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Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Equilateral, Isosceles, and Scalene Triangles

For Students 4th - 6th
This geometry lesson defines equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles, and has a variety of exercises, including drawing exercises.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determine Unknown Angles: Isosceles, Scalene, Right Triangles

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on finding the missing angles in triangles.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: The Isosceles Right Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the trigonometry of a 45-45-90 right triangle. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out to...
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Isosceles Trapezium

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a "three star" geometry problem where prior knowledge of problem solving and thinking through proofs is recommended to solve this trapezoid inscribed in a semicircle problem.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Constructing Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity focuses on the various ways to construct the different types of triangles such as isosceles, equilateral, right, and right isosceles triangles. Students will begin by constructing triangles based on a minimal definition of...
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Special Triangles Used in Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The trigonometry tutorial investigates special triangles. The activity includes isosceles right triangles and 30-60-90 triangles. The examples show how to obtain the six trigonometric ratios of the special angles using special triangles.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Investigating Properties of Trapezoids

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students draw trapezoids and investigate their properties. They derive the area formula for a triangle from the area formula for a trapezoid. They also investigate the terms: Isosceles trapezoid and Tessellation. Numerous supplementary...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems: Quadrilaterals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for constructing a parallelogram, a rhombus, a kite, a trapezoid, an isosceles trapezoid, a rectangle, and a square. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View...
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Free Math Tutorials: Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The geometry tutorial investigates the definitions and properties of triangles. Topics included are isosceles, equilateral, and right triangles. In addition, the sine and cosine laws of triangles are defined.
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Classifying Triangles

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this instructional activity, students learn to classify triangles by the size of the angles and the measures of the sides. Students will use interactives to explore equilateral, isosceles, scalene, acute, obtuse, and right triangles....
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Triangles to Tetrahedra

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Given an unlimited number of a specific type of equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles create as many tetrahedra as are possible. Includes printout.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G C Right Triangles Inscribed in Circles I

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task provides a good opportunity to use isosceles triangles and their properties to show an interesting and important result about triangles inscribed in a circle with one side of the triangle a diameter. The fact that these...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Triangles: Targeted Math Instruction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students will learn how to apply the properties and characteristics of all triangles to solve real-world problems and identify and use the unique characteristics of right, isosceles, equilateral, acute, obtuse, and scalene triangles.
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Other

Ic Teachers: Shapes: Triangles

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Are you looking for a very basic website that will explain the basic properties of a triangle? Use this site to learn about the properties of equilateral triangles, isosceles triangles, right triangles,and scalene triangles. There are...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Angle Facts

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a thorough review of all types of angles (e.g. obtuse, right, scalene, isosceles, equilateral, alternate) with wonderful diagrams to reinforce thinking skills.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Right Angled Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource investigates right triangle. Topics explored are isosceles, scalene, and 3,4,5 triangles. Examples, illustrations, and definitions are included.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Triangles

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Learn about equilateral, right angle, and isosceles triangles on this site. Learn how they work, terms, tricks and examples. .
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: g.co Reflections and Isosceles Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task has students link their intuitive notions of symmetries of a triangle with statements proving that said triangle is unmoved by applying certain rigid transformations. The mechanism through which students do this is via...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Problems Library Geometry Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a wealth of problems that deal with the basic definitions of medians, altitudes, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors or the defining characteristics of the different types of triangles. There are also...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tiling With Spidrons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If art and math are both passions of yours, this project is meant for you! Spidrons are geometric forms made from alternating sequences of equilateral and isosceles (30 degrees, 30 degrees, 120 degrees) triangles. Spidrons were...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Triangle Relationships Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide reviews terminology for triangles, triangle properties, different types of triangles, and interior and exterior angle theorems.
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Triangles Side by Side

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This comprehensive web lesson describes how to classify triangles by their angle and side measurements. It provides real-world examples and exercises for students to practice the skill.
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Perpendicular Construction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a "three star" geometry problem where prior math problem skills and proof experience is recommended to solve this "Perpendicular Construction" problem.
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Tick Tock Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a "three star" geometry problem where prior knowledge of probability is required to solve this "Tick Tock Triangle" problem, have fun!

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