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.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finding the Area of a Parallelogram
Sixth graders find the area of parallelograms by using square units and the area formula.
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
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 17.5 Sine to Find the Area of a Triangle
Learn how to sine to find the area of a triangle.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area of Rectangles With Fraction Side Lengths
Practice computing the areas of rectangles that have fractional side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Area of Triangles Without Right Angles
Learn how to find the area of triangles without right angles. Find the formula to use depending on the information you know about the triangle: base and height, three sides, or two sides and an angle.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Find Area With Partial Unit Squares
Count unit squares and partial unit squares to find the area of shapes.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finding the Area of a Rectangle
Sixth graders use the area formula for rectangles to solve real world and mathematical problems.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Triangle Area Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the area of different triangles given the base and the height.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Igd: Area of a Parallelogram
This applet will show you how to divide the parallelogram into pieces, arrange them together to form a rectangle, and then use the formula for the area of a rectangle to find the area of the parallelogram.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area of Triangles
In this exercise, students practice finding the area of triangles. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Area of Triangles
To find the area of a triangle, try to make a parallelogram using a copy of the triangle.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: 3 D Geometry Ii [Pdf]
This instructional activity 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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area & Perimeter on the Coordinate Plane
Find the area or perimeter of shapes like triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, and hexagons on the coordinate plane.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area and Perimeter on the Coordinate Plane
Find the area and perimeter of quadrilaterals using their coordinates. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Find a Missing Side Length When Given Perimeter
Find a missing side length for a figure when given the perimeter. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Area and Perimeter of Trapezoids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to find the area and perimeter of trapezoids. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 1.6 Area or Perimeter of Triangles/ Quadrilaterals
Explore finding and measuring perimeter of figures.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Perimeter of Squares and Rectangles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the perimeter of squares and rectangles.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Partitioning Composite Figures Into Rectangles to Find Area 1
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to partition a shape into rectangles and add their areas together to get the area of the whole figure. Includes video...
Scholastic
Scholastic Lesson Plan: New Way to Measure Area
This article describes a new approach to teaching children more than just memorizing a formula to find area and hope they don't confuse it with perimeter. This approach involves a project with real life situations....
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use the Pythagorean Theorem to find perimeter and area. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...