Geometry Activities
Notes and worksheets are no substitute for practical life experiences with geometric applications, and the durable episodic memories they produce.
Proportions Relating to the Golden Ratio (Grades 6-7).
The ratio of your forearm to hand is Ф=Phi pronounced "Fi" like fly. Your hand creates a golden section in relation to your arm, as the ratio of your forearm to your hand is also 1.618, the Divine Proportion. Forearm/hand = Ф= Forearm + hand/forearm.
Donald Duck Visits the Parthenon in MathMagic Land- and Exploration of PHI
Explore Phi The Golden Ratio WM Golden Number.net Phi Activities from Teach Engineering
Angles
📽 Video Construct Angles on a Protractor, then on a Template "Angles from Protractor to Paper." Construct Angles on a Protractor, then on a Template
Measure angles within figures- Introduction to a Protractor Measure angles inside triangles Supplementary and Vertical Angle Activities and Worksheets
Measure angles and calculate missing angles within triangles Write equations to compute missing angles within triangles
Sum Interior angles of polygons Sum Interior Angles in Irregular Polygons Quadrant Plans and templates involving a protractor to perform indirect measurement of flagpoles or trees.
Polygons
Classify Polygons by Attributes using Pipe Manipulatives 📽 Related Video of Shape Construction and Classification
Perimeter
Linear Measurement: Leaf Measurement Stations Video Directions
Leaf Measurement Response Sheet
📽 Kinesthetic Activity with Perimeter using a Graphic Organizer
Perimeter with 2x Facts. Perimeter & Area of rectangles Doubled Inch Dimensions Perimeter
Area
📽 Kinesthetic Area Activity with Graphic Organizer
Diagram Areas and Dimensions Linked to ÷ & X Facts
Area Diagrams, Labels and 1dxMd 2,5,intro 9x facts
Area Diagrams, Labels and 2dxmd Multidigit Procedures
Area of rectangles with mixed number dimensions Area & Perimeter of Triangles in Rectangles
Multiply a whole # dimension by a mixed # dimension- area model
MCAS Area Multiplication Exam Questions
Trapezoid Area Using Composite Shapes and the Area Formula
Volume
Hockey Puck Volume Net 3-D Nets
Indirect Measurement
Quadrant Plans and templates to use quadrants to perform indirect measurement of flagpoles or trees.
ShadowMaster Plans and templates to perform indirect measurement by comparing relative shadow length of two objects.
ShadowMaster Data Sheets with % Change Make a copy for each student and program % change calculations
