Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CSI Investigation of Congruence and Similarity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students differentiate between similarity and congruence using polygons. In this geometry lesson, students label triangles based on their properties. They find missing sides and angles using the interior sum theorem.
PPT
Curated OER

Chalkboard Challenge: Fifth Grade Math Review

For Teachers 4th - 5th
This PowerPoint addresses fifth grade math concepts, focusing mostly on geometry. The interactive math review game is in a "Jeopardy" style format and enables students to revisit the topics in geometry such as polygons, quadrilaterals...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Perimeter

For Students 10th
In this perimeter worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete nineteen various geometry problems. First, they find the length of given segments in addition to the perimeter of a kite. Then, students find the value of a variable so that...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Many Regular Polyhedrons Are There In This or Any Universe?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the idea of "regularity" as it pertains to geometry.  In this geometry activity students complete several assignments that are part of trihedral angles and regular polyhedrons.
Lesson Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Introducing the Concept: Triangles and Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Guide your geometers through the process of constructing polygons. They learn how to draw triangles, squares, parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, and trapezoids with specified angles using a protractor and a ruler. The lesson plan...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Crossword: Geometric Shapes

For Students 6th - 8th
Using a word bank, mathematicians fill out a crossword puzzle using 9 clues. Each clue describes a shape, using details such as the number of sides, angle degrees, and the shape category. For example: "A quadrilateral with four equal...
Lesson Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Developing the Concept: Triangles and Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Exact narrative and examples make this lesson on polygons easy to implement. Through it, your class will learn how to use a protractor and ruler to construct triangles and quadrilaterals according to your directions. Your class will be...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picking Pythagoras

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discover that side measurement is used in determining angle classification of a triangle. By squaring sides, they predict whether triangles be right, obtuse, or acute. They prove the Pythagorean Theorem and use it to solve...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Symmetry and Tessellations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate tessellations and their origins. Students trace triangles to form a tessellation. They measure the angle of equilateral triangles. Students locate the line of symmetry, they create geometric squares,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 6: Geometry Perimeter and Area

For Students 10th - 12th
In this perimeter and area worksheet, students find the perimeter of various polygons.  They compute the perimeter, surface area, circumference, and volume of given figures.  Students explore trigonometric ratios.  This...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math is Beautiful

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore how geometry is used on the composition of artworks by artists from different cultures. This lesson is equally suited for a Math or Art classroom at the late-elementary or early-middle school level.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Designing a Quilt Pattern

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon a regular hexagon. They examine quilts and photos of quilt designs, read a handout, and complete their quilt design on a worksheet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Tessellations Homework

For Students 7th - 9th
In this tessellation learning exercise, students draw tessellations using specified figures. This one page learning exercise contains five multi-step problems.
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
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...
Activity
Curated OER

Solidly Platonic

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When they do, they learn. Using this resource, young mathematicians learn about platonic solids by actually building, touching, and examining the shapes. They connect their observations about the shapes to Euler's formula.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Problem-Solving Strategy: Find a Pattern

For Students 4th - 6th
In this tessellations learning exercise, students solve 2 word problems where they use the "make a pattern strategy" to form tessellations from geometric shapes. There is scaffolding for the problem solving strategy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tessellations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate geometric shapes using tessellations. In this geometry lesson, 7th graders practice tessellations using different shapes. They create different designs using tessellations.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Translating Transformations in Geometry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an image using given coordinates and evaluate how the coordinates change when a slide or rotation takes place.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math vocabulary activity, students choose which multiple choice answer best defines twenty-five mathematical terms. Students place their answers on the lines provided.
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Interior Angles of Polygons

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn what an interior angle of a polygon is and how you can calculate their value in triangles, quadrilaterals, and pentagons. Includes a chart that overviews the "general rule" for determining the sum of internal angles in any polygon...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Geometric Properties of Angle Relationships in Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given numerical and/or geometric patterns that represent geometric properties of angle relationships in polygons, the student will investigate patterns to make conjectures about interior and exterior angles of polygons.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Unknown Angles in Parallelograms

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on how to determine missing angles in a parallelogram.
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Shape: Exterior Angles of Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th
Explain that the sum of exterior angles of polygons equal 360 degrees.