Turkey Time: Logical Reasoning Statements – 5006
School: Brookland Middle School Instructor: Elizabeth D. Layne Summary A logical argument has two components, a premise and conclusion. In this extension lesson, students will …
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Shopping “Around” with Venn – 5005
School: Brookland Middle School Instructor: Elizabeth D. Layne Summary Shopping is definitely one place that students in Geometry classes do not expect to use set …
Real-life Inequalities – 5001
School: Brookland Middle School Instructor: Ashton Goodwillie Summary Students will understand that inequalities are a part of everyday life and re-create a specific example of …
Joy in Constructing Regular Polygons – 6602
Summary This lesson is designed to guide students in the construction of regular polygons with the use of the dynamic software, Geometer’s Sketchpad. Using their …
Constructions in Geometry – 5676
Summary Students formed groups and created a movie to display the required constructions. This project afforded the students the opportunity to demonstrate content mastery of …
Logic-Mission Possible
Summary Students will explore their available resources to find out about Syllogism and the Law of Detachment. Once they have discovered the basic information, they …
Right Triangle Scavenger Hunt – 5300
Summary In this project, students will apply geometric concepts to real-world scenarios. Students will be given the task of finding five real-world examples of right …
Geometric Poetry
Submitted by: Erin Casey School: Tuckahoe Middle School Summary Combining Math and Poetry isn’t always the easiest thing to do, however…. Students were excited to …
The Three C’s (Circles, Collaboration, Creation)
Submitted by: Carolyn Hennessy School: SPMS Summary In order to help the students understand the 12 theorems presented in the circles chapter, we worked on …
Central Location
Submitted by: Pete Anderson School: Glen Allen High School Summary This lesson explores the difference between theoretical solutions and practical solutions by using “Points of …