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High school geometry laboratories for Microsoft Word
Chewey Bubble Gum Company - Intro To Probability
Want to introduce your students to the probability of something happening? Want to peak their interest before you start a probability unit? This experiment based activity allows students to find the probability of something happening while having fun and popping bubble gum bubbles!
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6th - 12th
Surface Area and Volume lab (Editable)
I've taught my students the formulas for the surface areas and volumes of prisms, cylinders, and cones for a long time, and yet when they are asked to apply these formulas to everyday objects (cereal boxes, soup cans, printer cartridge packages, etc.), they seem to see the formulas as alien pieces of information.
I created this hands-on lab to help them with these concepts in a physical, hands-on way. This is a challenging activity for my students, sometimes because I find a few students who d
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9th - 11th
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Astronomy Astrolabe Lab Middle School Science
Essential QuestionHow did early astronomers measure the stars and planets?Combine Math and science in your classroomI begin this lab by asking students who is the most important on a Pirate ship. They tell me it is the Captain and inform them that is the wrong answer. The navigator is because he knows your location and where the buried treasure is located.MaterialsPlastic protractor with a holeLarge plastic straw12-inch piece of stringSmall bolt or washer (or other metal weight that can be tie
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8th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-3
Also included in:Â Astronomy light, planets sizes , space rocket and sun tracking
Geometry Density Lab
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.MG.A.2Apply concepts of density based on area and volume in modeling situations. The students will perform a lab where they have to calculate volume using water displacement and then find the density of irregular objects such as rocks, marbles, etc. The lab will be outlined with pre-lab questions, job descriptions so students can decide in their groups who will cover which tasks, places for students to show their work, and a section for reflection including peer evaluation
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9th - 12th
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Geometry Lab for Start of School - Measuring Line Segments with Candy and Rulers
Looking for a new way to start off the year teaching Geometry? For a change of pace, rather than read the rules to the kids on the first day I decided to give them this activity instead.
Supplies Needed: Notecards, paperclips, Starbursts, rulers,
This is essentially a printable/editable packet with 6 different line segments that the students will measure using 6 different units of measurement. I chose 3 non-traditional units (notecard, paperclip, Starburst) and traditional units (Inches,
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5th - 11th
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Surface Area & Volume of Oblique Prisms: Student Investigation
In this investigation, students will use raw spaghetti and mini marshmallows to discover how the surface area and volume of a prism relate to the surface area and volume of the respective oblique prism. Students will be asked to create a rectangular prism using marshmallows to connect the vertices. Using a ruler, they will measure the dimensions of the prism, calculate and record the surface area and volume. Then they will make their prism into an OBLIQUE prism by giving it a slight push to t
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6th - 10th
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Geometer's Sketchpad Checklist (Editable)
After taking my Geometry students to the computer lab to show them how to use Geometer's Sketchpad for about the third time, I realized that they were learning a lot more about the program by just playing around with it, and by trying to get it to do things I hadn't thought of, so I changed my focus the fourth year and thereafter.
Instead of giving them a step-by-step list of instructions (which inevitably failed, since students would click the wrong thing at some point and end up in a place wh
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9th - 11th
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Geometer's Sketchpad: Investigating Angle Relationships (Editable)
This is an activity for Geometer's Sketchpad. Students investigate linear pairs, vertical angles, slopes of lines, slopes of parallel lines, corresponding angles, alternate interior angles, and alternate exterior angles.
The activity "holds their hands" through the steps, and it is assumed students have a familiarity with GSP software.
Keywords: Jonnard
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9th - 11th
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Geometers Sketchpad - Discovering Triangle Properties (Editable)
I like to use Geometer's Sketchpad to help students "discover" the Triangle Sum Conjecture (the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees); the Isosceles Triangle Conjecture (that the base angles of an isosceles triangle are congruent); and the side-angle inequality conjecture (that the largest side is opposite the largest angle, the smallest is opposite the smallest, etc.). I have included "teacher verification" steps so that students must call you over when they have discovered
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9th - 11th
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Geometer's Sketchpad: Islamic Tile Designs (Editable)
This is an activity for Geometer's Sketchpad. Students create Islamic Tile Designs, so named because they portray geometric designs.
The activity "holds their hands" through the steps, and it is assumed students have a familiarity with GSP software.
Please download the pdf preview file first, so you can see exactly what's included; the product file is a word document, which you may personalize for your students.
Keywords: Jonnard
Grades:
9th - 11th
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Geogebra Investigation Geometry Angle Type (Alternate Ext, Alternate Int, etc.)
Use Geogebra to help your students get a better understanding of angle relationships, line properties, and angle types (alternate exterior, alternate interior, consecutive interior, corresponding)
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9th - 11th
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Astronomy Telescope Refraction of light
STEM This lesson contains 2 quick labs for students to understand the basic principle of optical astronomy. This fun lesson begins with aq discussion of visible light. The properties of refraction are defined. Then plications of these properties are applied to describe how refracting telescopes operate. There is a math problem to illustrate the importance of finding the radius of a circle.Worksheet and answer key are included.MS-PS4-2Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflect
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7th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-2
Also included in:Â Astronomy light, planets sizes , space rocket and sun tracking
Surface Area Lab
This surface area lab helps students understand how we find the surface area of rectangular prisms.
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4th - 11th
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Triangle Investigation
This is handout/worksheet/table that could be done in groups, partners, or a whole group setting. Students will measure angles and sides to discover how triangles are classified. You can teach them the 6 different types of triangles before or after. This investigation is good for a math inquiry lesson.
*Because I upload my items as word documents, the formatting changes. If you are not able to fix this, please let me know, and I can provide a pdf version of the file.
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5th - 10th
Pythagorean Theorem Activity, Stations, Geometry, Scavenger Hunt
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Possible Uses:
• Mid-lesson or End of Lesson Check for understanding
• Math Stations (Middle School students like it this way)
• Test Review
• Homework Alternative Bell Work
• Bell Work
Directions for instructor:
This activity is designed to help students work problem with Pythagorean Theorem using algebra and it gets students up and about. Place the 14 cards on the wall around your room. Students pick any card to begin with. They write an equation, then solve for x. Next, the s
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6th - 10th
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Angle-Angle Similarity Lab
This lab uses angle-angle similarity to indirectly measure objects. By Function Junction.
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8th - 11th
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Do Velocities Obey Vector Mathematics?
This is an activity that allows students to experimentally see that perpendicular velocities will combine to create a larger overall velocity. The activity allows for comparison of experimental results to mathematical results obtained using the tip-to-tail method along with Pythagorean theorem and tangent function. It is a means of making mathematics interactive.
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9th - 12th
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Surface Area (& Volume) of a Sphere
This is an activity where students discover the surface area formula of a sphere by peeling the skin off a clementine.
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9th - 12th
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Geometers Sketchpad - Daisy Designs (Editable)
In the first few days of working with Geometer's Sketchpad, I like to give them simple drawings to get them familiar with the user interface. When they complete this exercise, they will have a daisy design, a regular hexagon, and some "cool artwork," to put it in their words.
The preview file is a pdf so you may see exactly what's included; the product file is a word document, which you may edit for your students.
Note: Your students must have access to GSP (Geometer's Sketchpad software) for
Grades:
9th - 11th
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Drawing Earth's Orbit
In this activity, students will use thumbtacks, cardboard, and string to draw earth's elliptical orbit. This is a useful lesson for talking about the scale of space and connections between math and science
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6th - 12th
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The Best Location
The lesson uses Geometer's SketchPad to explore theorems about triangles (the circumcenter, incenter, and centroid theorems) and their application to a real-world example.
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9th - 10th
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Patterns in Polygons
This activity requires students to create diagonals in various polygons to determine the sum of the measures of the angles in those polygons and the total number of diagonals that can be constructed in each polygon. In addition to pattern recognition and developing formulas, students graph the data they collect to demonstrate linear and non-linear functions. Teachers can use this activity in an Algebra or Geometry course.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Rockets!
The following activity uses different measurements and geometry to calculate a model rocket's acceleration, gravitational potential energy at the rocket's apogee, force, and explores Newton's laws of motion. A model rocket, launch pad, measuring tape, and protractor instrument are required for this activity.
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7th - 12th
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Guided Volume Lab
This lab helps guide students to understanding where the formula for finding volume of rectangular prisms comes from.
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4th - 10th
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