Unit 7: Geometry

Overview

Ever wondered how to teach geometry concepts in an engaging way to your 6th-grade students?

In this unit plan, students will first learn about coordinate graphing, quadrants, and calculating distances on coordinate planes. They will then progress to understanding the area of triangles and various quadrilaterals.

Each lesson helps students master the unit through artistic, interactive guided notes, check for understanding activities, and culminates with real-life examples exploring how geometry is used in the real world.

It's an exciting way to teach geometry concepts while comprehensively meeting 6th-grade Common Core standards.

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Geometry Area, Volume, Coordinate Plane Guided Notes BUNDLE | 6th Grade CCSS

Geometry Area, Volume, Coordinate Plane Guided Notes BUNDLE | 6th Grade CCSS

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Learning Objectives

After this unit, students will be able to:

  • Identify and plot points on a coordinate plane in all four quadrants.

  • Calculate the distance between two points on a coordinate plane.

  • Create polygons by plotting points on a coordinate plane.

  • Calculate the area of triangles using the formula A = 1/2 * base * height.

  • Calculate the area of parallelograms, trapezoids, and rectangles using the appropriate formulas.

  • Determine the area of composite figures made up of rectangles, trapezoids, parallelograms, and triangles.

  • Calculate the surface area of rectangular prisms.

  • Identify 3D shape nets that can be folded to form rectangular prisms.

  • Calculate the volume of rectangular prisms with whole number and fractional edge lengths using the formula V = l * w * h.

Prerequisites

Before this unit, students should be familiar with:

  • Basic understanding of Cartesian coordinates and the concept of a coordinate plane

  • Knowledge of basic geometry terms such as points, lines, angles, and shapes

  • Understanding of how to calculate the area and perimeter of simple shapes like rectangles and triangles

  • Ability to perform basic operations with fractions and decimals

  • Familiarity with calculating the volume of cubes and rectangular prisms

Materials

Key Vocabulary

  • Coordinate graphing

  • Quadrants

  • Distance

  • Polygons

  • Area

  • Parallelograms

  • Trapezoids

  • Volume

Lesson Map

Extensions

Geometry Pixel Art Unit BUNDLE | 6th Grade CCSS

Geometry Pixel Art Unit BUNDLE | 6th Grade CCSS

$16.99

Students practice geometry including graphing on coordinate planes, identifying quadrants, finding distance between points, reflection across and x-axis or y-axis, finding area and perimeter of polygons and composite figures, finding volume of rectangular prisms, and finding surface area and 3D shape nets for rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and pyramids with this 6th Grade CCSS Geometry Pixel Art Unit Bundle. Contains 6 products with 13 pixel art activities total for a complete 6th grade Common Core geometry unit.

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Geometry Area, Volume, Coordinate Plane 6th Grade Warm Ups Bell Ringers

Geometry Area, Volume, Coordinate Plane 6th Grade Warm Ups Bell Ringers

$5.99

Engage your 6th grade students with FUN daily math review warm ups activities focused on finding area of quadrilaterals, area of triangles, surface area and volume of rectangular prism, and coordinate graphing (quadrants & distance)! These math bell ringers contains practice on the geometry unit. It's perfect for daily math practice, spiral review, or quick test prep, aligned to CCSS and TEKS.

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