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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Does It Make a Difference Where You Shop?
A math investigation that uses scatter plots to compare prices of favorite soft drinks. Discover how valuable your skills in organizing and displaying data can be in real life scenarios.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Regular 2 D Shapes
This tutorial provides illustrations for regular 2-D shapes as well as a definition for polygons and for regular polygons.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Area Calculator
The resource consists of a tool to investigate the area of a variety of shapes. It could also be useful when calculating the surface area of each face of a 3D solid, and then adding them together.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shapes Into Sculptures
In this lesson, students will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile
In this activity, learners will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Measurement, Perimeter, and Area Activities
Measurement, perimeter, and area skills are exhibited while students participate in these hands-on lessons. Each lesson plan includes objectives, methods, strategies, a description, and assessment techniques.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Build a Hexagon [Pdf]
Play a game to build a hexagon.
Math Playground
Math Playground: Shape Inlay Game
Drag and drop shapes into a puzzle to explore tessellations.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Circles
A complete reference guide to circles including parts, angles, and arcs. It provides definitions and interactive activities that enhance further explanation.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Swimming Pool Math
Students will use a swimming pool example to practice finding perimeter and area of different rectangles.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Triangle Explorer
This applet allows users to study the nature of triangles and their area. It draws random triangles on a Cartesian coordinate system. The user can determine the area of the triangle using his or her preferred method. After the calculated...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Lesson: Mr. Z's 5 Minute Game of Geometric Pandemonium
Students make a series of geometric drawings of points, obtuse angles, rays, polygons, and the like. Each child is given one but not allowed to show anyone else. The drawing is then taped to the back of the child in front of them. The...
Quia
Ixl Learning: Regular Polygons
Brush up on your math skills relating to regular polygons then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding Area With Squares: Lesson 3
Step by step, this video lesson [2:41] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...
Khan Academy
Khan: Lesson 16: Part 2 Coordinate Geometry; Trigo and Radians; Complex Numbers
2 OF 2 FOR ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN MATH. Learners will use the coordinate plane and equations of lines and circles to describe figures; create the equation of a circle given the figure or use the structure of a given equation to determine a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Determine Translations
Given two figures on the coordinate plane, find the formal definition of the translation that takes one figure to another. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rotate Shapes: Center Not (0,0)
Given a figure on the coordinate plane and the definition of a rotation about an arbitrary point, draw the image of that rotation. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Determine Reflections (Advanced)
Given two figures on the coordinate plane, find the formal definition of the reflection that takes one figure to another. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Determine Rotations
Given a figure on the coordinate plane and a center of a rotation, find the angle for the rotation that maps one figure to the other. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
Other
Nearpod: Transformations & Congruence
In this lesson plan on transformations and congruence, 8th graders will investigate dilations, rotations, reflections, and translations on the coordinate plane and the figures that result from these transformations.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Translate Shapes
Given a figure and a definition of a translation, draw the image. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Advanced Reflections
Find the reflection that maps a given figure to another and draw the image of a reflection. The lines of reflection in this exercise have a wide range of slopes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try...
Quia
Ixl Learning: Cross Sections
Brush up on your math skills relating to cross-sections then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Curated OER
Plane Figures
This site describes lines and angles "as found in various plane (flat) geometric figures.".