lesson Plan
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2-D polygons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A hands-on activity uses the Zome modeling system, and helps young geometers either learn or review their knowledge of polygons. Students build as many different 2-dimensional polygons as possible: triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon,...
Lesson Plan
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Symmetry and Geometric Shapes on Campus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Build on your learners' previous knowledge of geometric shapes and symmetrical figures. Then set them out to take photos of geometric shapes on campus. They assess whether the photos contain symmetry or not. 
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 6 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 5)

For Students 5th Standards
Acute angles, nets, and vertices are only a few terms that a set of flash cards includes. Among the 108 cards, two types are available; word cards printed in bold-faced lettering, and corresponding definition cards equipped with an...
Lesson Plan
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Twenty-Five Measures of the Angles of a Triangle Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this triangle worksheet, students calculate the measures of the angles or the sums of the measures of the angles in twenty-five triangle problems and hands-on activities.  The solutions are provided.
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 5: Modeling with Geometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Solids come in many shapes and sizes. Using geometry, scholars create two-dimensional cross-sections of various three-dimensional objects. They develop the lesson further by finding the volume of solids. The module then shifts...
Lesson Plan
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Triangle Classification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students classify different types of triangles. In this geometry lesson, students identify and use properties of triangles. They differentiate between isosceles and equilateral triangles.
Worksheet
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Identifying Types of Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this triangle worksheet, students check the appropriate label for triangles: right, acute, obtuse, scalene, isosceles or equilateral. A reference web site is given for additional activities.