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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Polygon Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will compare areas of different polygons with a fixed perimeter and find the shape that gives the maximum area
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the definition and properties of a polygon. Then explore such topics as: 1) types of polygon 2) area 3) Perimeter 4) angles associated with polygons and 5) names of polygons.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Polygons and Areas of Plane Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining Area: Regular Polygons and Circles

For Students 9th - 10th
The student will apply the formula for the area of regular polygons to solve problems.
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Regular Polygon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduces the concept of regular polygons along with regular polygon examples, not regular polygons, irregular polygons, and area of a regular polygon. Check-out the solved examples for better understanding and try your hand at solving...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Properties of Regular Polygons

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Area

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Definitions and formulas for the computation of surface areas of triangles, rectangles, and any regular polygon. Helpful links to related pages.
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Area and Perimeter of Regular Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students determine the area and perimeter of regular polygons and use that information to conduct a beginning investigation of limits.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Math: Area and Perimeter

For Students 6th - 8th
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.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Find the Area of the Shape!

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Try to figure out the area of this challenging shape. In order to view the images, you will need to use JavaSketchpad.
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Polygons

For Teachers 7th
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.
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Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Polygons: Formality and Intuition

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very interesting site about polygons. The site begins by distinguishing between shapes whose sides intersect and polygons whose sides do not overlap. After this short introduction, you will find information regarding area and...
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Area of a Circle

For Teachers 7th Standards
Seventh graders will compare the formula for the area of a regular polygon to discover the formula for the area of a circle.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining the Perimeter of a Polygon (Series and Activity 1)

For Students 2nd - 4th
This activity provides an opportunity for students to investigate the perimeter of polygons.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Area of Regular Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to calculate the area and perimeter of regular polygons. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Given the Perimeter Find the Side Length and Area Squares

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview on how to find the area of a square when given the perimeter. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.D.8 Solve real world and mathematical problems...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area and Perimeter on the Coordinate Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find the area or perimeter of shapes like triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, and hexagons on the coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Given the Area Find the Side Length and Perimeter Squares

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on how to find the perimeter and side length of a square when given the area of a square....
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Finding Arrays in an Irregular Polygon

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders decompose an irregular polygon into arrays to find the area.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Area of Triangles

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders apply what they know about area of other polygons to develop a formula for finding the area of a triangle.
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Other

Gobierno De Navarra: Areas De Poligonos

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive figures to figure out how to calculate the areas of polygons.
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Math Cats

Math Cats: Go to the Polygon Playground

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive activity you can click and drag on hundreds of different polygons to paste in your screen and create your own patterns and forms.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Perimeter and Area Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide looks at the definitions and units for perimeter, area, and circumference, and at the perimeter and area of different shapes, including regular...

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