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Points, Lines, and Planes

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Author: Leif Park Jordan

Description:

Introduce points, lines, and planes, making sure to explain that they are undefined terms.
Introduce rays and segments (parts of a line).
Present how to represent and label points, lines, planes, rays and segments .
Use some real world examples that demonstrate how to identify point, lines, and planes in the real world and understand their relationships in space.

This packet should help a learner seeking to understand the differences between points, lines, and planes and their relationships in space.

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Introduction to Points

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Introduction to Lines

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Introduction to Planes

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Line Segments

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Rays

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Drawing and Labeling Points

This video explains how to draw and label points.

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Naming Points on a Line

This video explains how to label points on a line.

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Drawing Lines

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Naming Lines

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Drawing Planes

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Drawing Rays

This video explains how to represent a ray.

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Naming Rays

This video explains how to name and label rays.

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Drawing Line Segments

This video explains how to draw a line segment.

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Naming Line Segments

This video explains how to name line segments.

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