Activity
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...
Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Geometry Vocabulary Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of geometry definitions and a matching activity.
Unit Plan
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot: Existence of the Orthocenter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site defines the altitude of a triangle and gives the standard notation for altitudes of a triangle. The site then goes to list several proofs involving altitudes and orthocenters.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Right Triangles Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this calculator to find the unknown angles in a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. Once you know the sides you can calculate the perimeter, semiperimeter, area, and the altitudes.
Activity
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Actividades Con Las Rectas De Un Triangulo

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find an interactive activity to review the following concepts: altitude, median, angle bisector and points of concurrency in triangles. Five different interactive quizzes are also provided to test your knowledge.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Srt Ask the Pilot

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In the July 2013 issue of United Airlines' Hemisphere Magazine, a pilot responded to a question about how far in the distance he could see at different altitudes. The solution involved right triangles, lines of tangency to a circle, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Graphic
Curated OER

Altitudes & Orthocenters: Making Connections...

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes altitudes and orthocenters in triangles and their connections with the nine-point circle.
Activity
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Concurrence

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find resources for class instruction on concurrence: a lesson on concurrence of medians, altitudes, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors complete with definitions and example diagrams; a six-question practice quiz; and...
Lesson Plan
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Area of Parallelograms

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
This lesson plan presents the idea that the area of any right triangle is exactly half of a certain rectangle, and contains varied exercises for students.
Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Orthocenter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from InterMath gives a description of the orthocenter of a triangle along with a visual representation. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Simple Constructions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this skill activity, students can use the Constructions Tools Menu in Cabri Jr. to contruct a parallelogram. They will also construct an altitude, an angle bisector and a median of a triangle.