Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement via Triangulation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners utilize triangulation techniques to determine altitudes of objects. An altitude locator is constructed and used to determine the height of a building or a tree. Tangent tables and formulas provide the ratio for the formula to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area Under A Curve

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Calculus learners use the derivative and integral to solve problems involving areas. They calculate the area under a curve as they follow a robot off road making different curves along the drive, using Riemann Sums and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Isosceles Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the properties of an isosceles triangle. In this geometry activity, students find the midpoint, median and angle bisector of a triangle. They construct angle bisectors and measure missing angles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hexagon Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different polygons. In this geometry instructional activity, students name polygons using the number of sides. They calculate distance and slopes using the correct formula.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Proofs

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

Hexagoning the Circle

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils explore similarity to see that the area of a circle should be a constant times the square of its radius. Students create a hexagon. Pupils share their designs with the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Which Quadrilateral Is It?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars prove conjectures about geometric figures on the plane or in space using coordinate geometry. They develop fluency in operations with real numbers, vectors and matrices using mental computation or paper-and-pencil...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Two Investigations of Cubic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Through learning about cubic functions, students graph cubic functions on their calculator.  Students determine the local maximum and minimum points and the tangent line from the x-intercept to a point on the cubic function. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Linear Equations and Angles

For Students 9th - 11th
In this geometry worksheet, students identify the length of the different sides using equations. They solve for the unknown to identify similarity and congruence in angles and sides. There are 22 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quadrilateral Explorations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify quadrilaterals and label the vertices of quadrilaterals. they justify their identification of the quadrilaterals. Students work in groups to identify and create quadrilaterals
Worksheet
Curated OER

Properties of a Quadrilateral

For Students 10th
In this geometry activity, 10th graders use coordinate geometry to examine the lengths, slopes, and midpoints of the diagonals of the different quadrilaterals in order to arrive at conclusions regarding the properties of the diagonals....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CSI Investigation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve real life situation using the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the length, midpoint and slope of segments. They solve word problems using properties of square roots.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

This Building is Tall

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers calculate the perimeter of shapes. In this geometry lesson, students relate properties of polygons to the real world. They find length, midpoint and slope.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Quadratic and Linear Functions

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders review and apply the basic concepts for solving linear and quadratic equation. The one page worksheet contains twelve problems. Solutions are not provided. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Equations of Lines

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students define slope, and practice finding the slope of lines through given points. They determine the angle of inclination. Students find the relationship between the slope and the tangent of the lines. Students determine special...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Geometric Constructions of Parabolas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the construction geometrically of parabolas. Using a software program, they identify lines, segments and midpoints. They label the parabolas properties and characteristics and use a formula to determine the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Centers of Triangles

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore properties of triangles using angle bisectors, incenters, circles, midpoints, and altitudes. They use Geometer's Sketchpad in order to create triangles and their properties.
Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

Proving Why the Midpoint Formula Works

For Students 9th - 10th
In response to a student question, the "question corner" mentions two different methods to prove that the Midpoint Formula truly does work.
Unknown Type
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: The Distance Formula and the Midpoint Formula

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-two problems present a variety of practice working with the distance formula and the midpoint formula. 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...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Midpoint Formula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of the activity is for students to verify the results of the Midpoint Formula using the dynamic capabilities of Cabri Jr.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Midpoint Formula

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to use the midpoint formula.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Midpoint Formula

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Given the endpoints of a line segment, find the midpoint between them using the Midpoint Formula.
Handout
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Midpoint Formula

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of the midpoint formula. An example is given and clearly explained for the midpoint formula in one, two, and three dimensions.
eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Algebra 1: Radical Expressions: The Distance and Midpoint Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Distance and midpoint formulas are explained through the use of examples and a video lesson. [1:58]