Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Properties of Regular Polygons
Find a definition of regular polygon, and learn how to calculate the internal angle, external angle, and number of diagonals of a regular polygon. Also, learn how to find the area of regular polygons.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Regular Polygon Centroids
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson shows students different ways to find centroids of regular polygons. The traditional way (using medians) is presented, as well as the triangulation method, the diagonals method,...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Finding the Area of Regular Polygons
Students discover a very intuitive method for determining the area of a regular polygon. They use that information to develop the standard area formula.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Areas of Regular Polygons and Circles
Use Cabri Jr. to find the area of several regular polygons and then use that investigation to derive the area of a circle from a many-sided polygon.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Area of a Regular Polygon
This activity has the students derive the formula for finding the area of a regular polygon. Demonstrating the procedure of constructing a regular polygon in front of the class maybe necessary depending on the students prior experience
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Polygons
Seventh graders find the area of regular polygons, recalling what they already know about the area of geometric shapes and generalizing a formula for any regular polygon.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Finding the Area of a Perfect Polygon.
Students will review how to find the area of a regular polygon.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Investigating Regular Polygons
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students are introduced to regular polygons. Students learn how to find the drawing angle of any given polygon, exterior angle, interior angle and the sum of the angles for a regular...
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Exploring Polygons
In this lesson, middle schoolers explore different polygons by drawing them, measuring angles, and manipulating interactive sketches to find the angle sum for any polygon. Students also explore the angle measures in regular polygons....
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Polygons Problems
Here are four problems about the area of a regular polygon. Start by finding the area of a hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 10, and end by proving that as the number of sides of the polygon increases, the area of the polygon...
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson Plan: Struts'n Stuff [Pdf]
Incorporating concepts in algebra, number sense, patterning, data collection, and geometry, this lesson engages students in various hands-on activities to explore the relationship between regular polygons and the number of diagonals...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Interior Angles in Convex Polygons
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Exterior Angles of Polygons
This site explains what the measure of the sum of exterior angles is for any polygon, and shows how to find the measure of individual exterior angles for regular polygons with a drawn example.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Right Triangle Trigonometry to Find the Area of Regular Polygons
This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Right Triangle Trigonometry to Find the Area of Regular Polygons
This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Russian Toy Store: 2 D Shapes
Mattie and her four sisters are visiting a toy store. Can you help them find different shapes in the toy store?
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Polygons and Areas of Plane Figures
Twenty-five problems cover the topics of polygons and finding the area for various plane figures. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Figuring Areas
In this activity, students find the area of regular polygons using a summation approach and compare the summations with area calculated by Cabri Geometry Application. They also examine patterns of finding area and perimeter as the number...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Logo Programming Overlapping Polygons
Using this Logo Program you can experiment with different values for N in the procedure and see the changes in the results.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Find the Area of the Shape!
Try to figure out the area of this challenging shape. In order to view the images, you will need to use JavaSketchpad.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Area
This lesson plan helps students explore the mathematical concept of area and features resource links to further learning. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.a Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Dodecagon
This MathWorld site discusses dodecagons, a 12 sided polygon, the site gives formulas, yet variables are not defined well, to find the meanings of these variables go to the regular polygon link. [Requires Java.]
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Math: Area and Perimeter
Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.