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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Classifying Triangles

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson, students learn to classify triangles by the size of the angles and the measures of the sides. Students will use interactives to explore equilateral, isosceles, scalene, acute, obtuse, and right triangles. Included are...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Triangles and Angles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of triangles and angles.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Special Triangles 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using known facts about the unit circle and isosceles triangles together with the Pythagorean Theorem, students can derive the sine and cosine of special angles. Aligns with HSF-TF.A.3.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Special Triangles 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using known facts about the unit circle and isosceles triangles together with the Pythagorean Theorem, students can derive the sine and cosine of special angles. Aligns with HSF-TF.A.3.
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Tick Tock Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a "three star" geometry problem where prior knowledge of probability is required to solve this "Tick Tock Triangle" problem, have fun!
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Problems Library Geometry Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a wealth of problems that deal with the basic definitions of medians, altitudes, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors or the defining characteristics of the different types of triangles. There are also...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Classifying Triangles

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson covers methods of classifying triangles, both according to the length of their sides and by the measure of their interior angle.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Understanding Basic Triangles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson presents an introduction to triangles and the methods of identifying them. It includes opportunities for students to interactively identify triangles. It also includes: assessment questions...
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Other

Ic Teachers: Shapes: Triangles

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Are you looking for a very basic website that will explain the basic properties of a triangle? Use this site to learn about the properties of equilateral triangles, isosceles triangles, right triangles,and scalene triangles. There are...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Lengths of Sides in Isosceles Right Triangles

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you'll learn what an isosceles right triangle is, the relationships between the sides of an isosceles right triangle, and how to find the length of an unknown...
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Isosceles Triangles on the Geoboard [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will learn about isosceles triangles. Materials needed include circular geoboards, rubber bands, circular geoboard paper and rulers.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Isosceles Triangle Area

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore when an isosceles triangle obtains its maximum area.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Use Pythagorean Theorem to Find Isosceles Triangle Side Lengths

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Find the missing side lengths of isosceles triangles by using the Pythagorean Theorem. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Classifying Triangles Within Composite Figures

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are presented with a composite figure and must identify the types of triangles within it. An accompanying video demonstrates a...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify Triangles by Side Lengths

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice identifying triangles by their side-lengths as equilateral, isosceles, or scalene. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 4.4 Theorems About Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover some theorems about triangles.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Scalene, Isosceles, and Equilateral Triangles: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will define scalene, isosceles, and equilateral triangles. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Scalene, Isosceles, and Equilateral Triangles."
Handout
The Math League

The Math League: Isosceles Triangle

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site gives the definition of isosceles triangles.
Unit Plan
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Right Angled Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource investigates right triangle. Topics explored are isosceles, scalene, and 3,4,5 triangles. Examples, illustrations, and definitions are included.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Is an Equilateral Triangle a Special Case of Isosceles?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The definition of isosceles triangle can determine whether an equilateral triangle is a special case of an isosceles triangle. Using the Cabri Jr. application, students can get a feel for which definition makes the most sense. Along the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Finding Isosceles Triangles

For Teachers 8th Standards
This task asks students to examine three triangles in the coordinate plane and explain why they are isosceles triangles. Aligns with 8.G.B.8.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Isosceles Triangles

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given an Isosceles triangle and are asked to move the point on the line segment to explore how the angle measure changes. Click learn more to watch a video demonstration and click challenge...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Two Triangles' Area

For Teachers 8th Standards
For this task, 8th graders are given the dimensions of two isosceles triangles and are asked to compare their areas. They must draw them and use the Pythagorean Theorem and the triangle area formula to solve the problem. Aligns with...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 4.g Lines of Symmetry for Triangles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The division of triangles into scalene, isosceles, and equilateral can be thought of in terms of lines of symmetry. Aligns with 4.G.A.3.

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