Using a limbo set, students will participate in learning about perimeter and area of a rectangle. Students will explore how the area and perimeter changes as the limbo pole is lowered. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama...

Download these free worksheets to sharpen your measurement skills. Sheets focus on temperature, conversion, area and perimeter, volume, and more.

This applet will show you how to divide the parallelogram into pieces, arrange them together to form a rectangle, and then use the formula for the area of a rectangle to find the area of the parallelogram.

Learn about the area of a rectangle with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition and interactive activities that enhance further explanation. Includes links to related topics.

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad learns what happens to the area of a rectangle when the shape enclosed by the perimeter changes.

This tool allows you to create worksheets of word problems at varying levels of difficulty where students must calculate the area or perimeter of different polygon shapes. You can choose to set up the page using any of these polygon...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This learning module features five videos and a set of practice questions in which students learn to compute linear measures, given edge or surface measures of...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the area of squares and rectangles. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A learning module where students solve multi-step word problems involving money and the area of rectangles. A video shows how to solve a sample problem. [2:21] A set...

Find the area of rectangles by multiplying side-lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of finding the area of rectangles. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check...

Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle from its side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students will investigate the area and perimeter of rectangles and parallelograms. This is an interactive lesson and also includes an assessment.

This tasks gives a verbal description for computing the perimeter of a rectangle and asks the students to find an expression for this perimeter. They then have to use the expression to evaluate the perimeter for specific values of the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students move the points for the lengths of sides to determine the perimeter. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.

The interactive applet allows learners to explore the relationships between side length, area, and perimeter. Students see how changes in the scale factor influence the ratio of areas and perimeters. [Requires Java.]

This activity operates in one of two modes: auto draw and create shape mode, allowing you to explore relationships between area and perimeter.

Practice computing the areas of rectangles that have fractional side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Does bigger perimeter mean bigger area? Answer this question when you try this math challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families series. Discover how understanding area and perimeter can be useful in real world situations.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on finding the perimeter of rectangles and squares.

Sixth graders find the area of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids by using formulas or by composing into rectangles or triangles.

In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad learns what happens to the area of a rectangle when the shape enclosed by the perimeter changes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the perimeter of squares and rectangles.

[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...