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

Goal 3

Geometry -The learner will understand and use properties and relationships of geometric figures in the coordinate plane.

Objective 3.04

Solve problems involving geometric figures in the coordinate plane.

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Exploring front-right-top views
Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Do they match?
Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Do they match?
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use three dimensional figures they have constructed to determine when two isometric drawings can represent the same shape. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Creating A firewise defensible space
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students learn about creating defensible space around a home using a series of fire protection zones. Students then draw the zones that surround a house and estimate the area of each zone. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Covering the Plane with Rep-Tiles
Students discover and explore a special kind of tiling of the plane. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–7 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Burning questions
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use information from a quiz, along with what they learned in the previous four lessons, to write a summary and finalize a property sketch demonstrating their understanding of wildfires. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building from the front-right-top views
Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building a shape
Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Building a box
This Illuminations lesson uses a real-world situation to help develop students' spatial visualization skills and geometric understanding. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Blue squares and beyond
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students manipulate two rectangles to create examples of similarity and to study the effects on area ratios. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Are they possible?
In this lesson, students examine the method used by Dutch artist M.C. Escher to create isometric drawings that seem to be impossible. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Another view
Students explore polyhedra using different representations and perspectives for three dimensional block figures. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics