LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

Geometry - The learner will recognize and use geometric properties and relationships.

Objective 3.02

Describe the relative position of lines using concepts of parallelism and perpendicularity.

Resources aligned to this objective

Earth on the Earth Part 2
This is the second of a two-part lesson which results in a large outline drawing of the Western Hemisphere on the ground.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
By Donna Huskins.

Lesson plans on the web

Constructing a three-dimensional model
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students build a three-dimensional model of a clubhouse from two-dimensional blueprints designed in an earlier lesson. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
More work with shapes
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students explore geometric concepts by modeling on the geoboard. They investigate parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Planning a road trip
This lesson reviews latitude and longitude and asks students to find the latitude and longitude for several United States cities. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies and Mathematics)
Provider: National Geographic
Rescue mission game
In this lesson, from Illuminations, students play a game to learn about the four forces of flight: lift, drag, thrust, and gravity. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
What's important about triangles?
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students discover that it is not possible to construct some triangles from given lengths and that the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than the length of the third side. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics