Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Henry's Freedom Box

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a shipping box from a cardboard material. For this measuring lesson, 3rd graders read the book Henry's Freedom Box and discuss the main idea. In the story a slave ships himself to freedom and the students measure and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Tangents Multiple Choice

For Students 9th - 12th
In this circles worksheet, learners solve 10 multiple choice problems. Students use a diagram of a circle with tangent lines and segment bisectors to answer each question. Learners find unknown segment lengths using the given information.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Distances on Coordinate Grids

For Students 5th
In this grid worksheet, 5th graders use a grid map with coordinate points to answer six questions regarding distance between locations.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Medians and Altitudes of Triangles

For Teachers 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine if a given segment is a median or altitude of a triangle and use then find the indicated missing length or equation of a line.  The two page worksheet contains twenty...
Worksheet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Explore Customary Units of Length - Reteach 12.1

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
By now your class most likely has experience using a ruler, but they may not have learned to measure length to the quarter inch. This handout begins by explaining how, and then gives learners an opportunity to estimate these more...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Parallel Lines and Proportional Parts

For Students 10th
In this parallel lines and proportional parts worksheet, 10th graders solve 6 problems that include applying the theorems involved in proportional parts of triangles. First, they identify and describe each theorem. Then, students find...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry of Circles: Week 7

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this circle worksheet, students determine the number of degrees in a minor arc, find the area of a circle, find the area of a shaded region. This two-page worksheet contains six problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Lengths, Areas and Shapes - Week 9

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this lengths, areas and shapes worksheet, students explore overlapping and non-overlapping patterns. They identify the number of objects in a pattern, determine how the pattern may be folded to create additional patterns, and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Tangent

For Students 10th
In this tangent worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include various tangent lines. They find the value of x using the tangent of each given angle of various triangles illustrated. Then, students identify and define...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 6: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Create trigonometric functions from circles. The first lesson of the module begins by finding coordinates along a circular path created by a Ferris Wheel. As the lessons progress, pupils graph trigonometric functions and relate them to...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Similar Triangles in Circle-Secant (or Circle-Secant-Tangent) Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
First angle measures, now segment lengths. High schoolers first measure segments formed by secants that intersect interior to a circle, secants that intersect exterior to a circle, and a secant and a tangent that intersect exterior to a...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Dividing the King’s Foot into 12 Equal Pieces

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Apply, apply, apply! A measurement lesson applies a number of concepts to help learn a new construction. Scholars learn to divide a segment into n equal parts using a method that uses the Side Splitter Theorem and a method that...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Square Roots

For Students 8th Standards
Investigate the relationship between irrational roots and a number line with a resource that asks learners to put together a number line using radical intervals rather than integers. A great progression, they build on their understanding...
Printables
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 6 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 3)

For Teachers 3rd
A set of 49 math vocabulary cards ranges from angle to irregular polygon to parallel lines. Each sheet contains two cards: one with the word printed in bold text and the other with the definition.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Facilitate creativity in your math class as individuals learn the definition of a geometric reflection and correctly construct a model, as well as its reflected image. They use a perpendicular bisector and circles to elaborate on...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Equal Area Triangles on the Same Base II

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A deceptively simple question setup leads to a number of attack methods and a surprisingly sophisticated solution set in this open-ended problem. Young geometers of different strengths can go about defining the solutions graphically,...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn through constructions! Learners examine a translation using constructions and define the translation using a vector. Pupils then construct parallel lines to determine the location of a translated image and use the vector as a guide.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

More About Similar Triangles

For Teachers 8th Standards
Determine whether two triangles are similar. The lesson plan presents opportunities for pupils to find the criterion needed to show that two triangles are similar. Scholars use the definition of similarity to find any missing side...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding the Area of a Parallelogram with Translations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners calculate the area of a parallelogram. For this geometry lesson, students perform translation using a coordinate plane and coordinate pairs. They perform translation on other polygons.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding the Area of a Parallelogram with Translations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the area of parallelograms. In this geometry lesson, students identify properties of parallelograms and use to to solve problems. They create polygons using Cabri software.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pythagorean Triples

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the mathematical concepts related to the study of The Pythagorean Theorem. They graph and review how to use a line segment to construct a triangle. Then using the theorem students calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Basic Geometric Constructions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of basic geometric constructions using the Triman Safety Compass. Using the compass, they draw circles, bisect a line segment, construct an angle, bisect an angle, copy an angle, and create...
Worksheet
Mt. San Antonio Collage

Circles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't circle around the topic, but get right to the center with tons of practice regarding circles in geometry. The note-incorporated worksheet provides guided practice through many topics such as central angles, inscribed polygons...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Distance and Midpoint Formula

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this college level mathematics worksheet, students solve use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side of a right triangle and explore the connection between the Pythagorean Theorem and the distance formula....