One doesn't have to be an artist to appreciate nature. A thorough resource shows pupils how to create detailed illustrations of a monarch butterfly. The lesson highlights the benefits of creating scientific drawings as opposed to simply...

A passage from Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome provides the text for an assessment that asks readers to use evidence from the excerpt to decide if Ethan is a victim of his social and physical environment, or of his own personal choices and...

Can people really measure time just by using the sun? Scholars venture outside on a nice, sunny day to build sundials and learn how people measured time 600 years ago. The class builds two different sundials while gaining practice with...

Although there isn't anything for kids to complete in this shapes handout, they can use it as a guide for drawing shapes and recognizing their attributes. There are eight shapes described here: circle, oval, triangle, rectangle,...

Here is a way to help your charges identify circles and spheres. In this shapes geometry and technology instructional activity, students identify and draw circles and explain the related attributes. They recognize circles and spheres...

Middle schoolers devise procedures for using a protractor to measure the number of degrees in an angle. They use inductive reasoning skills to construct their own method for effectively using the protractor to measure angles, as well as,...

Learners research and identify story ideas for the school newspaper. In this story ideas instructional activity, students pitch story ideas to their teacher on a weekly basis using a specific format. Learners find the majority of their...

For this chemical compounds worksheet, students write the name of compounds from their chemical formula, balance equations, write electronic configurations for elements, and draw Lewis dot structures. This worksheet has 8 fill in the...

In this angle instructional activity, students first estimate, then measure within 15 degrees and name a set of 3 angles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this understanding triangles worksheet, students read 6 pages of examples and explanations about identifying triangles, determining length of sides and degrees of angles, including the hypotenuse, then answer 28 questions, answers...

In this quadrilaterals worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 34 various types of problems. First, they fill-in the family tree with the names of the shapes of quadrilaterals shown. Then, students list the quadrilaterals that have...

In this polygons worksheet, 10th graders solve 18 various types of problems related to different forms of polygons. First, they state the number of sides for each convex polygon and then, use the polygon shown to respond to each of 6...

For this geometry worksheet, students examine similar right triangles as the basis for the foundation of trigonometry. Students define the basic trigonometric functions and use a calculator to find the trigonometric value of an angle....

In this high school worksheet, students solve problems involving angles, functions, square roots, and sequences. They read word problems, write equations, and then solve them. This 28-page worksheet contains 39 problems.

Students investigate basic geometric concepts. In this geometry activity, students explore solids through measuring and modeling. This assignment models the importance of understanding concrete objects in geometry.      

Tenth graders construct a variety of geometric shapes and designs using a Mira, Clinometer and Geometry Flash Cards. They complete a worksheet.

Upper graders label four triangles and fill in the labels correctly. They draw three original triangles and answer the questions about them.

Name that shape! Your math class identifies cubes and other three-dimensional products. They practice calculating the volume of cubes and identify cubes around them in the classroom. Worksheets and directions are provided.

Make sure it is all right in class. Pupils review the Pythagorean Theorem and find sides of right triangles, either by simplifying radicals or using calculators to find approximate lengths. Learners find out how to use the converse to...

In this triangle worksheet, students find the missing angle in a set of 4 triangles. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this triangle congruence worksheet, students use SSS, ASA, AAS and HL to determine the congruence of triangles.  They identify the theorem that proves congruence.  This three-page worksheet contains 4 multi-step...

For this geometry worksheet, students identify the different properties of parallel lines cut by a transversal. They identify the different angles created by such lines. There are 16 questions.

In this classifying triangles learning exercise, 10th graders solve 9 various problems that classify triangles into categories. First, they refer to the figure shown of an isosceles triangle with two line parallel. Then, students name...

Seventh graders use block letter writing to help classify polygons. They use their own names which helps to keep them engaged during the lesson. Finally, 7th graders play a classification game naming different polygons.