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Worksheet
Curated OER

Perimeter and Area 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this calculating perimeter activity, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the perimeter of 6 squares and rectangles.
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Lesson Plan
Bowland

Design the Mascot

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Explore how resizing an object affects its area. The set of lessons challenges young mathematicians to design a mascot for electronic devices. These designs undergo resizing to determine how scale factors of dilation affect area.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Perimeter and Area of 2D Shapes

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars find the perimeter and area of circles, triangles, and rectangles. For this perimeter and area lesson, the teacher gives students formulas for each shape and measurement and works through examples on the board. While no...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area, Perimeter, and Volume

For Students 5th - 6th
In these area, perimeter, and volume worksheets, students complete 6 different activities to determine area, perimeter, or volume of a figure.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area, Perimeter, and Volume

For Students 5th - 7th
In these area, perimeter, and volume worksheets, students calculate to find the area, perimeter, or volume of the various figures. Students complete 30 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Shapes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry instructional activity, learners find the area of squares, rectangles, and non traditional shapes. Students complete 5 problems on this instructional activity. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Painter's Area

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students demonstrate geometric relationships of finding area of rectangles and squares. They apply determine the quantity of paint needed to cover the area by using the concept of quantity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry: Area

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students visit various websites to calculate the area of circles, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, and parallelograms. They explore math problems and play interactive games dealing with geometry.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Nets and Surface Area - Mental Math

For Students 6th - 8th
In this mental math activity, students use mental math to find the surface area and determine nets of the given shape. They use an information sheet as an aide to find the answer to 30 questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ExplorA-Pond: 6th Grade Area and Random Number Tables

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders estimate the surface area of a pond using a random number table.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Area of a Triangle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area of a triangle worksheet, students solve 30 problems in which the area of triangles are calculated. There is instruction on the page. This is intended for on-line use but can be done on paper.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Help math learners discover how to multiply fractions and mixed numbers. They will explore visual examples of the operations. They also practice solving problems that their instructor models.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area worksheet, students calculate the area of 4 triangles, writing answers in rectangles beneath each triangle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Triangles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this area of triangles worksheet, students calculate the area of 4 given triangles, writing the answers in rectangles beneath each. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acoustical Ceiling

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate acoustical ceilings.  In this acoustical ceilings lesson, students construct a blueprint for an acoustical ceiling.  Students use area and perimeter of rectangles to construct their blueprint.  Students determine the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area of Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students read an informative chart about how to find the area of quadrilaterals. Students then answer 6 questions in which the area of quadrilaterals is calculated.
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Assessment
Los Angeles County Office of Education

Assessment For The California Mathematics Standards Grade 6

For Students 6th Standards
Test your scholars' knowledge of a multitude of concepts with an assessment aligned to the California math standards. Using the exam, class members show what they know about the four operations, positive and negative numbers, statistics...
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Assessment
Bowland

Bunting

For Students 6th - 8th
How much fabric is necessary for bunting? Scholars use given dimensions of triangular bunting (hanging decorations) to determine the amount of fabric necessary to decorate a rectangular garden. The task requires pupils to consider how...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometric Figures

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars compare, classify and calculate the area of geometric figures such as rectangles, squares, circles and triangles.
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Worksheet
Yummy Math

How Much Wrapping Paper Can You Save?

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Give the ultimate gift this holiday season: Christmas-themed math skills! Young gift givers calculate the amount of wrapping paper that should be used for a particular wrapping method.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Minimize Perimeter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice calculating the perimeter of different sized rectangles. Individually, they identify the derivations of a function that can show the perimeter and determine how to minimize the perimeter within a fixed area....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Minimize Perimeter -- Lecture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of perimeter. As a class, they listen to a lecture describing the derivations of a function that describes perimeter. They calculate the minimum perimeter of a rectangle and determine the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math: Solving Area and Perimeter Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students visit www.explorelearning.com/ Website to solve problems in area and perimeter. Next, they locate the vertex of a quadratic equation. In groups, students construct application problems and exchange them with other groups to...
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Lesson Plan
University of Houston

Volume for Rectangular Prisms

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Upper graders define perimeter and area of a rectangle, estimate numbers of cubes and determine the maximum amount that will fit in a given space. In this math activity, pupils complete related worksheet, build prisms and find volume and...