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AreaOfTrapezoids
Geometry

Area of Trapezoids

6-8
Investigate how changes in the base and height of a trapezoid affect its area.
AreaOfParallelograms
Geometry

Area of Parallelograms

6-8
This applet shows the relationship between the area of a parallelogram and the lengths of its sides.
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Geometry

Isometric Drawing Tool

3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Use this interactive tool to create dynamic drawings on isometric dot paper.
ScaleFactor
Geometry

Scale Factor

6-8, 9-12
Use this applet to investigate how changes in the scale factor influence the ratio of perimeters and the ratio of areas between two figures.
ProofWithoutWordsPythagoreanTheorem
Geometry

Proof Without Words: Pythagorean Theorem

6-8
This applet proves the Pythagorean Theorem "without words" using geometry.
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Geometry

Hotel Snap: Building for Profit

3-5, 6-8

Students will be required to build a high-profit yielding hotel using snap cubes. Building costs, rules and regulations, taxes, and income are all variables that students will be required to take into consideration.

 

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Geometry

Pi Fight

6-8, 9-12

Become comfortable with using both radians and degrees. 

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Geometry

Algebraic Transformations

6-8
Create a shape sorter and consider all possible moves that will return a shape to its original position.
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Measurement

Corner to Corner

6-8

Use pattern recognition to determine the length of a diagonal of a square, and attempt to discover the Pythagorean Theorem.

 

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Geometry

Linking Length, Perimeter, Area, and Volume

6-8

Understand ratio, proportion, scale factor, and similarity using perimeter, area, volume and surface area of various rectangular shapes.