Dedicate one or two class periods to creating a class glossary of geometry terms. Many geometry terms also appear in our every day vocabulary, but they have very different meanings. For example, the word gross in geometry is very...

Students use an online dictionaries to define key geometric terms. They explore several websites to help them differentiate the terms reflections, translations and rotations as they apply to geometry and then complete an assessment...

Score a touchdown with an exciting game of financial football! Middle schoolers choose their favorite teams and play a virtual game of football as they answer various questions about economics.

Kick off an engaging review on personal finance with an online football game. Financial Football incorporates both football strategies and economic knowledge in an interactive format, allowing future CFOs to answer a variety of...

Discover how to analyze architecture from a geometric standpoint. The fourth installment of an 11-part unit on architecture first provides a presentation on axis, balance, basic form, formal, pattern, proportion, symmetry, and tripartite...

Students identify polygons.  In this geometric shape lesson, students explore the characteristics of polygons.  They identify polygons, and classify triangles according to their sides and angles.  Students create a poster...

Students identify angles.  In this angles that pair lesson, students identify adjacent, vertical, complementary, and supplementary angles.  They use straws, pretzel sticks to demonstrate given types of angles. 

Students define the word dichotomous and explain why a dichotomous key is a useful tool in identifying different species. Then they look up words they are unfamiliar with or mollusk reference books so students can learn the names of...

Fifth graders demonstrate the concept of perimeter and area using manipulative. In this area and perimeter lesson, 5th graders explore area and perimeter through the exploration style of teaching using eatable and non-eatable...

Young scholars create crossword puzzles that use the definitions of math terms as clues. The terms be the answers which go into the puzzle. After making their puzzle, students trade with another student and solve their puzzle.

In this math terms worksheet, students answer 4 multiple choice questions about the meaning of congruent, extrapolation, exponents, and integers.

The definitions included in this Math dictionary for the middle grades are based on the Saskatchewan curriculum.

A 60-page illustrated glossary of math terms for Grades 4-6.

Use this online dictionary of math terms to get definitions and examples of a wide variety of math terms.

Click on the appropriate word to view a small graphic depicting the term, or click to the crossword puzzle version of thisinteractive glossary.

A lengthy list of geometry terms arranged alphabetically. Includes labeled illustrations and definitions for each.