This lesson plan helps students explore the mathematical concept of area and features resource links to further learning. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.a Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it

Practice measuring the side-lengths of a rectangle to find its area. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Practice measuring the side-lengths of a rectangle to find its area.

[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...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on how to find the perimeter and side length of a square when given the area of a square....

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.

In this task, 6th graders must inches to feet in order to find the area of a rectangular board and explain the error in the calculations made by the board owner. Aligns with 6.RP.A.3.

Compare the areas of rectangles represented in images or contexts. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Use area models to represent the distributive property in finding area of rectangles. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

A sample problem is provided to help you create a histogram using a frequency distribution chart. Sample charts and formulas are provided to help explain how to find the area of the rectangles in the histogram and how to interpret what...

Create shapes using colorful blocks, and explore the relationship between perimeter and area. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.a Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it

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...

Practice finding a missing side length on a rectangle when given the other side length and the area. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

WebMath offers a good, basic site for students to practice working with the area and perimeter of a rectangle.

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.

Find the area or perimeter of shapes like triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, and hexagons on the coordinate plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Dividing an irregular shape into rectangles helps students find the area of an irregular shape.

Label the given measurements in a diagram. Find the side length of a square when given the area. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

The purpose of this task is for students to practice plotting points in the coordinate plane and finding the areas of polygons. This task assumes that students already understand how to find areas of polygons by decomposing them into...

In this task, students must draw a diagram from a verbal description and use their understanding of similar triangles to find the area of a quadrilateral. Aligns with G-SRT.B.5.

The purpose of this task is for students to decompose a figure into rectangles and then find the total area by adding the area of all of its smaller, non-overlapping rectangles. Aligns with 3.MD.C.7.d.

This resource has three problem sets to practice finding the perimeter of rectangular shapes. Select a problem set, then select a question. Fill in the blank with the correct answer for each problem. When you have answered all of the...

Nice site explaining how to find the area under a curve by using a Java applet. The applet computes the area of a figure made of rectangles which approximates the region under the given curve.

For this lesson on area and perimeter, 3rd graders will learn how to find the area and perimeter of rectangles by applying formulas.