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Translations, Reflections and Rotations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Internet to learn about translations, reflections and rotations. Students access the Transmographer program on the Internet, where they practice what they have learned. Students also complete a worksheet.
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Angles and Transversals

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils explore the concept of angles and transversals. They construct parallel and non-parallel lines cut by a transversal using Cabri Jr. Learners then determine which angles are congruent and the relationship of angles when two lines...
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Investigating Segments in a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate segments in a triangle by constructing a triangle using Cabri Jr. They construct segments within the triangle that lie on the midpoints of the triangle's sides. Learners then compare the slope of base of the triangle...
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Ratios in Right Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners calculate the sides of right triangles in this trigonometric ratios lesson. They use Cabri Jr. software and TI-83 or TI-84 calculators to find the side lengths and their ratios to each other for various triangles. The provided...
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Similar Triangles and Proportions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils investigate similar triangles and proportions as they make conjectures about the length of sides of similar triangles. For this lesson, have your class construct similar triangles using Cabri Jr so that they share a common vertex.
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The Tipping Point

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students rewrite word problems and solve using math. In this word problem lesson plan, students gather data and observe the data. They relate this process to the scientific method and math. They review their data to be able to answer...
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Volume and Surface Area: Which Is More?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the volume and surface area of three dimensional figures. Through the use of video, students discover three dimensional shapes, their uses in real-life applications, and methods used to calculate their volume and surface...
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Scaled Rubber Band Drawings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate the process of creating a scaled rubber band enlargement of a simple drawing. They observe and discuss a teacher-led demonstration, and create a scaled rubber band enlargement of simple drawings and their invention...
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Tomb Robbers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify benchmark angles as they are embedded into a circle grid. They observe the teacher using an angle ruler and complete a Star Spangled worksheet, play the game Tomb Robbers, and as a class discuss their game winning...
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The Golden Ratio

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate a ratio found in nature and in numerous pieces of artwork throughout history. The lesson is cross-curricular and builds a sense of appreciation of design for students.
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Exploring Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Two students are blindfolded and each receives a cardboard square, one with pompoms glued around the edge and one with pompoms glued all over the surface. They identify what they feel. The class discusses perimeter and area of polygons....
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Grade 6: Exploring c/d = pi

For Teachers 6th Standards
Introduce your math class to the perimeter of a circle. Teach them that pi describes the relationship between the circumference and the diameter. As a hands-on investigation, pairs or small groups use string to compare these two values...
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Next Generation Spacecraft - Orion

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Emergine space engineers discover the area of complex geometric shapes. They find that, just as a spacecraft is composed of many smaller parts, so can polygons be broken into smaller shapes.
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Transformations: Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students perform transformations on their graphs. In this algebra lesson, students identify the pre-image and image. They find and identify congruent shapes and isometry.
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Tessellations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn and review basic geometric terms, definitions, and theory, including regular polygons, lines, angles, points, etc. They make a tessellating stamp and create a repeating work of art.
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Similarity and Congruence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine that two figures are similar or congruent by investigating figures that are similar and figures that are congruent. They prove that two figures are similar or congruent by using definitions, postulates, and theorems.
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Quadrilateral Attributes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students classify quadrilaterals. In this quadrilateral lesson, students identify the characteristics of quadrilaterals. They write their findings in a journal. Students use geoboards to create quadrilaterals from given descriptions.
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Area Under A Curve

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Calculus students use the derivative and integral to solve problems involving areas. They calculate the area under a curve as they follow a robot off road making different curves along the drive, using Riemann Sums and...
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Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here is a lesson that has learners take a look at corresponding parts of similar triangles, ratios of similarity, reductions and enlargements. They'll manipulate the scale factor (r) to observe the changes in similar triangles and then...
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Triangle Midsegment

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learn how to calculate the length and midsegments of triangles. Students differentiate between similar and congruent triangles. They create a spreadsheet with their findings.
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Perimeter, Area and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compute area.  For this perimeter, area and volume lesson, students examine given objects and determine the perimeter, area, and volume of each. 
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Layers of the Earth: Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in a lesson that is about investigating the different layers of the earth and defining how the plates move over the mantle. They engage in a variety of activities and use mathematics to create projects to...
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Water Conservation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore types of water reserves. In this water conservation lesson plan, students brainstorm ways water are used in their homes. Students use a graduated cylinder to simulate the amount of water on Earth and the amount that...
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Powerful Polygons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students scan the classroom to find different common shapes. They listen as the teacher defines polygon and regular polygon. The teacher demonstrates regular polygons via the Internet and the "Math is Fun" web site. Students go outside...

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