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Curated OER

Lesson 9-3 Practice A: Composite Figures

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this composite figures worksheet, students solve twelve short answer problems. Students find the area of figures composed of various polygons given a sketch of the figure with side lengths labeled.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Area and Perimeter Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Read this article before you begin teaching geometry! It gives teachers some insight into the world of teaching geometry to young learners, and four area and perimeter lessons are attached. 
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Volume and Surface Area of a Cylinder

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
The measurements are all in the can. The review for the math portion of the General Certificate of Secondary Education assessments provides scholars the opportunity to review finding volume and surface area of a cylinder. Pupils work on...
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Worksheet
Alberta Learning

Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Evaluate young mathematicians' understanding of area and perimeter with this series of three assessment tasks. Challenging students to not only calculate the area and perimeter of irregular shapes, but to explain in writing their...
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Curated OER

The Square Counting Shortcut

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
An excellent lesson that encourages students to discover how complex figures can be broken into simpler shapes when measuring area. Working with block letters, learners are given the freedom to develop their own strategies for...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Triangle Area

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
While the lesson plan focuses on right triangles, this activity offers a great way to practice the area of all triangles through an interactive webpage. The activity begins with the class taking a square paper and cutting in in half; can...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Surface Area

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Surface area is the sum of the parts. Given the measurements of different prisms, pupils determine their surface areas. Individuals find the area of each surface and figure out the surface area by finding the sum. The video, part of a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Perimeter and Area 7

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 figures.
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Centre for Innovation in Mamatics Teaching

Area, Perimeter and Volume

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
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...
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Unit Plan
Buffalo State

A Five Day Approach to Using Technology and Manipulatives to Explore Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Young mathematicians build an understanding of area and perimeter with their own two hands in a series of interactive geometry lessons. Through the use of different math manipulatives, children investigate the properties of rectangles,...
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Lesson Plan
National Security Agency

Awesome Area - Geometry and Measurement

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Break out those math manipulatives, it's time to teach about area! Capturing the engagement of young mathematicians, this three-lesson series supports children with learning how to measure the area of squares, rectangles, and other...
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EngageNY

An Area Formula for Triangles

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Use a triangle area formula that works when the height is unknown. The eighth installment in a 16-part series on trigonometry revisits the trigonometric triangle area formula that previously was shown to work with the acute triangles....
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Government of Hong Kong

Areas and Volumes - 2D Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
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...
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Curated OER

Measuring Area: Sensible Flats

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here's how to calculate the areas of polygonal figures. For this measuring area lesson, upper graders use hash marks to create and count square units. They also problem solve a cyberchase activity watching Quicktime videos.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Area of Figures That Include Circles

For Students 10th - 12th
In this area instructional activity, students calculate the perimeter and area of given complex figures.  They determine the area of shaded regions, and find the distance between straight lines.  This one-page instructional activity...
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Flipped Math

Area of Trapezoids, Kites, and Rhombi

For Students 9th - 12th
Everything will add up. Learners find the areas of trapezoids, kites, and rhombi by using the area formulas. Scholars find any missing information needed to use within the formula and continue to use prior knowledge and practice...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area of Tangram Pieces

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Mathematicians calculate the area of a tangram piece without using formulas. They use a geometry journal to record activities during this lesson. They make a set of tangrams and use them to compute area. They use what they discover to...
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Curated OER

Area of Circles and Probability

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the area of squares and circles. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the area and probability of simple events. They work on a laptop using Safari.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area, Perimeter and Rations Using Pentominoes

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Learners of all ages investigate area and perimeter through pentominoes. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the are and perimeter of different geometric shapes and describe the properties of similar and congruent shapes. This...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Students 9th - 10th
In this comprehensive  activity, young geometers solve a number of surface area and volume problems. Problems range from basic formula-based calculations to more challenging geometric figures and word problems. 
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Curated OER

Measuring the Area of a Circle

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
When mathematical errors happen, part of the learning is to figure out how it affects the rest of your calculations. The activity has your mathematicians solving for the area of a circular pipe and taking into consideration any errors...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Maximize area

For Teachers 9th - 11th
For this subscription-based activity, algebra learners model changes in the length and width of a rectangle to determine the maximum area possible for a given perimeter and solve several application problems involving area, included in...
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Worksheet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Area - Practice 18.3

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
In a straightforward assignment, learners simple calculate the area or perimeter of 14 rectangles. For the first six, a rectangle is drawn with the lengths of the sides provided. For the next six, lengths of sides are simply listed to...
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Geometry 3D Shapes: Surface Area and Volume

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Whether you wrap it or fill it, you're using geometric concepts. Classmates use an interactive approach to learn how to find volume and surface area of cylinders and prisms in the second lesson in a five-part series. The online lesson...