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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Manipulatives for the Upper Elementary (Gr. 4 6)

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Many teachers find it more challenging to incorporate the use of manipulatives into their mathematics programs at the upper elementary or middle school grades. Activities using manipulatives are provided for grades four, five, and six...
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Introduction to Slope for Middle Years Mathematics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This collection of five middle school math lessons covers the topic of plane geometry, specifically the concept of slope. The first lesson introduces students to plotting points on a Cartesian grid using a Geoboard. Lesson two moves them...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Surround and Be Found! Triangular Areas, That Is!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the area of triangles using the surrounding rectangle technique. They also develop and use formulas to determine the area of triangles. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Get to the Point! Coordinate Geometry!

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the area of any polygon using coordinates.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Classifying Angles

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will create a variety of angles using the Geoboard APP. The teacher will use Screen Capture to display the angles created by the students and will lead a discussion on whether the angles are acute, right, or obtuse.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Cross Fencing Pastures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the areas of polygons by dissecting them into parts that are squares, rectangles, and triangles.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Move Along Little Vertex

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the area of triangles having the same base and same height.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Investigating Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will create a variety of quadrilaterals using the GEOBOARD APP and identify critical attributes.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Right Triangles Are Cool Because of Pythag's Rule

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the length of the sides of a right triangles. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Walking the Fence Line, Then the Hypotenuse

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangles. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Reflecting Objects

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students use the Geoboard App to draw and make a reflection of a scalene triangle. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Slide Along

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the areas of quadrilaterals between parallel lines. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Congruent Eighths [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 4th
This activity could be used to introduce the concept of congruence. You will need the following materials: geoboards, rubber bands, and geoboard recording paper.

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