Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Cubic Yards Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this calculator to calculate cubic yards volume for a variety of different areas. Enter measurements in US units or metric units. Calculate volume from your measurements in inches (in), feet (ft), yards (yd), centimeters (cm), or...
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Rectangle Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this calculator if you know 2 values for the rectangle, including 1 side length, along with area, perimeter, or diagonals and you can calculate the other 3 rectangle variables. A square calculator is a special case of the rectangle...
Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Find Out Things About a Square

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMath will calculate the side length, diagonal length, perimeter, area, or volume, given the side, perimeter, diagonal, or area. This site also displays formulas for a square.
Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: Perimeter of a Square

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Students are taught how to calculate the perimeter of a square. Extra practice drill problems are also included.
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Volume Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this online calculator to calculate the volume of geometric solids including a capsule, cone, frustum, cube, cylinder, hemisphere, pyramid, rectangular prism, sphere, and spherical cap.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Patios

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Less Is More

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this two-part lesson begins by having students try to find the line of best fit for a given set of data (strike outs vs. home runs). The second part of the lesson shows how least squares...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Perimeter Explorer

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Use this applet to find the perimeter of a variety of shapes with the same or different areas.