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Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Types of Triangles Based on Angles

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Students can practice classifying triangles based on angle measurements through a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
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Activity
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Types of Triangles Based on Sides

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Students can practice classifying triangles based on side lengths through a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Got an Equilateral Triangle? With Cabri Jr.

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using the Compass tool in Cabri Jr., students will construct an equilateral triangle, and check the length of each side. When a vertices is moved using the Alpha hand, the triangle remains equilateral.
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Handout
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Congruent Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete reference guide to congruent triangles. It provides definitions, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solve Similar Triangles (Basic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given two similar triangles and some of their side lengths, find a missing side length.
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Handout
Math Bits

Math Bits Notebook: Sum of Interior Angles in a Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Comprehensive lesson features proofs and examples that establish that the theorem that states "the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle equals 180 degrees" is actually true.
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Activity
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Triangles

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This lesson plan provides students with an opportunity to practice drawing and measuring triangles and angles. It also shows pictures and gives definitions of each type of angle and triangle.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Triangle Classification by Angles

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Classify different types of triangles by their angles.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Derivation of the Triangle Area Formula

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Determine an alternate formula for a triangle's area.
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Interactive
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area of Triangles

For Students 6th Standards
Demonstrates the logic behind the formula for the area of a triangle. Includes several practice problems and their explanations.
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Triangle Inequality

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity illustrates the Triangle Inequality and the conditions necessary for a triangle to be formed from three straight lines.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Pythagorean Theorem for Solving Right Triangles

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Finding unknown sides in a triangle using other sides and angles.
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Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Solve Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to solve right triangles for any missing side or angle given any two pieces other sides or angles. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and...
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Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Trigonometry: Trignometry of Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the trigonometry of a right triangle, including finding the values of all six trig functions given a single value. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area of Triangles

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice finding the area of right, acute, and obtuse triangles. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Right Triangles, Bearings, and Other Applications

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find distances using angles expressed as bearings. Here you'll learn how to relate right triangle relationships to course bearings.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.2 Right Triangle Trig Extended to Circles With a Model

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section explores the relationship between right triangles, circles, and trigonometry. It investigates how a right triangle that is set inside a circle and rotates around the circle is connected to trigonometric functions and their...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice: Determine Similar Triangles: Sss

For Students 8th
In this set of questions, students practice identifying side-side-side similarity among triangles. Includes hints.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Rectangles, Squares, Circles, and Triangles

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video discusses a brief overview of circles, rectangles, squares, and triangles and helps students determine which shape is shown and why. The video is followed...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Bermuda Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia explores the history of the Bermuda Triangle and supposed associations with paranormal activities. Content includes a look at the first mention of the Bermuda Triangle, its growth in popularity, skeptical responses, and famous...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Triangle Inequality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity the Students can use Cabri Jr. to investigate the Triangle Inequality Theorm and make conjectures about their findings.
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Handout
Other

The Skeptic's Dicitonary: Bermuda Devil's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
Thought provoking entry discusses the many outrageous ideas about the so-called mysterious disappearances of the Bermuda Triangle area in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Use Similar & Congruent Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Solve geometry problems with various polygons by using all you know about similarity and congruence.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Right Triangle Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Demonstrates how to translate, set up, and solve basic right-triangle word problems.