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Area of Compound Shapes
Scholars learn how to determine the area of compound shapes by finding the areas of the basic shapes that make it up. Pupils find the areas by adding areas together or subtracting them.
Alberta Learning
Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes
Evaluate young mathematicians' understanding of area and perimeter with this series of three assessment tasks. Challenging learners to not only calculate the area and perimeter of irregular shapes, but to explain in writing their...
Government of Hong Kong
Areas and Volumes - 2D Shapes
Unfortunately for young mathematicians, the world isn't made entirely of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids. After first learning the area formulas for these common shapes, students apply this new knowledge to determine the area...
Arizona Department of Education
Area and Perimeter of Regular and Irregular Polygons
Extend young mathematicians' understanding of area with a geometry lesson on trapezoids. Building on their prior knowledge of rectangles and triangles, students learn how to calculate the area of trapezoids and other irregular...
Centre for Innovation in Mamatics Teaching
Area, Perimeter and Volume
Develop young mathematicians' knowledge of two- and three-dimensional shapes with this geometry workbook. From learning about the classifications of different shapes and figures to calculating their area, perimeter, and volume, this...
Centre for Innovation in Mamatics Teaching
Areas and Perimeters
Cover some serious area in your geometry curriculum with this collection of worksheets. After first introducing the concept of area using the tiling method, this resource continues on to teach learners how to use the area and perimeter...
Curated OER
Scale Drawing: Perimeter and Area of a Room
Using a scale drawing with some dimensions missing, aspiring do-it-yourself homeowners calculate the remaining sides of a compound-shaped room. They apply the principles of ratio and proportion to determine how much crown molding will be...
Curated OER
Geometry
A simple presentation on compound shapes. A compound shape (like a compound word), is two shapes put together to make one. In this geometry PowerPoint, learners are shown a shape, such as a hexagon. Then, they must choose between three...
Curated OER
Area and Perimeter of Compound Shapes
In this geometry activity, students find the area and perimeter of 6 different compound shapes containing squares, rectangles, triangles, and half circles.
Curated OER
Area and Perimeter of Compound Shapes (F)
In this area and perimeter worksheet, learners find the area and perimeter of compound shapes containing numbers with decimals. Students complete 6 problems.
Curated OER
Area and Perimeter of Compound Shapes (H)
For this area and perimeter worksheet, students find the area and perimeter of compound shapes containing numbers with decimals. Students complete 6 problems.
Curated OER
Area and Perimeter of Compound Shapes (I)
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students find the area and perimeter of compound shapes containing numbers with decimals. Students complete 6 problems.
Curated OER
Area and Perimeter of Compound Shapes (A)
In this area and perimeter instructional activity, learners find the area and perimeter of compound shapes containing numbers with decimals. Students complete 6 problems.
Curated OER
Area and Perimeter
In this area and perimeter worksheet, students solve and complete 4 various types of problems. First, they find the perimeter and area of each shape illustrated. Then, students draw a shape made of rectangles that has a given area.
Curated OER
Area of Compound Shapes
In this compound shapes worksheet, students solve 40 problems in which the area and perimeter of compound shapes is calculated. There are instructions and examples on this page, which is intended to be used on-line, but can be completed...
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Nearpod: Circles: Area and Circumference
In this lesson on circles, 7th graders will learn how to find the area and circumference of circles, semicircles, and compound shapes using formulas.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Area Perimeter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart demonstrates how to calculate perimeters and areas of simple compound shapes that can be split into rectangles.