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Pacing a Gunther Chain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students pace a Gunther Chain, a measurement used by foresters to determine distance and area. They discuss that pacing is individualized depending on age, gender, etc. They practice to find an average pace. Teams estimate, pace and...
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Virginia Department of Education

Middle School Mathematics Vocabulary Word Wall Cards

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Having a good working knowledge of math vocabulary is so important for learners as they progress through different levels of mathematical learning. Here is 125 pages worth of wonderfully constructed vocabulary and concept review cards....
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Maximum and Minimum Word Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this maximum and minimum worksheet, students solve and complete 10 various types of word problems. First, they find the numbers if the product of the square of one of the numbers with the cube of the other number is to be a maximum....
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Surface Area of Cones

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students find the surface area of cones. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the dimensions of each three-dimensional shape and use the correct formula to solve the problem. They relate concepts of cones to the real world.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 6 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 5)

For Students 5th Standards
Acute angles, nets, and vertices are only a few terms that a set of flash cards includes. Among the 108 cards, two types are available; word cards printed in bold-faced lettering, and corresponding definition cards equipped with an...
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Poly-Mania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This hands-on lesson takes young geometers on a tour of 2D polygons and 3D polyhedrons. After exploring different web resources and discussing geometric shapes, small groups construct models of polyhedrons using bendable straws. Note:...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 6 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)

For Students 4th
In need of math vocabulary cards? Use a set of 66 vocabulary cards with topics focused mostly on geometry terms. Each sheet has two cards on it. The top half has the word printed in bold text, while the bottom half has the card with...
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American Museum of Natural History

Thinking in the Three Dimensions

For Students 6th - 12th
Discover different dimensions with paper folding. Pupils first read about zero, one, two, and three dimensions, and then learn about the fourth dimension, time. They then use origami to create models of shapes in three dimensions and use...
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Geometry Glencoe Chapter 13 Test

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Geometry Chapter 13 review worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions and 1 bonus question regarding volume, dilation, and midpoint and distance between points of 3D objects.
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Traditional American Indian Lodges

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore the mathematical properties of traditional American Indian lodges. They examine the effect of increasing sides of a polygon, calculate the surface area of prisms and cylinders, and construct a classroom size pyramid...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Pennies, Pennies and More Pennies

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Learners determine the number of pennies needed to fill a room.  In this pennies lesson plan, students work in groups to determine the number of pennies needed to fill a room.  They compute the probability of the head of a pin...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Solid Figures

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Figure out the correct name for different three-dimensional shapes by watching the presentation on solid figures. Go through the main figures and read about the characteristics of each. Finish the topic with a multiple choice online...
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Worksheet 5

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students describe how to define surface area given a variety of situations from word problems. They solve for the volume using calculus.
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Spheres Multiple Choice

For Students 9th - 10th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students answer ten multiple choice questions concerning the volume and surface area of various spheres.
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Water Treatment Plant Tour

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students define vocabulary related to geometry and calculate the volume. In this geometry lesson, students calculate flow rates, and volume as it relates to a water plant facility. They calculate the volume of three dimensional shapes...
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Similar Objects

For Students 8th - 12th
In this geometry learning exercise, students walk through the process of comparing the scale factor of two cylinders' surface area and volume and answer questions about the scale factor of prisms. There are 15 questions.
Worksheet
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Calculus Review Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
In order to review calculus skills, mathematicians read story problems regarding area, change of rate, volume, and distance. They determine rates per minute, per second, and miles per hour from given information. This two-page...
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A Cylinder and Its Net

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils sketch the nets for given polygons and cylinders. In this geometry instructional activity, students find the measurements that correspond with prisms, cones and cylinders. they identify parts of three-dimensional shapes.
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A Sphere and Its Net

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students identify and sketch the nets for sphere. For this geometry lesson, students differentiate between two and three dimensional shapes. They find the surface area of each sphere.
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Dihedral Figures

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Middle and high schoolers perform transformations. In this web based lesson, students explore dihedral figures. They use the web tools to translate, rotate, and reflect figures. Pupils identify lines of symmetry.
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Why are Bubbles Spheres

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the surface area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students practice calculating the volume of spheres. They work with cones, cylinders and rectangular prisms.
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Functions

For Students 10th
In this functions worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 6 different types of problems. First, they find the largest value of a given function. Then, students determine the values of the constants a, b, c, dso that the curve is a...
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Box Folding: Predict, Analyze and Measure

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners predict the shape of a geometric figure in 3D. In this geometry instructional activity, students construct 3D shapes to perfect their knowledge of measuring and predicting. This assignment is also available as an online...
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More Prisms/Nets

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the volume and surface are of three-dimensional shapes. In this geometry activity, students use the nets to prove their calculations of shapes. They identify the different parts of a solid using the nets.