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Making and Describing Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Explore the concept of creating and describing 2D and 3D shapes.  Using geometry your scholars will describe the attributes of shapes and their properties.  They explore and discover what happens when you combine shapes and then take...
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Geo-Critters (Geometry Critters)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students read the book The Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and study geometry. In this geometry lesson, students identify geometric shapes and their properties. Students create a geo-critter.
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Sled Kites and Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of kites and their fundamental properties.  In this kites instructional activity students divide into teams and build and fly kites. 
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Shapes Are Everywhere

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use various shapes to identify polygons and understand symmetry. They explore pattern blocks noticing their similarities and differences, then share with other team members. They draw 3 polygons in their journals and...
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Sled Kite

For Teachers K - 8th
Students make and fly a sled kite out of plastic garbage bags, dowel rods, and more. In this kite lesson plan, students plan the kite to have symmetry and make adjustments as they test it.
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Shapes Are Everywhere

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore pattern blocks noticing their similarities and differences and share their observations with others. They classify shapes by discussing sides and angles and combine pieces to make new shapes.
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Rhombi, Kites, and Trapezoids

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students identify the number of diagonals for each polygon. In this geometry lesson, students identify the polygons based on their diagonals and the way it intersect. They create visuals using the navigator to see the changes in the shapes.
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Exploring Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 6th
Sort this resource into the Use pile. Scholars investigate attributes of quadrilaterals and then use the results to sort and classify the shapes labeling each figure with their properties to justify the classifications.
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Symmetry that is Basic and Beautiful

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore lines of symmetry. In this symmetry lesson, students divide and combine shapes along basic lines of symmetry. Learners explore symmetry in real life objects.
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Sorting Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the geometric concept of quadrilaterals. They are given a set of shapes and asked to sort the quadrilaterals from the others. Then working in pairs they discuss the characteristics and write down the description...
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Cutouts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify symmetry in shapes. In this geometry lesson, students fold paper to identify lines of symmetry. Students create various symmetrical shapes using folded paper.
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Up, Up and Away

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders experiment with gravity and air pressure. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders build their own kits and fly it. They investigate the questions: what keeps a kite in the air and what are some important factors when flying a...
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A World of Symmetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify lines of symmetry.  In this symmetry lesson, students create objects and identify their lines of symmetry.  They answer questions about lines of symmetry.  Students cut shapes out of cookie dough and decorate it to...
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Properties of Special Parallelograms

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify properties of parallelograms. In this geometry lesson plan, students label polygons as parallelogram or not. They define and label the properties of a kite.
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Properties of Parallelograms

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify different properties of parallelograms. In this geometry activity, students complete problems that proves the theorems and properties of parallelograms. They graph the different shapes on paper.
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Connecting Formulas Related to Geometric Figures

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students identify diagrams of quadrilaterals and circles by different names and classify the figures. They name the areas for each diagram and practice solving the formulas for each.
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Pyramids on Parade/Nets

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students sketch the shape of three dimensional pyramids using nets. In this geometry activity, students differentiate a pyramid from other three dimensional shape. They define the attributes of pyramids.
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Quadrilateral Bunny

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify the properties representing quadrilateral. In this geometry lesson plan, students differentiate between special and regular quadrilaterals. They discuss and demonstrate hierarchy of quadrilaterals.
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Symmetries of a Quadrilateral II

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learners investigate the symmetries of a convex quadrilateral in a collaborative activity. Rigid motion and complements are explored as learners analyze different cases of reflections across a line.