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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice: Polygons and Area of Plane Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for measuring and constructing polygons and other plane figures. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under...
Handout
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Interior Angles of a Polygon

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about interior angles of a polygon with this handy reference guide. Provides a detailed definition, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Exterior Angles in Convex Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students how to calculate exterior angles of regular polygons. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Poligonos Regulares Y Sus Angulos

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. This site has an introduction to regular polygons, classification of polygons according to the number of sizes and an activity of constructing polygons by folding papers.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Shape Classification

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate the properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students are able to practice classifying shapes based on their different properties. Be sure to follow the...
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PBS

Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Struts'n Stuff [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Incorporating concepts in algebra, number sense, patterning, data collection, and geometry, this lesson engages students in various hands-on activities to explore the relationship between regular polygons and the number of diagonals...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Interior Angles in Convex Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon.
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PBS

Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Mirror, Mirror [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The goal of this PBS lesson is for students to apply spatial reasoning, problem solving, and critical thinking skills to assess which regular polygons will tessellate. A detailed lesson plan that includes related worksheets, lesson...
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Geometry: Polygons and Polyhedra: More on Polyhedra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on polyhedra other than the platonic solids; these include an Archimedean solid, a polyhedron made up of different kinds of regular polygons, that looks the same from every direction. There are 13 different...
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Geometry: Polygons and Polyhedra: Platonic Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
A Platonic solid is a polyhedron made up of only one kind of regular polygon, that looks the same from every direction. (In other words, the same number of faces meet at every vertex.) There are only five different Platonic solids:...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Studying Polyhedra

For Students 9th - 10th
This site not only defines what a polyhedron is, but it allows you to view each of the five regular polyhedra through an interactive exercise. After selecting which polyhedron you'd like to see, it will tell you its name and how many...
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: Mirror, Mirror Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Determine which regular polygons tessellate by using mirrors. Printable lesson plan.
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The Math League

The Math League: Figures and Polygons

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This website has basic definitions for most polygons, regular and irregular.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Exterior Angles of Polygons

For Students 6th - 8th
This site explains what the measure of the sum of exterior angles is for any polygon, and shows how to find the measure of individual exterior angles for regular polygons with a drawn example.
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Geometry Help

Geometry Help: Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the basic concept of polygons with examples.
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Other

George W. Hart: Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This personal site presents some general information about polygons.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Polygons and Areas of Plane Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-five problems cover the topics of polygons and finding the area for various plane figures. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Using Right Triangle Trigonometry to Find the Area of Regular Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Using Right Triangle Trigonometry to Find the Area of Regular Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Polygons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This SMART Notebook lesson allows students to characteristics of polygons by exploring vocabulary and sample problems.
Handout
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Center of a Polygon

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete reference guide to the center of a polygon. It provides definitions and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Figuring Areas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students find the area of regular polygons using a summation approach and compare the summations with area calculated by Cabri Geometry Application. They also examine patterns of finding area and perimeter as the number...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Approximation of Pi Using Archimedes' Method

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use trigonometric ratios to discover the circumference of regular polygons inscribed within and circumscribed about a circle. These ratios will help approximate a value of pi.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Approximation of Pi Using an Area Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will approximate pi by setting up trigonometric ratios and calculating the areas of regular polygons inscribed within and circumscribed about a circle.

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