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Geometry in the Real World

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Eighth graders complete a unit of lessons on basic geometry concepts. They participate in a variety of activities, culminating in a project that involves publishing a booklet or a poster that presents the major geometry concepts from the unit.

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rays, collinear, line segments, lines

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co-planar, collinear, line, plane, point, ray, segment, math
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8th
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Math
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