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Find the Area of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, and Polygons (6.G.A.1)
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Find the Area of Triangles, Quadrilaterals, and Polygons (6.G.A.1)

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Before diving into the formulas for area, show where the formulas connect to the shape of the figure. The four videos look at different shapes and by decomposing them, they end up relating directly to their area formula.

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Concepts

area, area formulas

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Topics

Common Core

6.G.A.1 MP7

Collection Items

    Find the Area of a Parallelogram by Decomposing

    Find the Area of a Parallelogram by Decomposing

    Instructional Video
    Find the Area of a Right Triangle

    Find the Area of a Right Triangle

    Instructional Video
    Find the Area of a Trapezoid by Composing a Parallelogram

    Find the Area of a Trapezoid by Composing a Parallelogram

    Instructional Video
    Find the Area of Polygons by Decomposing into Triangles, Rectangles, Parallelograms, and Trapezoids

    Find the Area of Polygons by Decomposing into Triangles, Rectangles, Parallelograms, and Trapezoids

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