Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hospital Locator

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students apply properties of triangles to the real world. For this geometry lesson, students identify the median and angle bisectors of triangles. They plan the appropriate are to place a new medical center based on their knowledge of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Special Segments in Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students identify important properties of triangles. For this geometry lesson, students differentiate between medians, bisectors and altitudes in a triangle. They identify the properties of these important segments.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Search for Pythagoras' Treasure

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify and define properties of triangles. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the missing sides and angles of right triangles. They use the rules of the Pythagorean Theorem to solve their problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Concurrent Lines in Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of concurrent lines in triangles. In this concurrent lines in triangles lesson, students work in groups to investigate properties of concurrent lines in acute, right, and obtuse triangles. Students use a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Triangle Fundamentals Homework

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry activity, students identify the missing angles of non right triangles using the angle sum theorem. They solve for the unknown using algebra. There are 21 questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Regents Exam Questions G.G.21: Centroid, Orthocenter, Incenter, and Circumcenter

For Students 9th - 12th
In this triangles worksheet, high schoolers solve 4 multiple choice problems. Students find the centroid, orthocenter, incenter, and circumcenter or various triangles.
App
Bytes Arithmetic

Geometry Pad+

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Graphing paper, pencil, ruler, protractor, and compass, all get replaced or supplemented with this dynamic geometry application. Here, you can create, move, and scale many different shapes, as well as, explore and change their properties...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Studying Special Segments in Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate special segments in triangles. In this geometry lesson, students graph, compare, estimate and predict findings based on their data. They differentiate between similarity and congruence of triangles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math: Equal Area Triangles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine a math worksheet and determine how to divide a single triangle into four of equal area. Using geometric principles, they sketch two additional ways to divide into into four equal triangles. To conclude, students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Special Segments in Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover that four special segments have a common intersection point. They identify the position of the intersection point in triangles. They produce conjectures about areas of the divided triangles.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Altitude, Median, and Angle Bisector of a Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will construct special segments of a triangle named altitudes, medians, and angle bisectors, Using their definitions. You will look at how an altitude, a median, and an angle bisector divide the area of a triangle....
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Angle Bisectors and Medians of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students will construct angle bisectors and medians in quadrilaterals and explore the properties that appear to be true for four-sided figures. They may find it necessary to review the definitions and properties of...
Activity
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Actividades Con Las Rectas De Un Triangulo

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find an interactive activity to review the following concepts: altitude, median, angle bisector and points of concurrency in triangles. Five different interactive quizzes are also provided to test your knowledge.
Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Point of Concurrency

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the point of concurrency. This lesson targets the point of concurrency of perpendicular bisectors, the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle, and has interesting solved examples and practice questions.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Bisectors, Medians, Altitudes Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide on bisectors, medians, and altitudes covers key vocabulary, different theorems, and facts about the altitude and triangles. It is available for download with free registration.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Simple Constructions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this skill activity, students can use the Constructions Tools Menu in Cabri Jr. to contruct a parallelogram. They will also construct an altitude, an angle bisector and a median of a triangle.
Lesson Plan
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Rectas Notables De Un Triangulo

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. Interactive activities dealing with the concept of angle bisector, median and altitude of a triangle. A description of the circumcenter and centroid are given along with a visual representation. [Requires Java.]
Activity
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Triangulos

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. This interactive activity shows how to compute the area of a triangle and the concept of altitude, median and angle bisector. [Requires Java.]
Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Concurrence

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find resources for class instruction on concurrence: a lesson on concurrence of medians, altitudes, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors complete with definitions and example diagrams; a six-question practice quiz; and...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Triangle Segments

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students use the interactive features of Activstudio to understand how to use the properties of perpendicular bisectors, angle bisectors, medians and altitudes of a triangle.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Triangle Properties Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity uses Cabri Jr. to assess the students' knowledge of various segments related to triangles: perpendicular bisector, median, angle bisector, midsegment, and altitude.
Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Geometry Vocabulary Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of geometry definitions and a matching activity.
Activity
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...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today Dangerous Births

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, using the USA TODAY Snapshot "Dangerous births" students will explore the geometric relationships of triangles using perpendicular bisectors of the sides, bisectors of the angles and medians of the triangle. They will...