TeachersFirst's Geometry - Grades 6-8
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Explore this collection of resources for grades 6-8, related to geometry. Use these resources to meet the NCTM standards. Many of these tools are ideal for use on your interactive whiteboard or in your BYOD classroom. Find topics that relate to the content being taught in your middle school classroom. Share these resources with students on your class website for additional help or enrichment in geometry.
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NCTM Illuminations Geometry Resources Grades 6-8 - NCTM
Grades
6 to 8
tag(s): angles (87), equations (154), functions (69), geometric shapes (172), logic (253), number lines (35), patterns (89), problem solving (292)
In the Classroom
Keep this site with your professional favorites to find supporting technology and lessons for teaching geometry. As you find practice or extension ideas for student use or at home reinforcement, share specific links on your class web page or classroom computer center for students to access independently or as you assign them for needed practice. The full site is overwhelming for most parents, so share the specific areas that fit your curriculum.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Mathematical Thinking for English Language Learners - Education Development Center, Inc
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): area (71), geometric shapes (172), measurement (178), rotation (12), tangrams (12)
In the Classroom
Although created for English Language Learners, take advantage of these geometric tasks for use with all students. Use the Sentence Starters and Story Frames as models for incorporating writing into any math lesson. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, replace paper and pen by having students create blogs sharing their mathematical thinking and understanding using Pen.io, reviewed here. This blog creator requires no registration. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to create a blog using Edublog, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Geometry Toolbox - Bruno Reddy
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): angles (87), geometric shapes (172), measurement (178)
In the Classroom
Geometry Toolbox is perfect for use on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) for teaching measurement and angle construction. Allow students to use tools to learn how to use a compass and protractor. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos demonstrating use of the geometry tools and share them on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here. Or have them create a screencast of ways to use the Geometry Toolbox using Screencast-o-matic, reviewed here, or Screencastify (Chrome app), reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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teachMathematics - Jim Noble, Richard Wade, and Oliver Bowles
Grades
4 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): equations (154), factors (40), geometric shapes (172), numbers (191), probability (135), problem solving (292), puzzles (203), statistics (133), symmetry (49)
In the Classroom
Make a shortcut to this site on classroom computers and use it as a center. Take advantage of the free lesson plans and interactives by using them for review before a unit test. Share interactives on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Be sure to include this site on your class website or wiki for students to access both in and outside of class for extra practice. Since free activities are somewhat "buried," you may want to post specific links to relevant review activities on your class web page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Flipped Math - The Algebros
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): teaching strategies (33), video (267)
In the Classroom
Flipped Math is also perfect for blended learning. Begin your journey into the flipped or blended Classroom by trying a single lesson or two in which your students have access to view videos at home. Use videos and practice problems found on the site as a supplement to your current lessons. Flipped Math is also perfect for Flipped Learning - Embed videos on your class website or blog for use at home. Even if you are not "flipping," these will make terrific reinforcement for struggling students -- and possibly for parents who want to help, but cannot remember the math skills. Do you want to learn more about flipping your classroom? Find many ideas and suggestions at Flipped Classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Yay Math! Videos - Robert Ahdoot
Grades
6 to 11This site includes advertising.
tag(s): angles (87), area (71), charts and graphs (204), equations (154), exponents (44), factoring (32), factors (40), functions (69), geometric shapes (172), inequalities (25), polynomials (29), pythagorean theorem (34), quadratics (33), square roots (21)
In the Classroom
If you don't want to provide an email address for quizzes, use a disposable email address tool such as Mail Catch reviewed here to obtain a temporary email address. Share links to videos on your class website or blog and on classroom computers for student viewing. Use videos as inspiration to create your own math videos or challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos and share them on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Monday - National Museum of Mathematics
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): colors (77), fractions (232), geometric shapes (172), origami (16), pi (28), puzzles (203)
In the Classroom
Share articles with students and replicate activities included in the article. Share the video demonstrations on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Transform learning and challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos sharing problem solving techniques used during these lessons. Use a video creation tool such as Rooclick, reviewed here to create interactive lessons (can embed quizzes and documents), or EdPuzzle, reviewed here. Use activities in the article as inspiration for Math night activities or Math Fair projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math 10 - Yordan Petrov Petrov(Dancho)
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): division (158), equations (154), exponents (44), fractions (232), logic (253), mixed numbers (14), multiplication (210), operations (119), polynomials (29), probability (135), problem solving (292), pythagorean theorem (34), sequences (15), square roots (21)
In the Classroom
Share portions of the site as needed on your interactive whiteboard. Use the Problem Solver applications to demonstrate and share any problems you want to work out as a class. Have students use the Problem Solver and then write a journal entry describing the steps used in solving the problem. Assign different portions of the Math History section of the site to students to use when learning math history or as a backdrop to put concepts into context. Share this site on your website or blog as a resource for students to use at home. Use discussion topics from the site's forum in your classroom. An example would be to discuss the topic if math is the most boring or difficult subject and why.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Asset MathActive for Grades 7-8 - Eight Educational Outreach Arizona State University
Grades
6 to 9tag(s): area (71), patterns (89), pythagorean theorem (34), transformations (19)
In the Classroom
Share activities on your interactive whiteboard to complete as a class or use on your whiteboard as a math center. Create a link on classroom computers to use as a math center. Share this site with parents through your classroom website or newsletter as a resource for math practice at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Yummy Math - Brian Marks
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): number sense (100), problem solving (292), puzzles (203), sports (102)
In the Classroom
Make math relevant to any student. Assign weekly problems from the site for homework or daily classwork. Ask students to create new problems to be solved by classmates using the topic of the week or local topics of interest. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here. Use the archives to find problems available from previous months.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mathispower4u - Video Tutorials - James Sousa
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): area (71), business (56), charts and graphs (204), equations (154), factoring (32), functions (69), integers (39), measurement (178), operations (119), order of operations (40), percent (79), place value (56), prime numbers (31), ratios (66), test prep (87), tutorials (48), volume (52)
In the Classroom
Share videos on your interactive whiteboard as in introduction to a new concept or as review. Embed the links to videos of weekly concepts on your class website or blog. Create a link on classroom computers to current content for students to use as a review resource. Ask students to rate the most helpful videos they find and share their recommendations on a class wiki. Share this site with parents to use as a resource when helping students at home. Challenge students to create their own how-to video of math concepts. Share the videos using a tool such as SchoolTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Eyeballing Game - Woodgears
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): angles (87), geometric shapes (172), puzzles (203)
In the Classroom
This site is perfect for use on the interactive whiteboard. Display the game and challenge students to make adjustments to the shapes. Create a class chart of scores for a class competition. Use the site to review Geometry terms. Create a link to the site on classroom computers for students to practice on their own.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Geometry: The Supplement - Dan Meyer
Grades
7 to 11tag(s): angles (87), functions (69), geometric shapes (172), patterns (89), problem solving (292), test prep (87), tutorials (48)
In the Classroom
Use the lessons provided on your interactive whiteboard or projector either on their own or as a supplement to current classroom materials. This could also be used as enrichment/advancement for gifted students or supplemental practice for struggling math students. Consider providing this link on your class website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Virtual Nerd - Josh Salcman
Grades
8 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): equations (154), functions (69), test prep (87), tutorials (48), variables (20), video (267)
In the Classroom
Display videos on your interactive whiteboard or projector as an introduction or review to current topics. Create a link on classroom computers for students to view videos for review. Post the link to this site on your classroom website for students to access at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Geometry of the Ancients - Learning Wave
Grades
5 to 8tag(s): area (71), geometric shapes (172)
In the Classroom
Create a link on classroom computers to use as a challenge activity for students. Individual activities can be printed and used for practice in finding area. Create a classroom bulletin board displaying each of the problems and post solutions as they are found, then use the solutions to solve the Riddle of the 7 Cups.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Angles - Shodor
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): angles (87), geometric shapes (172)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site with your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups to complete the exploration questions. Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson about angles on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Create a link to the site on your classroom webpage or blog for students to practice at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Religious Beliefs Made Visual: Geometry and Islam - Ask Asia
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): religions (74)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plan and use it on a unit concerning Geometry in the world around us. The lesson plan is a different way for students to recognize geometric patterns in the world around them. Use the interactive whiteboard or projector to show some of the sample images and essays provided by the site on the topic before allowing students to create their own designs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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STEM Collaborative - Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): architecture (83), counting (109), measurement (178), ratios (66)
In the Classroom
Use any of these great resources to show how math concepts are used in everyday life. For example, use "Math by Design" as a scenario of how math and architecture are connected. Use the resource to design a nature center or park. Allow students to work in collaborative groups to make decisions and identify the math used to solve the problem. Demonstrate their understanding with a presentation that justifies their choices and how they arrived at their final project choice. Use conventional or multimedia resources to showcase the results and find a public audience. Consider using a wiki or Google Docs for collaboration and presentation. Use a variety of mind mapping applications such as Diagrammr to collaborate and create a flowchart. Take these projects one step further by proposing nature areas in your school campus. Students can take their ideas and resulting understanding of math to justify their design and propose it to the local school board or town council. Use many of these ideas to create your own real world math projects and activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math By Design - Thinkport
Grades
6 to 10Be sure to visit the Teacher Resources section which includes standards, lesson plans, tips, and math in action videos.
tag(s): critical thinking (121), measurement (178), problem solving (292)
In the Classroom
Introduce the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector then allow students to explore on their own. This site is perfect for independent projects - students can create a multimedia presentation of information learned through the challenges, respond through journal entries over several days, or use this site as a resource day for career day projects. Include a link on classroom computers for students to use during free time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Math Interactives - Utah Education Network
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): data (156), money (184), numbers (191), probability (135)
In the Classroom
Use these resources for review and to reinforce concepts from class. Create teams of students who complete the activity taking turns on a whiteboard or with individual computers. Use the activity as a lead in to the topic of the day. Ask students what they notice about the activity and the general rules that they notice about the topic. Provide this link on your class website for students to use at home for extra practice, enrichment, or to try some new advanced topics.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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