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RightStart Geometry Lessons by Joan A. Cotter (Author)

Basic geometry for the middle school child (and older) using the tool set of drawing board, T-square, triangles, compass, and angle ruler. Use with Geometry worksheets and solutions books.

Details
  • Resource Type: Book
  • Print Status: In Print
  • Lessons: 142
  • Suggested Grade Level: 5th - 8th
  • Subjects: Math
  • Publisher: Activities for Learning
  • Edition: Preliminary Edition
  • Copyright: 2005
  • URL: http://www.alabacus.com/
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Lesson Details
  • 1 — Getting Started
  • 2 — Drawing Diagonals
  • 3 — Drawing Stars
  • 4 — Equilateral Triangles into Halves
  • 5 — Equilateral Triangles into Sixths & Thirds
  • 6 — Equilateral Triangles into Fourths & Eighths
  • 7 — Equilateral Triangles into Ninths
  • 8 — Hexagrams and Solomon's Seal
  • 9 — Equilateral Triangles into Twelfths
  • 10 — Measuring Perimeter in Centimeters
  • 11 — Drawing Parallelograms in Centimeters
  • 12 — Measuring Perimeter in Inches
  • 13 — Drawing Parallelograms in Inches
  • 14 — Drawing Rectangles
  • 15 — Drawing Rhombuses
  • 16 — Drawing Squares
  • 17 — Classifying Quadrilaterals
  • 18 — The Fraction Chart
  • 19 — Patterns in Fractions
  • 20 — Measuring With Sixteenths
  • 21 — A Fraction of Geometry Figures
  • 22 — Making the Whole
  • 23 — Ratios and Nested Squares
  • 24 — Square Centimeters
  • 25 — Square Inches
  • 26 — Area of a Rectangle
  • 27 — Comparing Areas of Rectangles
  • 28 — Product of a Number and Two More
  • 29 — Area of Consecutive Squares
  • 30 — Perimeter Formula for Rectangles
  • 31 — Area of a Parallelogram
  • 32 — Comparing Calculated Areas of Parallelograms
  • 33 — Area of a Triangle
  • 34 — Comparing Calculated Areas of Triangles
  • 35 — Converting Inches to Centimeters
  • 36 — Name that Figure
  • 37 — Finding the Areas of More Triangles
  • 38 — Area of Trapezoids
  • 39 — Area of Hexagons
  • 40 — Area of Octagons
  • 41 — Ratios of Areas
  • 42 — Measuring Angles
  • 43 — Supplementary and Vertical Angles
  • 44 — Measure of the Angles in a Polygon
  • 45 — Classifying Triangles by Sides and Angles
  • 46 — External Angles of a Triangle
  • 47 — Angles Formed With Parallel Lines
  • 48 — Triangles With Congruent Sides (SSS)
  • 49 — Other Congruent Triangles (SAS, ASA)
  • 50 — Side and Angle Relationships in Triangles
  • 51 — Medians in Triangles
  • 52 — More About Medians in Triangles
  • 53 — Midpoints in a Triangle
  • 54 — Rectangles Inscribed in a Triangle
  • 55 — Connecting Midpoints in a Quadrilateral
  • 56 — Introducing the Pythagorean Theorem
  • 57 — Squares on Right Triangles
  • 58 — Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem
  • 59 — Finding Square Roots
  • 60 — More Right Angle Problems
  • 61 — The Square Root Spiral
  • 62 — Circle Basics
  • 63 — Ratio of Circumference to Diameter
  • 64 — Inscribed Polygons
  • 65 — Tangents to Circles
  • 66 — Circumscribed Polygons
  • 67 — Pi, a Special Number
  • 68 — Circle Designs
  • 69 — Rounding Edges with Tangents
  • 70 — Tangent Circles
  • 71 — Bisecting Angles
  • 72 — Perpendicular Bisectors
  • 73 — The Amazing Nine-Point Circle
  • 74 — Drawing Arcs
  • 75 — Angles 'n Arcs
  • 76 — Arc Length
  • 77 — Area of a Circle
  • 78 — Finding the Area of a Circle
  • 79 — Finding More Area
  • 80 — Pizza Problems
  • 81 — Revisiting Tangrams
  • 82 — Aligning Objects
  • 83 — Reflecting
  • 84 — Rotating
  • 85 — Making Wheel Designs
  • 86 — Identifying Reflections & Rotations
  • 87 — Translations
  • 88 — Transformations
  • 89 — Double Reflections
  • 90 — Finding the Line of Reflection
  • 91 — Finding the Center of Rotation
  • 92 — More Double Reflections
  • 93 — Angles of Incidence and Reflection
  • 94 — Lines of Symmetry
  • 95 — Rotation Symmetry
  • 96 — Symmetry Connections
  • 97 — Frieze Patterns
  • 98 — Introduction to Tessellations
  • 99 — Two Pentagon Tessellations
  • 100 — Regular Tessellations
  • 101 — Semiregular Tessellations
  • 102 — Demiregular Tessellations
  • 103 — Pattern Units
  • 104 — Dual Tessellations
  • 105 — Tartan Plaids
  • 106 — Tessellating Triangles
  • 107 — Tessellating Quadrilaterals
  • 108 — Escher Tessellations
  • 109 — Tessellation Summary & Mondrian Art
  • 110 — Box Fractal
  • 111 — Sierpinski Triangle
  • 112 — Koch Snowflake
  • 113 — Cotter Tens Fractal
  • 114 — Similar Triangles
  • 115 — Fractions on the Multiplication Table
  • 116 — Cross Multiplying on the Multiplication Table
  • 117 — Measuring Heights
  • 118 — Golden Ratio
  • 120 — Fibonacci Sequence
  • 121 — Fibonacci Numbers and Phi
  • 122 — Golden Ratios and Other Ratios Around Us
  • 123 — Napoleon's Theorem
  • 124 — Pick's Theorem
  • 125 — Pick's Theorem With the Stomachion
  • 126 — Pick's Theorem and Pythagorean Theorem
  • 127 — Estimating Area with Pick's Theorem
  • 128 — Distance Formula
  • 129 — Euler Paths
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