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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area of Triangles

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
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.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Area of a Parallelogram

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the area of a parallelogram given its base and height. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Area of Squares and Rectangles

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Shape "Monsters" at Night

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using Melanie Watt's book entitled Scaredy Squirrel at Night, this multi-day lesson allows students to apply information about Scaredy Squirrel's night time experiences and its fears as their final product model. Students will create...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Areas of Geometric Shapes With the Same Perimeter

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders are shown three polygons with equal sides and a circle. They are asked to find the area of each when the perimeter is one unit and to order them from smallest area to largest. Aligns with 8.G.B.7.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Area of a Trapezoid

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders are given various dimensions of a trapezoid and are asked to find its area. This requires them to use the Pythagorean Theorem and to decompose the trapezoid into other polygons. Aligns with 8.G.B.7.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Applying Geometric Probability

For Students 9th - 10th
The student will find the area of polygons and circles. Then, the student will use probablity to solve real-world problems.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Area

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches students how to find the area of an irregular polygon.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: 3 D Geometry Ii [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This worksheet provides a variety of 3D geometry questions requiring higher order thinking skills. Questions include; finding the surface area of a prism, surface area of pyramid, surface area of a sphere, and platonic solids.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Windshield Wipers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your mathematical aptitude with challenge exploring the concepts of measurement and geometry. Find the area of the windshield wipers to figure out who sees better in the rain, car drivers or truck drivers. An activity from the NCTM...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Rectangle Perimeter 1

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
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...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Swimming Pool Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will use a swimming pool example to practice finding perimeter and area of different rectangles.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Same Base and Height, Variation 2

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
This is the second version of a task asking students to find the areas of triangles that have the same base and height. This presentation is more abstract as students are not using physical models. They still determine the area of each...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Using Right Triangle Trigonometry to Find the Area of Regular Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Using Right Triangle Trigonometry to Find the Area of Regular Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will demonstrate how to use right triangle trigonometry and special right triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90) to find the area of triangles given the side lengths of the polygon. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Using Right...
Interactive
Math Playground

Math Playground: Geometry Board

For Students K - 1st Standards
Create polygons by stretching bands over pegs on this geometry board. Then find the area and perimeter of the shape you created.
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Practice Test: Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Test your knowledge on the attributes of triangles. There are eleven levels that may be completed with or without a timer.
Interactive
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.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Thinking Outside the "Box"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a rectangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a rectangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Square Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this square calculator to find the side length, diagonal length, perimeter, or area of a geometric square. Given any 1 variable you can calculate the other 3 unknowns.