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Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify polygons.  In this geometric shape activity, students explore the characteristics of polygons.  They identify polygons, and classify triangles according to their sides and angles.  Students create a...
Worksheet
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Geometric Figures

For Students 10th
In this geometric figures worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 18 different types of problems that include various figures. First, they find the area of the figures shown if consecutive sides are perpendicular. Then, students find...
Worksheet
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Find the Area

For Students 10th
In this find the area worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 18 different types of problems. First, they find the area of a figure with consecutive sides. Then, students find the area and perimeter of a square shown. They also find...
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

The Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
There isn't a more popular geometry formula than the Pythagorean Theorem! Learners understand the special side relationships in a right triangle. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing sides and to solve problems. They begin...
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EngageNY

Pythagorean Theorem, Revisited

For Students 8th Standards
Transform your pupils into mathematicians as they learn to prove the popular Pythagorean Theorem. The 16th lesson plan in the series of 25 continues by teaching learners how to develop a proof. It shows how to prove the Pythagorean...
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Inscribing a Hexagon in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
This activity is a follow-on activity to inscribing a square in a circle. The overall problem is more complex. It deals with geometric constructions, properties of triangles, and regular hexagons. The final part of the activity...
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Inscribing a Square in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Inscribing a square in a circle brings up a number of interesting geometry topics including triangle congruence and how to prove a quadrilateral is a square. This activity is followed up by finding the area of the square and determining...
Activity
101 Questions

Marine Ramp

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Boat ramps move with waves and changes in water level. Scholars decide on the proper length for a ramp so the angle connecting both sides is appropriate. They visualize the situation and use a simulation to view the results with their...
Lesson Plan
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Exploring Centers of a Triangle: Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students use problem solving skills, formal geometry, and The Geometer?s Sketchpad. They model and solve two real-world problems by constructing the in center and circumcenter of triangles.
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Discover the Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the Pythagoras theorem. For this geometry lesson, students make right triangles and identify the parts of the triangle. Students complete measurements of the sides of the triangle.
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How are Trig Ratios Used to Measure Triangle Sides

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students identify the ratios of trig identities. For this geometry lesson, students solve the missing sides and angles of triangles using trig ratios. They relate the graphs and waves to real life scenarios.
Interactive
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Law of Cosines

For Students 9th - 12th
For this cosine worksheet, students will find the length of the third side of a triangle given the length of the other two side. Students will use the Law of Cosines to find the length of the missing side. Answers will be rounded to 3...
Worksheet
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Congruent Triangles

For Students 10th
In this congruent triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 10 different problems that involve various congruent triangles. First, they determine the length of the third side given the other two. Then, students determine the...
Worksheet
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Right Triangle

For Students 8th - 9th
In this right triangle worksheet, students find the lengths of the sides of a triangle. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem.
Worksheet
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Law of Sines and Law of Cosines

For Students 9th - 11th
In this sine and cosine worksheet, students use the law of sines and law of cosines to find the required part of a triangle. Examples and explanations are provided. This three-page worksheet contains 24 problems. Answers are listed at...
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Right Triangles and The Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners play a game to reinforce concepts of the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students find the missing angle and lengths of a right triangle. They use properties of trigonometry about sine, cosine and tangent to solve...
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Exploration of Trigonometry

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Learners explore how changing an angle in a triangle changes the ratio of the sides. They also explore how changing the sides can make changes to an angle in a triangle. Finally, they determine how two different pairs of sides, in the...
Worksheet
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Trigonometric Triangles

For Students 9th - 11th
In this trigonometry worksheet, students find the missing angle and sides given the 6 trigonometric values. There are 6 questions with an answer key.
Worksheet
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Right Triangle Trigonometry

For Students 12th
For this trig worksheet, 12th graders identify the angles of a tight triangle using sine, cos and tan combined with the given sides. There are 23 problems broken down in 4 sections.
Lesson Plan
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover the Pythagorean Theorem.  In this discovering the Pythagorean Theorem lesson, students measure the lengths of various triangles to the nearest centimeter. Students record their measurements in a table. ...
Interactive
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Mixed Right Triangles

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use right triangle trigonometry to find the missing angle measure or side length in right triangles. The one page interactive worksheet contains ten questions. Answers and hints are included. 
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Task: Grain Storage

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Farming is full of mathematics, and it provides numerous real-world examples for young mathematicians to study. Here, we look at a cylinder-shaped storage silo that has one flat side. Given certain dimensions, students need to determine...
Worksheet
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Triangle Congruence

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this triangle congruence learning exercise, students review 4 triangle congruence properties and 4 examples. Students are then prompted to complete 15 problems analyzing whether two triangles are congruent and determine by which...
Unit Plan
PBS

Accessible Shapes

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
All the 2-D and 3-D measurement work you need is in one location. Divided into three sections, the geometry lesson plans consist of visualization of three dimensions, classifying geometric figures, and finding surface area and volume....