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Geometry Lessons

Letters With Symmetry
Letters With Symmetry
Let’s group letters by their symmetry, then create symmetrical words, and then symmetrical sentences!
Gr 4
Geometry Image: Esplanade Theaters
Geometry Image: Esplanade Theaters
What odd and interesting shapes can your students find in this geometric image?
Gr 4-5
Geometry Image: University Ave
Geometry Image: University Ave
What odd and interesting shapes can your students find in this geometric image?
Gr 3-4
Geometry Image: Victoria Conference Center
Geometry Image: Victoria Conference Center
What odd and interesting shapes can your students find in this geometric image?
Gr 3-4
Geometry Image: Skytree
Geometry Image: Skytree
What odd and interesting shapes can your students find in this geometric image?
Gr 4-5
Geometry Image: Steigerwald
Geometry Image: Steigerwald
What odd and interesting shapes can your students find in this geometric image?
Gr 4-5
Mow A Lawn
Mow A Lawn
How long would it take to mow a very large lawn with a push-mower?
Gr 6-7
What’s In My Brain: Trapezoids or Not?
What’s In My Brain: Trapezoids or Not?
Which are trapezoids and which are not?
Gr 3-5
Same Perimeter, Different Area For Rectangles
Same Perimeter, Different Area For Rectangles
Can two rectangles have the same perimeter but… different areas!?
Gr 3-4
Intersecting Angles and Streets
Intersecting Angles and Streets
There can never be just one angle.
Gr 4, 7
The Angles of a Triangle
The Angles of a Triangle
Why tell a kid the rules of a triangle when they can discover them!?
Gr 4, 8
Lines, Line Segments,  Rays, and Infinity!
Lines, Line Segments, Rays, and Infinity!
A lesson about lines, line segments, and rays that avoids dull memorization. Instead, we ponder this delightful question: Which is longer, a ray or a line? Then, kids consider what these different geometric concepts would think about each other.
Gr 4
Deducing the Area of Triangles
Deducing the Area of Triangles
Using patterns, students try to deduce where that area formula came from.
Gr 6-7
How Many Students Can Fit On The Playground?
How Many Students Can Fit On The Playground?
So… just how many kids could we cram onto the playground?
Gr 3-4