Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Geometric Mean

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve problems using geometric means. In this geometry lesson, students create altitudes in right triangles. They use Cabri software to move the triangle around and observe different sides and angles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Geometric Mean

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Student identify the solution using geometric mean. In this geometry lesson, students create right triangles where the altitude of the triangle is the side containing the right angle. They modify shapes using Cabri software and observe...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Overlooked Regular Pentagon

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discuss the history of geometry as it relates to pentagons. For this geometry lesson, 10th graders solve problems of a pentagon inscribed inside of a circle using ratio. They review other properties for shapes of polygons...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plain Figures And Measuring Figures

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the mathematical concept of a sector. They apply the concept to an example problem and then move into a more complex application. They find the area of the side of a cone. This is done as students calculate...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mathematicians of the Month

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders become familiar with the history and times which influenced a featured mathematician each month. Through Internet research, they gather information about a different mathematician each month. Students solve mathematical...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gridding a 2 x 2 Meter Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to examine what happens at an archeological dig site. In groups, they practice measuring a 2x2 meter square unit and gridding it out as an archeologist would do. They review the possible solutions at the end of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area graphics for 7th graders

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students randomly select dimensions for three geometric shapes (square, right triangle and circle). From the graphs they compare and contrast the graphical results of each shape.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Proofs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of coordinate proofs. In this coordinate proofs instructional activity, students write coordinate proofs using properties of distance, slope, and midpoint. Students discuss why it is sometimes beneficial to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vectors

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils differentiate distance and displacement. In this physics lesson plan, students use formulas to calculate for displacement. They draw vectors using the grid.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unit Perimeters and Areas

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils use Geometers SketchPad to find the area and perimeter of several shapes. In this geometry lesson, students determine area of rectangles and progress through irregular polygons. None of the referenced worksheets are included with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tilted Squares and Right Triangles

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate squares. They generate patterns from structured situations and find a rule for the general term and express it using words and symbols. Students generate patterns from a rule and substitute values and formulas.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Proof Without Words: Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Students use this computer applet to visualize the Pythagorean Theorem.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring the Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 6th - 8th
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at the structural design of buildings and how the Pythagorean Theorem is often involved in the design process. The accompanying interactive component asks students to build a variety of...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Pythagorean Theorem and Pythagorean Triples

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Apply the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse. Includes videos, exercises, links to interactive activities, etc.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Mc Dougal Littell Geometry: Converse of Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use the TI-84 Plus family with Cabri Jr. to determine if the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem is true.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Using Transformations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students will explore visual proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem using area and transformations. They will use the Cabri Jr. app to perform translations on the squares constructed on the two legs and the hypotenuse of a...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: The Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
Get independent practice working with the Pythagorean Theorem. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Exploring the Pythagorean Theorem and Its Applications

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students discover the Pythagorean Theorem by exploring right triangles using Cabri Jr. They apply the Pythagorean Theorem to real-world problems. Also, students create a scatter plot of the data and find an equation that fits the data.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Applying the Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
students can use the Pythagorean Theorem and distance formula to determine unknown measurements.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Pythagorean Theorem and Classifying Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students can use the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem to predict a triangle's classification. The Cabri Jr. App on the TI-83+/84+ family will be used to create triangles and find their measurements. Adobe PDF lab worksheets are included.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Using the Pythagorean Theorem on the Cartesian Graph

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this interactive, students use logic and mathematical skill to place animals at the correct points on a Cartesian graph representing the cardinal directions. Then, they use the Pythagorean theorem to determine the distances between...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Pythagorean Theorem Investigations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students will gain an understanding of the Pythagorean theorem and will recognize the variety of ways in which theorems can be proved algebraically, geometrically and visually.
Interactive
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Pythagorean Theorem (2)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short interactive activity to visualize the Pythagorean Theorem.
Lesson Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Who was Pythagoras and what is his theorem? Explore this concept and its relationship to the measurement of a right triangle in this test prep lesson plan. The lesson includes an interactive worksheet where students discover the answers...