Presents activities to teach the formula for the area of a rectangle that require students to determine the cost of refurbishing their school's tennis courts. Students collect their own data, organize information, and make decisions individually and as a group to solve the problem. Worksheets are provided. (MDH)

Presents two worksheets that ask students to count and classify the triangles that can be formed with a given total number of toothpicks or a given number of toothpicks for one side of the triangle. A third worksheet asks students to identify patterns observed during the investigations. Provides reproducible worksheets. (MDH)

The properties of the cube are explored. A set of activities is given that forms the basis of a class project on discovery. (MNS)

Presents a series of activities that help students discover the Pythagorean Theorem and extension activities to explore various dissection proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. Includes reproducible worksheets. (MDH)

Presents activities to create designs with different arrangements of square tiles, which gives students an opportunity to make conjectures about perimeter and to make convincing arguments to justify those conjectures. Includes worksheets. (MKR)

Five different triangle shapes cut from poster board or construction paper provide the springboard for student activities and discussions of a variety of geometric concepts from kindergarten to grade 8. (MP)

One of a series of pre-apprenticeship phase 1 training modules dealing with math skills, this self-paced student module covers perimeters, areas, and volumes. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators; introduction; study guide/check list with directions for module completion;…

One of a series of pre-apprenticeship phase 1 training modules dealing with math skills, this self-paced student module covers circumferences and areas of circles. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators; introducation; study guide/check list with directions for module…

This learning module provides students with practice in applying geometric operations to vocational agriculture. The module consists of unit objectives, definitions, information, problems to solve, worksheets suitable for various levels of vocational agriculture instruction, and answer keys for the problems and worksheets. This module, which…

The activities in this monograph are self-contained explorations into mathematical topics not often included in regular classroom work in grades 3-8. They were selected because of their intriguing enjoyment and because they deal with honest mathematics; they also strengthen skills, especially problem-solving skills. Included are activities with…

One of a series of pre-apprenticeship phase 1 training modules dealing with math skills, this self-paced student module covers computation of areas of plane figures and volumes of solid figures. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators; introduction; study guide/check list with…

Worksheets are provided to help students visualize, identify, and describe the solids generated by rotating polygons about axes in various positions, to relate these figures to cylinders and cones, and to compute their surface areas and volumes. (MNS)

Three worksheets and teachers' notes for grades 8-12 are provided on symmetry. (MNS)

Four worksheets on geometry are given. Experiences in identifying and constructing described shapes, drawing congruent polygons, and visualizing the shapes needed to build hexagons are included. (MNS)

This game offers an opportunity for students in grades 4-6 to sharpen their spatial skills and enrich their geometric experience. It presents such concepts as reflection, translation, and rotation (flip, slide, turn). Templates for the game are included. (MNS)