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Curated OER

Scaled Rubber Band Drawings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners demonstrate the process of creating a scaled rubber band enlargement of a simple drawing. They observe and discuss a teacher-led demonstration, and create a scaled rubber band enlargement of simple drawings and their invention...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transformations, Tessellations, and Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete a unit about transformations and tessellations. They explore various tessellation websites, determine which shapes tessellate, complete a log about which website activities they complete, and create a...
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Curated OER

Lasting Legacies of Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Ancient Greece lesson plans can open up a world of information for students.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Arrangements of 2, 3, 4, and 5 Cubes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use problem solving skills to create various models of tricubes, tetracubes, and pentacubes. They classify the cubes into various groupings and identify them as mirror images, regular arrangements, and irregular arrangements....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Latitudes and Longitudes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze Columbus' rationale for sailing west, and find the latitude and longitude of modern and ancient place names.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African Ceremonial Masks

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine and discuss the purposes and traditions of African ceremonial masks. They design and create African ceremonial masks using various materials.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting Familiar with Fractals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils use the Internet to answer lab questions about fractals, and then construct fractals using the initial stage and iteration rule. They complete tables and generate rules for the "nth" term and create their own fractals.
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Curated OER

Fold and Cut

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore line symmetry and the names and attributes of two-dimensional mathematical shapes. They study the context by folding and cutting out shapes to make a series of mathematical shapes.
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Curated OER

Making Shapes

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders construct geometric figures using compasses and protractors.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Arrangements of 2, 3, 4, and 5 Cubes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students construct models of various tricubes, tetracubes, and pentacubes that are possible, classify n-cubes into different groupings, and draw these figures on isometric dot paper giving true perspective to what they visualize.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Translations in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It is important for students to know what happens to the coordinates of points when they are translated in the coordinate plane. This activity enables students to use Cabri Jr. to develop this understanding.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Transformations in Geometry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was designed to introduce fourth grade students to transformations in geometry. It includes translations, reflections, and rotations.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice: Translate Points

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice performing translations on a coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to watch a video, get hints, or try questions repeatedly.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 2.2 Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how a translation moves or slides an object a fixed distance in a given direction, as defined by a vector.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Transformation Classification

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify and describe transformations in the coordinate plane.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Geometry: Translations and Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will be in groups and plot given points. From the given points the students will plot the appropriate reflection or translation.
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Other

Transformational Geometry & Iteration in Mangbetu Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Mangbetu art shows the use of all four geometric transforms: Reflection, Translation, Rotation, and Scaling. This website will provide you with some cultural background on the Mangbetu and their art. The software will allow you to...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Geometry City

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan reviews transformations in the coordinate plane while mimicking real-world planning skills. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extention as well as ways to manage behavior problems and reluctant learners.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Geometric Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn how to translate a figure. They examine guided notes, review examples, watch instructional videos, and try practice problems.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Translation, Rotations, and Reflections

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Translate, rotate, and reflect figures using coordinate notation and graphing in the coordinate plane.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Types of Transformations Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Transformations move and modify geometric shapes. There are several types of transformations that all transform figures in different ways. These transformations can...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Determine Translations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given two figures on the coordinate plane, find the formal definition of the translation that takes one figure to another. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students show comprehension of advanced mathematics skills in Geometry. The questions check understanding on transformational geometry. Topics include translations, symmetry, and rotations.