Pondering Points Proves Puzzling Polygons

In a 55 minute class, students use whiteboards, Think-Pair-Share questioning, listen to a quadrilateral song, and work individually and in groups to learn about and gain fluency in using the distance and slope formulas to prove specific polygon types.

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Subject(s): Mathematics

Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, GeoGebra Free Software (Download the Free GeoGebra Software)

Instructional Time: 55 Minute(s)

Keywords: polygons, proof, slope formula, distance formula, coordinate grid

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Problem-Solving Task, Assessment, Presentation/Slideshow, Text Resource, Formative Assessment

Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Geometry

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