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Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finding the Area of a Triangle
Sixth graders find the area of a triangle using square units and the area formula.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Find Missing Length When Given Area of a Triangle
Find the base or height of a triangle when given the other and the area. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Area of a Triangle
This SMART whiteboard activity will help students learn the formula for finding the area of a triangle. Students will practice what they have learned by using examples created for visual and kinesthetic learners.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Igd: Area of a Triangle
Use this interactive tool to learn how to find the area of a triangle. Click on "Instructions" for details on how to use this tool. Click on "Explore" for more ideas. [Requires Java.]
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Area of Triangles
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of finding the area of a triangle. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area of Right Triangles
Find the area of right triangles Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finding the Area of a Trapezoid
Sixth graders find the area of a trapezoid by decomposing it into triangles and using the formula
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Find the Area of the Shape!
Try to figure out the area of this challenging shape. In order to view the images, you will need to use JavaSketchpad.
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Area of a Triangle
An introduction to finding the area of a triangle using the sine function. Includes several pictures and examples.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Pearson Prentice Hall: Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles
Students will find the area of a parallelogram and the area of a triangle.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Triangle Explorer
This applet gives you practice finding the area of a triangle. Great place for students to "discover" how you find the area of a triangle. Directions are just a click away. [Requires Java.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Unknown Dimensions of Triangles Grade 6
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the unknown dimensions of a triangle given its area and another dimension.
BBC
Bbc: Area in General
You can pick up some valuable pointers on how to find the area of a triangle, rectangle, and other quadrilaterals. When you finish working your way through the pages you can take an on-line "Test Bite," and check your understanding.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Triangles
Test your knowledge on the attributes of triangles. There are eleven levels that may be completed with or without a timer.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Find Base and Height on a Triangle
Identify the height of a triangle when given the base. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Circumscribed Triangle
Find the area of this circumscribed triangle with your geometry skills.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Adding Triangles
Sharpen your logic and geometry skills by finding the area of a triangle. Solution available.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Disappearing Square
This one page website explains how to find the area of a triangle with an interactive graphic. It then offers a challenge. The solution is available right at the website.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Review: Area
Find a quick, concise explanation of area and the formulas for different shapes. An example is given to help you understand how find the area of a shape. The area formulas are listed for different types of shapes.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help: Perimeter and Area of Triangles and Trapezoids
Get independent practice working with finding the perimeter and area of triangles and trapezoids. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Triangle Area
Find the area of this triangle in a coordinate plane.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area of Triangles
Practice finding the area of right, acute, and obtuse triangles. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Area of Triangles
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the formula for finding the area of a triangle. Examples and hints are given to help students. A video clip is included, showing how to find the height of a triangle, given the...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Areas of Triangles
Thirteen problems offer practice finding the areas of triangles. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to check each...