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Curated OER

What a View!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine two- and three-dimensional shapes and figures. Individually, they practice identifying the shape from various viewpoints. By completing this activity, they develop a spatial sense about how figures and shapes are...
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Curated OER

Geometry Practice: Classifying Solids #2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this solids worksheet, students identify the characteristics of solids. They name solids and determine the number of faces. This three-page worksheet contains seventeen problems. Answers are listed on the last page.
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Square Pyramid

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Your geometry learners will appreciate this net for a square pyramid. Copy, cut, and manipulate to explore the surface area or volume of a square pyramid.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders plot points on a coordinate plane. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders identify the different quadrants, plots points on a number line and coordinate plane and solve for the midpoint of line segments.
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Curated OER

Polydron Fun

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate nets as they relate to volume and area. In this geometry lesson plan, students use nets as a visual to deepen their understanding of surface area and volume of objects. They make conjectures about different objects...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Shape & Length: 3 D Shapes and Distance

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore distance and geometric shapes while joining Ivan in his soccer practice!
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shapes Into Sculptures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Geometric Solids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive game to find number of edges, surfaces and vertices of different geometric shapes.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: The Cylinder Problem: High School Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using an engaging approach, this lesson requires students to record the volume of cylinders as a function of the radius. Students will construct and measure the volume of several cylinders and then begin comparing these shapes.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: The Cylinder Problem: Middle School Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson offers an interesting, hands-on experience for middle school students studying cylinders. Students will create cylinders, and measure and compare their volumes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify Geometric Solids (3 D Shapes)

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Practice identifying 3D shapes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify Parts of 3 D Shapes

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Identify the parts of 3D shapes in this assessment.
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PBS

Pbs: Mathline: Let's Face It [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Check out this math project about polyhedra! Young scholars will enjoy the hands-on activity while they learn about tetrahedrons, hexahedrons, octahedrons, dodecahedrons, and icosahedrons. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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PBS

Pbs: Black Kingdoms of the Nile

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A geometry instructional activity that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages students in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive instructional activity that considers students with diverse learning...
Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Defining Geometric Figures

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This site provides an in-depth definition of a two-dimensional figure and a three-dimensional figure. Related terms include arcs, vertices, polygon, and many more.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Instant Insanity

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Excellent interactive challenge working with cube nets to stack them in a specific order. Manipulate the cubes online to solve the problem.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Size It Up

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a formative assessment task where students are asked to use geometric solids to model each of four tent shapes on a worksheet and use mathematical language to describe them. Samples of student...
Activity
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.
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Net Cuts

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this enrichment game, the nets for nine solids are displayed. The twist is that each net has been cut into two pieces. The challenge is find the pieces that go together.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Gmd, G Mg Tennis Balls in a Can

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, learners investigate the volume of tennis balls and their cylindrical container, the empty space around the balls, different ways of slicing them, and what their visualizations will look like. Aligns with G-GMD.B.4 and...