Geometry Curriculum Resources
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Give precise mathematical descriptions or definitions of geometric shapes in the plane and space.
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Interactive Practice: Vocabulary Matching
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Game: Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
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Game: Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
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Game: Jeopardy Geometry Review
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Games: Links to Many Geometry Games
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SPI 3108.1.2 Determine areas of planar figures by decomposing them into simpler figures without a grid.
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Interactive: Area with a Grid
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Interactive: Area without a Grid
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Interactive: Area of Polygons
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SPI 3108.1.3 Use geometric understanding and spatial visualization of geometric solids to solve problems and/or create drawings.
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Interactive: Geometric Constructions
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Interactive: Trisect a Line Segment
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Interactive Lesson: Constructions
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Interactive Lesson: More Constructions
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SPI 3108.1.4 Use definitions, basic postulates, and theorems about points, lines, angles, and planes to write/complete proofs and/or to solve problems.
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Interactive: Parallel Lines
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Interactive: Angles and Triangles
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Interactive: Lines and Planes
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Interactive: Conditional, Converse, Inverse, and Biconditional Statements
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SPI 3108.2.1 Analyze, apply, or interpret the relationships between basic number concepts and geometry (e.g. rounding and pattern identification in measurement, the relationship of pi to other rational and irrational numbers)
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Video: Rational and Irrational Numbers
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Video: Rounding
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Video: Pi
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SPI 3108.4.1 Differentiate between Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries.
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Download: Euclidean, Spherical, and Hyperbolic Constructions
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Information: Euclidean vs. Non-Euclidean Geometry
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Interactive: Non-Euclidean Drawing
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SPI 3108.4.2 Define, identify, describe, and/or model plane figures using appropriate mathematical symbols (including collinear and non-collinear points, lines, segments, rays, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons).
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Interactive Lessons: Quadrilaterals
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Interactive: Quadrilaterals (Mulitple Lessons)
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Interactive: Polygons (Multiple Lessons)
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SPI 3108.4.3 Identify, describe and/or apply the relationships and theorems involving different types of triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons.
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Interactive Lesson: Triangle Inequality Theorems
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Interactive: Triangles (Multiple Lessons)
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Interactive: Similar Triangles (Multiple Activities)
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SPI 3108.4.4 Analyze different types and formats of proofs.
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Interactive Lesson: Direct Euclidean Proofs
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Interactive Lesson: Indirect Euclidean Proofs
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Interactive Lesson: Paragraph Proofs
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Explanation: Induction Proofs
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SPI 3108.4.6 Use various area of triangle formulas to solve contextual problems (e.g., Heron’s formula, the area formula for an equilateral triangle, and A = ½ ab sin C).
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Interactive Lesson: Area of Triangle using Trigonometry
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Interactive: Area of Special Triangles
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Video: Heron's Formula
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SPI 3108.4.7 Compute the area and/or perimeter of triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons when one or more additional steps are required (e.g. find missing dimensions given area or perimeter of the figure, using trigonometry).
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Interactive: Area and Perimeter Explorer
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Interactive Lesson: Area of Hexagon
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Interactive Lesson: Area of Octagon
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Interactive Lesson: Area of Pentagon
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SPI 3108.4.8 Solve problems involving area, circumference, area of a sector, and/or arclength of a circle.
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Interactive: Area of a Circle
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Interactive: Area of Sectors
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Interactive Lesson: Arc Length and other Circle Lessons
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SPI 3108.4.10 Identify, describe, and/or apply transformations on two and three dimensional geometric shapes.
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Interactive: 3D Transmographer
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SPI 3108.4.11 Use basic theorems about similar and congruent triangles to solve problems.
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Interactive: Congruent Triangles
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Interactive: Similar Triangles
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Interactive: Similar Triangles - Ratio of Parts
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SPI 3108.4.12 Solve problems involving congruence, similarity, proportional reasoning and/or scale factor of two similar figures or solids.
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Interactive: Proofs of Congruent Triangles
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Interactive: Proportionality (Multiple Lessons)
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Video Lesson: Proving Triangles Congruent Using SSS,SAS,AAS,ASA
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SPI 3108.4.13 Identify, analyze and/or use basic properties and theorems of circles to solve problems (including those relating right triangles and circles).
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Interactive Lesson: Circle (Multiple Lessons)
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Video Lessons: Circle Properties
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SPI 3108.5.1 Use area to solve problems involving geometric probability (e.g. dartboard problem, shaded sector of a circle, shaded region of a geometric figure).
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Interactive: Adjustable Spinner
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Interactive: Buffon's Needle
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Interactive: Directable Fire
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SPI 3108.2.2 Perform operations on vectors in various representations.
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Interactive: Vector Graphing Calculator
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Game: Vectors - Boat to the Island
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Video Lessons: Vectors
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SPI 3108.3.1 Use algebra and coordinate geometry to analyze and solve problems about geometric figures (including circles).
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Interactive Lesson: Coordinate Geometry Proofs
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Interactive Lesson: Coordinate Geometry - Circles
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SPI 3108.3.2 Use coordinate geometry to prove characteristics of polygonal figures.
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Interactive Lesson: Slope
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Interactive Lesson: Distance Formula
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Interactive Lesson: Midpoint Formula
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SPI 3108.3.3 Describe algebraically the effect of a single transformation (reflections in the x- or y-axis, rotations, translations, and dilations) on two-dimensional geometric shapes in the coordinate plane.
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Game: Tessallations
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Interactive: Tessallate
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SPI 3108.4.2 Define, identify, describe, and/or model plane figures using appropriate mathematical symbols (including collinear and non-collinear points, lines, segments, rays, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons).
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Interactive: Locus
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Interactive Lesson: Locus
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Game: Geometry Review Bingo
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Game: GeoCaching Review Game
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SPI 3108.4.5 Describe solids and/or surfaces in three-dimensional space when given two-dimensional representations for the surfaces of three-dimensional objects.
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Video: Nets
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Interactive: Platonic Solids and Euler's Formula
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SPI 3108.4.9 Use right triangle trigonometry and cross-sections to solve problems involving surface areas and/or volumes of solids.
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Interactive Lesson: Surface Area and Volume
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Interactive: Surface Area and Volume
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Interactive Lessons: Surface Area and Volume (Multiple Activities)
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SPI 3108.4.10 Identify, describe, and/or apply transformations on two and three dimensional geometric shapes.
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Interactive Applet: Transformations
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Interactive: Dilation
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Interactive: Reflection
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Interactive: Rotation
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Interactive: Translation
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SPI 3108.4.12 Solve problems involving congruence, similarity, proportional reasoning and/or scale factor of two similar figures or solids.
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Examples: Dimensional Analysis Problems
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Video Lessons: Volume
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Video: Dimensional Analysis (scroll down)
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SPI 3108.4.14 Use properties of right triangles to solve problems (such as involving the relationship formed when the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is drawn).
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Interactive: Altitude of a Right Triangle
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Interactive: Special Triangle Segments
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SPI 3108.4.15 Determine and use the appropriate trigonometric ratio for a right triangle to solve a contextual problem.
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Interactive Applet: Trig Ratios
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Quiz Applet: Trig Countdown
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Interactive Lesson: Triangles and Waves
